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.
Toward the end of trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.55 percent to 18,394.75 while the NASDAQ climbed 0.79 percent to 5,336.84. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.63 percent to 2,176.67.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Thursday afternoon, non-cyclical consumer goods & services shares gained 1.4 percent.
In trading on Thursday, healthcare shares rose by just 0.6 percent. Meanwhile, top losers in the sector included LeMaitre Vascular Inc (NASDAQ: LMAT), down 5 percent, and pSivida Corp. (NASDAQ: PSDV), down 3 percent.
Top Headline
AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO) reported better-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter, but sales missed estimates. The company also announced an additional share buyback program of $750 million.
The company reported net income of $426.77 million, or $14.30 a share for the fourth quarter, up from $401.14 million, or $12.75 a share, recorded in the year-ago quarter. This is $0.05 a share higher than the Street analysts' estimates of $14.25 a share.
AutoZone generated net sales of $3.4 billion compared to $3.29 billion in the previous year quarter representing a growth of 3.3 percent on a year-over-year basis. However, this fell short of the analysts' predictions of $3.43 billion. Its domestic same store sales advanced 1.0 percent.
Equities Trading UP
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ: HTCH) shares shot up 166 percent to $3.96 as the company disclosed that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has allowed early termination of TDK merger waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.
Shares of WCI Communities Inc (NYSE: WCIC) got a boost, shooting up 38 percent to $23.73 after Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN) announced plans to buy the company for $23.50 per share in cash and stock.
T2 Biosystems Inc (NASDAQ: TTOO) shares were also up, gaining 15 percent to $7.48 after the company disclosed a $40 million equity investment by partner Canon U.S.A.
Equities Trading DOWN
Leading Brands, Inc (USA) (NASDAQ: LBIX) shares dropped 13 percent to $1.99 following Q2 results. Leading Brands posted Q2 EBITDAS of $0.00 per share, compared to $0.09 per share during the same period last year.
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Shares of OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (NYSE: OMN) were down 14 percent to $8.64 after the company reported weaker-than-expected Q3 earnings.
Sorl Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ: SORL) was down, falling around 8 percent to $3.68. Greenridge Global downgraded SORL Auto Parts from Buy to Hold.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 2.2 percent to $46.32 while gold traded up 0.76 percent to $1,341.50.
Silver traded up 1.10 percent Thursday to $19.99, while copper rose 1.67 percent to $2.19.
Eurozone
European shares closed higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 gained 1.58 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index rose 2.01 percent, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index climbed 1.76 percent. Meanwhile the German DAX gained 2.28 percent, and the French CAC 40 climbed 2.27 percent while U.K. shares rose 1.12 percent.
Economics
Initial jobless claims declined 8,000 to 252,000 in the latest week. Economists projected claims to reach 260,000 claims for the week.
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index dropped to -0.55 in August, versus a prior reading of 0.27. However, economists were expecting a reading of 0.13.
Existing-home sales slipped 0.9 percent to an annual rate of 5.33 million in August. Economists were expecting a 5.48 million pace.
The index of leading economic indicators dropped 0.20 percent for August, versus economists’ expectations for a 0.10 percent growth.
Supplies of natural gas increased 52 billion cubic feet for the week ended September 16, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported. Analysts were expecting a gain of 51 billion cubic feet.
The Kansas City Fed manufacturing index rose to 15.00 in September, versus a prior reading of -7.00.
Data on money supply for the recent week will be released at 4:30 p.m. ET.
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.