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27% profits every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options 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 are lower, this morning after exchange of artillery fire between North and South Korea. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 45 points, or 0.40%, to 11,120, while S&P 500 futures dropped 11.40 points, or 0.95%, to 1,187. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index lost 17.25 points, or 0.80%, to 2,137. A Peek Into Global Markets Negative sentiments ruled the European markets today. While STOXX Europe 600 Index has lost 0.63%, London's FTSE 100 Index moved down 0.69%. Mostly Asian markets ended in the negative territory, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average adding 0.93%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 moving down 1.16% and China's Shanghai Composite losing 1.95%. Broker RecommendationGoldman Sachs is remaining Neutral on Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) after the company reported earnings yesterday. It has a $5.50 price target on shares.In a note sent to clients, Goldman writes, "We remain Neutral on Brocade as estimates are moving down again on disappointing guidance. Brocade's out-quarter guidance is being impacted by expected weakness in the Federal vertical, which drives 23% of its Ethernet business, which in turn accounts for 31% of total sales. Brocade expects its Federal Ethernet business to decline around 60% qoq after rising 7% qoq in F4Q (Oct) as a result of the delay in the FY11 Federal appropriations bill, though the enterprise Ethernet business is expected to grow 10%-15% qoq. OEM SAN revenues, which drive 61% of total sales, are expected to grow below the normal seasonality of 6-8% given inventory reductions at its OEM customers (EMC, HP and IBM drive 44% of total sales)."Shares of BRCD lost 30 cents in after hours yesterday to end at $5.40. Breaking news
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27% profits every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his options 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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