20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"
Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.
Toward the end of trading Monday, the Dow traded down 0.01 percent to 21,005.49 while the NASDAQ gained 0.01 percent to 6,101.30. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.02 percent to 2,398.84.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Technology sector was the top gainer in the US market on Monday. Top gainers in the sector included Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (USA) (NASDAQ:TSEM), 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), and Microvision, Inc. (NASDAQ:MVIS).
In trading on Monday, basic materials shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.75 percent. Meanwhile, top losers in the sector included Olympic Steel, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZEUS), down 4 percent, and Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), down 10 percent.
Top Headline
Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) posted downbeat earnings for its first quarter on Monday.
Tyson said it earned $1.01 per share in the first quarter on revenue of $9.08 billion; Analysts were expecting the company to earn $1.02 per share on revenue of $9.05 billion.
Tyson Foods expects FY 2017 earnings of $4.90 to $5.05 per share, versus analysts’ estimates of $5.02 per share.
Equities Trading UP
Straight Path Communications Inc (NYSE:STRP) shares shot up 32 percent to $213.16. Straight Path Communications disclosed that the $184 per share bid from a multi-national telecom company is superior to AT&T's bid.
Shares of Kosmos Energy Ltd (NYSE:KOS) got a boost, shooting up 16 percent to $6.91 after the company posted strong Q1 results. Kosmos Energy also reported a major gas discovery offshore Senegal.
Petmed Express Inc (NASDAQ:PETS) shares were also up, gaining 24 percent to $30.15 after the company posted upbeat quarterly results.
Equities Trading DOWN
Horizon Pharma PLC (NASDAQ:HZNP) shares dropped 34 percent to $10.27 as the company posted downbeat Q1 earnings and lowered its FY 2017 guidance. The company also announced plans to acquire River Vision for $145 million in cash.
Shares of TherapeuticsMD Inc (NYSE:TXMD) were down around 11 percent to $4.14 after the company after the company announced it has received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The letter is in response to the company's New Drug Application (NDA) for its investigational applicator-free estradiol vaginal softgel capsule called TX-004HR. TherapeuticsMD said in its press release that while the letter didn't identify any issues related to the efficacy of the therapy, the FDA couldn't approve TX-004HR at this time. Specifically, the FDA cited a lack of long-term endometrial safety data beyond the 12-week period, which was explored in a Phase 3 clinical study called Rejoice Trial.
Innodata Inc (NASDAQ:INOD) was down, falling around 15 percent to $1.65. Innodata reported a Q1 loss of $0.07 per share on sales of $15 million.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 0.11 percent to $46.17 while gold traded down 0.04 percent to $1,226.40.
Silver traded down 0.09 percent Monday to $16.26, while copper fell 1.48 percent to $2.491.
Eurozone
European shares closed mostly lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 dropped 0.13 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index fell 0.35 percent, while Italy’s FTSE MIB Index slipped 0.26 percent. Meanwhile the German DAX dropped 0.18 percent, and the French CAC 40 declined 0.91 percent while U.K. shares rose 0.05 percent.
Economics
The Consumer Board Employment Trends Index rose to 132.64 for April, versus a prior reading of 131.40.
20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"
Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.
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