Wednesday, October 7, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 089

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All the trades, alerts & insights that fit the screen.

$MU calls turn quick gains

It took just days for bullish option traders to nearly doubled their money in Micron Technology (MU). On Aug. 9, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,000 September $41 calls for $2.82 to $2.89 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $41.40. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 13, 2019

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Bulls triple money in $JD

Option traders have been piling into JD.com (JD) all summer, and their upside bets are paying off. On Aug. 5, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,500 Weekly $27 calls expiring on 23August for $1.06 to $1.10 above open interest of 90 contracts with shares at $25.90. Those calls have thus far traded up […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 13, 2019

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Calls spike 7-fold in $CONE

Bullish options traders have scored a home run with large positions placed repeatedly on CyrusOne (CONE) ahead of strong quarterly results last month. Investitute’s tracking systems detected heavy buying in September $65 calls twice in recent weeks as part of vertical spreads against the September $70s. It was the first time that CONE options have […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 12, 2019

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$VALE puts post quick gains

Option traders doubled their money today on bearish positions opened in Vale (VALE) only one session earlier. On Aug. 9, Investitute’s tracking systems identified the purchase of 14,000 August $11 puts for $0.07 and $0.08 with shares at $11.61. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 405 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 12, 2019

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$GT bears triple their money

Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT) is down sharply since posting poor quarterly results last month, resulting in exponential profits on downside option positions. On May 13, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 6,800 January $13 puts for $0.60 as part of a bearish roll with shares at $16.32. Open interest in the strike was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 12, 2019

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$AMGN bulls quadruple their money

Bullish option traders collected big profits in Amgen (AMGN) calls today. On July 31, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 4,120 Weekly $190 calls, expiring on 30August, for $2.05 as part of a bullish spread and roll with shares at $184.10. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 9, 2019

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $JD and $ANGI

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $JD and $ANGI. In $JD, traders are buying up 5,000 of the January $35 calls for $0.75 as part of a bullish spread. Jon bought these calls, plans to hold them for two to three months, and notes the benefits of options […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 9, 2019

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Puts turn big profits in $CC

Bearish traders made some big profits in Chemours (CC) today. On May. 21, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 5,000 October $20 puts were purchased as part of a bearish spread for $1.52 to $1.53 with shares at $24.03. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was a mere 572 positions […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 9, 2019

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Bulls see big gains in $CCI

Option traders have stormed Crown Castle (CCI) once again for big profits on upside positions. On Jul. 25, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,900 August $130 calls for $1.45 to $2.15 above open interest of 1,957 contracts with shares around $129.11. Those calls traded for as much as $12.00 this morning, more than […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 9, 2019

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$FTCH bears score a winner

Bearish option traders posted solid gains on downside positions opened in Farfetch (FTCH) during the middle of this week. On Wednesday, Aug. 7, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 4,900 August $16 puts from $0.80 to $1.00 with shares at $17.33. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,593 contracts, showing that […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 9, 2019

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$CLVS bears claim their profits

Bearish option traders posted solid gains on downside positions opened in Clovis Oncology (CLVS) at the start of this week. On Monday, Aug. 5, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,000 August $8 puts from $0.30 to $0.35 with shares at $8.84. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 275 contracts, showing […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 8, 2019

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$BAC calls quadruple overnight

Option traders are logging large profits today on bullish positions opened in Bank of America (BAC) only one session earlier. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 10,000 Weekly $28 calls expiring on 09August were bought for $0.11 and $0.12 with shares at $27.14. This was clearly fresh buying as open interest in the strike […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 8, 2019

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $SLV and $FHN

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $SLV & $FHN. In SLV, traders are buying up over 25,000 of the September $17 calls from $0.26 to $0.28. Pete bought these calls. In FHN, traders bought 10,000 of the September $16 calls for $0.35 to $0.40 as part of a […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 7, 2019

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