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
- FairPoint Communications Inc (NASDAQ: FRP) shares rose 10.9 percent to $18.85 in pre-market trading after Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CNSL) announced plans to acquire FairPoint Communications for $1.5 billion in an all-stock merger.
- Cempra Inc (NASDAQ: CEMP) rose 7.4 percent to $8.10 in pre-market trading after climbing 15.27 percent on Friday.
- Bioline RX Ltd (NASDAQ: BLRX) shares rose 6.1 percent to $1.040 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that it has presented positive Phase 2a AML study and mechanism-of-action data for BL-8040 oncology platform at the ASH 2016.
- New Oriental Education & Tech Grp (ADR) (NYSE: EDU) shares rose 4.2 percent to $43.75 in pre-market trading after the company responded to recent media report. The company said it does not condone kinds of behavior described in the reports.
- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) shares rose 3.9 percent to $8.25 in pre-market trading after climbing 6.43 percent on Friday.
- ASML Holding NV (ADR) (NASDAQ: ASML) rose 2.7 percent to $102.43 in pre-market trading after declining 0.21 percent on Friday.
- Eleven Biotherapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: EBIO) rose 2.5 percent to $2.45 in pre-market trading after climbing 13.81 percent on Friday.
- TherapeuticsMD Inc (NYSE: TXMD) rose 2.3 percent to $6.27 in pre-market trading after gaining 3.90 percent on Friday.
- DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) shares rose 2.3 percent to $4.91 in pre-market trading after dropping 8.57 percent on Friday.
- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) shares rose 2.3 percent to $5.28 in pre-market trading after gaining 0.78 percent on Friday.
- Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) rose 2 percent to $83.53 in pre-market trading. DA Davidson upgraded Sanderson Farms from Neutral to Buy
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Losers
- Hudson Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HDSN) fell 4.9 percent to $7.58 in pre-market trading after the company announced a $45 million offering of its common stock and an additional $4 million offering by selling shareholders.
- Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE: KGC) fell 2.6 percent to $3.38 in pre-market trading. Citigroup downgraded Kinross Gold from Neutral to Sell.
- Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL) shares fell 2.6 percent to $13.65 in pre-market trading. Goldman Sachs downgraded Marvell Technology from Neutral to Sell and lowered the price target from $14.00 to $12.00.
- Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ: GOLD) fell 2.6 percent to $71.84 in pre-market trading after gaining 1.89 percent on Friday.
- First Majestic Silver Corp (NYSE: AG) shares fell 2.2 percent to $9.60 in pre-market trading after surging 10.34 percent on Friday.
- Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE: NEM) shares fell 2 percent to $32.95 in pre-market trading. Citigroup downgraded Newmont Mining from Buy to Neutral.
- Tailored Brands Inc (NYSE: TLRD) fell 2 percent to $18.87 in pre-market trading. Deutsche Bank downgraded Tailored Brands from Buy to Hold and lowered the price target from $22.00 to $21.00.
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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