US Stock Futures Rise Ahead Of Procter & Gamble Earnings - Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

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.

Pre-open moversUS stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade, ahead of earnings from

ENTER TO WIN $500 IN STOCK OR CRYPTO

Enter your email and you'll also get Benzinga's ultimate morning update AND a free $30 gift card and more!

Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE: PG). The manufacturing PMI (flash) for October will be released at 9:45 a.m. ET. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 75 points to 17,483.0, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index futures rose 8.50 points to 2,061.50. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index climbed 36.12 points to 4,588.88.A Peek Into Global MarketsEuropean markets were higher today, with the Spanish Ibex Index rising 1.53 percent, STOXX Europe 600 Index gaining 1.50 percent and German DAX 30 index climbing 2.15 percent. French CAC 40 Index jumped 2 percent and London's FTSE 100 Index rose 1.17 percent.In Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 2.11 percent, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gained 1.34 percent, China's Shanghai Composite Index jumped 1.30 percent and India's BSE Sensex climbed 0.67 percent.Broker Recommendation

Analysts at Piper Jaffray downgraded Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) from Overweight to Neutral. Pandora Media shares closed at $19.19 on Thursday.Breaking news

Talen Energy Corporation (NYSE: TLN) announced that it reached an agreement late Thursday (10/22) to sell the 399-megawatt C.P. Crane coal-fired power plant in Baltimore to an affiliate of Avenue Capital Group. To read the full news, click here.
Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) reported better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter on Thursday. To read the full news, click here.
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SPPI) announced today that it has received a Complete Response Letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). To read the full news, click here.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its fiscal first quarter. To read the full news, click here.