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.
Midway through trading Wednesday, the Dow traded down 0.04 percent to 19,818.57 while the NASDAQ gained 0.12 percent to 5,545.18. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.06 percent to 2,269.36.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Non-cyclical consumer goods & services shares gained around 0.73 percent in trading on Wednesday.
In trading on Wednesday, energy shares fell by 0.47 percent. Meanwhile, top losers in the sector included Cameco Corp (USA) (NYSE: CCJ), down 14 percent, and Unit Corporation (NYSE: UNT), down 5 percent.
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Top Headline
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) reported better-than-expected results for its fourth quarter.
Goldman Sachs Group reported that it earned $5.08 per share in the fourth quarter on revenue of $8.17 billion. Wall Street analysts were expecting the company to earn $4.82 per share on revenue of $7.72 billion.
Equities Trading UP
Apricus Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ: APRI) shares shot up 120 percent to $3.30 after the company reported the approval of Vitaros in Mexico to treat erectile dysfunction.
Shares of aTyr Pharma Inc (NASDAQ: LIFE) got a boost, shooting up 27 percent to $3.10 after the company disclosed that Resolaris has been granted Fast Track designation by the FDA.
CoLucid Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: CLCD) shares were also up, gaining 32 percent to $46.22 after the company agreed to be acquired by Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE: LLY) for $46.50 per share in cash.
Equities Trading DOWN
Pearson PLC (ADR) (NYSE: PSO) shares dropped 29 percent to $7.10 after the company lowered its profit forecast for the year and cut its dividend.
Shares of Gigamon Inc (NYSE: GIMO) were down around 28 percent to $31.65 after the company lowered its Q4 earnings guidance.
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EnteroMedics Inc (NASDAQ: ETRM) was down, falling around 36 percent to $5.74. EnteroMedics reported the pricing of $16.5 million underwritten public offering at $5.31 per unit.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 1.97 percent to $52.21 while gold traded up 0.22 percent to $1,215.60.
Silver traded up 0.97 percent Wednesday to $17.32, while copper fell 0.32 percent to $2.62.
Eurozone
European shares were mixed today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 slipped 0.08 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index fell 0.24 percent, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index climbed 0.02 percent. Meanwhile the German DAX gained 0.16 percent, and the French CAC 40 fell 0.44 percent while U.K. shares rose 0.16 percent.
Economics
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.3 percent for December, versus economists’ expectations for a 0.3 percent growth.
The Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index rose 0.6 percent during the first two weeks of January versus December.
U.S. industrial production rose 0.80 percent for December, versus economists’ expectations for a 0.60 percent growth.
The NAHB housing market index dropped 2 points to 67 in January. Economists were expecting a reading of 69 in January.
The Federal Reserve will release its latest Beige Book report at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is set to speak in San Francisco at 3:00 p.m. ET.
The Treasury International Capital data for November will be released at 4:00 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.