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.
Gainers
- Asterias Biotherapeutics Inc (NYSE: AST) shares rose 14.4 percent to $4.21 in pre-market trading after the company reported positive efficacy data in patients with complete cervical spinal cord injuries treated with AST-OPC1.
- Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: SRPT) shares rose 12.9 percent to $28.89 in pre-market trading. following news that Dr. Ron Farkas has left the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, people familiar with the matter told Benzinga. Oppenheimer believes that Farkas departure from the FDA is a positive signal for Eteplirsen approval.
- At Home Group Inc. (NASDAQ: HOME) rose 9.6 percent to $13.64 in pre-market trading. At Home Group reported Q2 earnings of $0.13 per share on sales of $188.4 million. The company expects FY17 earnings of $0.53 to $0.56 per share on revenue of $738 million to $750 million. Guggenheim Securities upgraded At Home Group from Neutral to Buy.
- Array Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ: ARRY) rose 6.6 percent to $3.73 in pre-market trading after the company reported a Phase 3 BEACON CRC Special Protocol Assessment agreement with the FDA.
- Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU) rose 6.2 percent to $2.41 in the pre-market trading after the company reported the purchase of Poke Radar for $500,000.
- Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXEL) rose 4.1 percent to $12.81 in the pre-market trading session after the company disclosed that the EC has approved CABOMETYX tablets for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma following VEGF-targeted therapy.
- Zebra Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: ZBRA) shares rose 2.8 percent to $68.00 in pre-market trading after Extreme Networks (NASDAQ: EXTR) reported a deal to purchase Zebra's wireless LAN business in an all-cash $55 million deal.
- Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) shares rose 2.6 percent to $61.40 in pre-market trading following Carl Icahn comments at the Delivering Alpha conference Tuesday afternoon.
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Losers
- LifeVantage Corp (NASDAQ: LFVN) shares fell 23.9 percent to $7.91 in pre-market trading after announcing a delay in the release of its Q4 and FY 2016 financial results and form 10-K filing.
- Approach Resources Inc. (NASDAQ: AREX) shares fell 5.3 percent to $3.04 in pre-market trading after dropping 13.01 percent on Tuesday.
- Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: AGIO) shares fell 4.5 percent to $43.88 in pre-market trading. Agios Pharmaceuticals announced plans to offer $150 million common stock.
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRL) shares fell 2.4 percent to $147.00 in pre-market trading after the company reported downbeat quarterly profit and issued a weak outlook for fiscal 2017.
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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