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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U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade, ahead of earnings from Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA). Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Esther George is set to speak in Lake Ozark, Missouri, while Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta J. Mester will speak in Sydney, Australia. The Fed labor market conditions index for June is scheduled for release at 10:00 a.m. ET.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 81 points to 18,117.00, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures rose 8.75 points to 2,128.75. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index gained 25.25 points to 4,542.25.
Oil prices traded lower as Brent crude futures fell 0.96 percent to trade at $46.31 per barrel, while US WTI crude futures also dropped 1.01 percent to trade at $44.95 a barrel.
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European markets were higher today, with the Spanish Ibex Index gaining 1.03 percent, STOXX Europe 600 Index rising 1.06 percent and German DAX 30 index gaining 1.43 percent. The UK's FTSE index was trading higher by 0.86 percent, while French CAC 40 Index gained 1.23 percent.
In Asian markets, Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average rose 3.98 percent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 1.54 percent, China’s Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.23 percent and India’s BSE Sensex jumped 1.84 percent.
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Viacom shares fell 0.88 percent to $44.80 in pre-market trading.
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- Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) revealed that it appointed a member of its Board of Director, William Amelio, as interim CEO effective immediately. Amelio would replace Rick Hamada, who resigned his position from both the CEO, as well as the Director. The company also slashed its forecast for the fourth quarter that ended July 2. To read the full news, click here.
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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.