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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $ASHR, $QQQ and $NKE

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $ASHR, $QQQ & $NKE. In ASHR, traders are buying up over 2,000 of the June $29 calls for $0.58 to $0.59 as part of a bullish spread. In QQQ, traders bought 20,000 of the 31May $190 calls for $2.61 to $2.83 as […]

By Chris Sykora · May 6, 2019

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$APC bulls drill for more gains

Anadarko Petroleum keeps paying off for upside option positions. Investitute’s tracking systems detected bullish option activity in the same strike as part of two spreads in back-to-back sessions last month: –On April 25, 10,000 May $72.50 calls were purchased for $1.50 with shares at $71.50. –On April 26, 5,000 May $72.50 calls were bought for […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 6, 2019

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$ZNGA bulls triple their money

Option traders scored big profits again in Zynga today. Back on Jan. 8, Investitute’s market scanners flagged the purchase of 35,000 September $4.50 calls for $0.62 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $4.42. Open interest in the strike was a mere 2 contracts before that session began, showing that this was a […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 6, 2019

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$CNC calls surge on deal talk

Bullish option traders nearly doubled their money in Centene after merger developments today. On April 15, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 3,500 May $52.50 calls were bought for $2.90 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $53.07. This was clearly a new position, as volume was well above the strike’s existing open interest […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 6, 2019

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$MNST calls triple overnight

Option traders racked up exponential profits today on bullish positions opened in Monster Beverage only one session earlier. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that 2,680 Weekly $58 calls expiring today were bought, as part of a complex bullish spread, for mostly $1.86 with shares at $57.90. Volume was well above the strike’s previous open […]

By Chris Sykora · May 3, 2019

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Bulls triple money in $SNE

Option traders have scored big in Sony’s run to its highest level in 17 years. On March 7, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 4,000 June $47.50 calls for $2.30 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $46.43. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 305 contracts, indicating that this […]

By Chris Sykora · May 3, 2019

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$WW bulls quadruple money

Option traders turned quick profits on upside positions in Weight Watchers that expired today. On April 30, Investitute’s market scanners found that 3,000 Weekly $21 calls expiring this afternoon were bought for $0.80 to $0.95 with shares at $19.51. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 879 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 3, 2019

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $CVS and $YNDX

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $CVS & $YNDX. In CVS, traders are selling over 20,000 of the June $52.50 puts for about $0.80. Jon sold these puts as well but reminded viewers that it involves high risk and is a “deep end of the pool” trade. In […]

By Chris Sykora · May 2, 2019

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$ZNGA call prices soar 6-fold

Bullish option traders racked up exponential gains in Zynga today. On March 27, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 25,800 Weekly $5.50 calls expiring on May 3 were bought for $0.12 to $0.14 with shares at $5.23. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was a mere 80 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 2, 2019

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Bulls double money in $TWLO

Upside option positions opened in Twilio near the end of last year are paying off today. Back on Dec. 14, Investitute’s market scanners found that 2,000 July $125 calls were bought for $8.15 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $91.41. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 2, 2019

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$XOM bears post quick gains

It has taken less than a week for downside option positions in ExxonMobil to pay off big. On April 26, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 2,222 Weekly $80 puts expiring on May 3 were bought for $0.90 above open interest with shares at $79.74. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was well above the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 2, 2019

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

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $PGR & $JD. In PGR, traders are buying up over 5,000 of the May $80 calls for $0.40 to $0.60. Jon bought these calls and plans to hold them almost to their expiration. In JD, traders bought 5,000 of the June $32 […]

By Chris Sykora · May 1, 2019

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$FB calls prices soar 9-fold

Option traders are racking up enormous gains on bullish positions opened in Face book at the beginning of the year. On Jan. 4, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 6,300 June $175 calls in one print for $2.51 with shares at $137.09. This was clearly a new position, as volume in the strike was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 1, 2019

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