Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Options Activity In Freeport-McMoRan


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.


On CNBC's Fast Money Halftime Report, Pete Najarian said that he noticed unusually high call options volume in Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE:FCX), on a day when the stock spiked 8.27 percent.

Around 10,000 contracts of the March 18 calls were bought for $0.60 in the first half of the session. The trade breaks even at $18.60 or 9.28 percent above the closing price of Freeport-McMoRan. Najarian decided to follow the trade and he is planning to hold the position for a couple of weeks.


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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