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27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


Oneida Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ONFC) shares surged 45.89% to $19.33 after Community Bank System Inc. (NYSE: CBU) announced the signing of a merger deal with Oneida Financial.

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Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNFT) shares climbed 32.78% to $30.50. Benefitfocus reported a Q4 loss of $0.54 per share on revenue of $40.2 million and received an equity investment from Mercer, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC).WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: WGBS) shares jumped 30.64% to $5.50 after the company reported positive results from Single Cell Study using its SmartChip Technology.SFX Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: SFXE) shares climbed 24.22% to $4.60 after the company's CEO proposed a going-private transaction.Sunshine Heart Inc.

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(NASDAQ: SSH) rose 14.16% to $6.1760 after the company reported that it has received an unconditional approval from the FDA for an interim analysis of COUNTER HF.The Rubicon Project Inc (NYSE: RUBI) shares jumped 12.30% to $20.08 after the company reported upbeat quarterly results and issued a strong guidance.Smith Micro Software Inc. (NASDAQ: SMSI) gained 10.18% to $1.74. Smith Micro Software reported Q4 earnings of $0.00 per share on revenue of $10.6 million. Needham upgraded Smith Micro Software from Hold to Buy.BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSFT) shares climbed 7.44% to $29.33 after the company reported upbeat Q4 earnings. JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK) shares surged 2.81% to $7.33 after the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter. Sodastream International Ltd (NASDAQ: SODA) shares gained 2.65% to $19.39 after the company reported upbeat earnings for the fourth quarter. Lowe's Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) shares rose 2.61% to $76.60 after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter.

27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


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