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$LEG puts score for bears

Option traders turned major profits today in downside positions opened in Leggett & Platt ahead of its quarterly earnings report. On Apr. 23, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 4,000 May $45 puts from $2.20 to $2.40 with shares at $43.33. This was clearly a new position, as the volume from that single trade […]

By Chris Sykora · May 1, 2019

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Bulls double money in $CVS

Option traders raked in large profits thanks to a strong earnings report by CVS Health today. On April 3, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 2,650 June $60 calls in one print for $0.68 with shares at $52.82. This was clearly a new position, as volume was well above the strike’s existing open interest […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 1, 2019

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$TWTR calls turn quick gains

Option traders doubled their money overnight in upside positions targeting Twitter. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 21,000 Weekly $40 calls expiring on 03May for $0.27 to $0.55 with shares at $38.81. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest before those trades occurred was a just 8,445 contracts. Those calls traded […]

By Chris Sykora · Apr 30, 2019

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$ODFL puts deliver for bears

Option traders turned major profits today in downside positions opened in Old Dominion Freight Line after its earnings report. On Apr. 25, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,500 May $155 puts for $1.55 to $1.61, as part of a complex bearish spread, with shares at $154.66. This was clearly a new position, as […]

By Chris Sykora · Apr 30, 2019

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Calls score huge profits in $CL

Bullish option traders more than tripled their money in Colgate-Palmolive today. On Jan. 25, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 20,000 May $65 calls, as part of a bullish roll, for $2.43 with shares at $63.07. This was clearly new positioning, as volume was far above the strike’s previous open interest of 2,843 contracts. […]

By Chris Sykora · Apr 30, 2019

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Call buyers score a double in $KEY

Option traders doubled their money in KeyCorp today as the financial sector lifted. On Apr. 24, Investitute’s market scanners showed that 2,000 May $17.50 calls were purchased for $0.18 to $0.22 with shares at $16.89. These were clearly new positions, as volume in the strike was a mere 293 contracts before the trades occurred. Those […]

By Chris Sykora · Apr 29, 2019

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$QQQ call prices turn 5-fold

Option traders posted huge gains on upside positions in the tech-heavy PowerShares QQQ Fund today as earnings helped lift it to a new all-time high. On Mar. 14, Investitute’s proprietary systems showed that 12,000 May $184 calls were purchased for $1.54, as part of a bullish roll, with shares at $177.05. Open interest in the contract […]

By Chris Sykora · Apr 29, 2019

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$TSLA puts power up profits

Option traders turned major profits today in downside positions opened in Tesla. On Apr. 18, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,000 May 260 puts in one print for $11.25 with shares at $274.31. This was clearly a new position, as its volume from that single trade was well above the strike’s previous open […]

By Chris Sykora · Apr 29, 2019

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Put prices turn 5-fold in $SMH

Option traders made huge gains in bearish positions in the VanEck Vectors Semiconductor Fund today. On Apr. 23, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 5,000 Weekly $115 puts expiring today were purchased in one print for $0.30 with shares at $118.56. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 628 […]

By Chris Sykora · Apr 26, 2019

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Bulls are viewing profits in $DIS

Option traders seeking short term upside in Walt Disney certainly got it, in calls that expired this afternoon. On Apr. 24, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,300 Weekly $135 calls expiring today, 26April, from $0.21 to $0.98 with shares at $134.79. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the contract was […]

By Chris Sykora · Apr 26, 2019

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$TEVA calls turn quick profits

It took less than one week of trading for option traders to double their money in Teva Pharmaceutical. On Apr. 22, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,200 May $15 calls for $0.48 and $0.49 as part of a bullish spread, while the underlying shares were trading for $14.35. Investitute co-founder Jon Najarian cited the unusual […]

By Chris Sykora · Apr 26, 2019

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$HAL puts double overnight

Bearish option traders turned big gains on short-term positions in Halliburton today. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 4,500 May $28.50 puts for $0.46, as part of a bearish roll, with shares at $29.63. Open interest in the strike was only 50 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that this was a […]

By Chris Sykora · Apr 26, 2019

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $MRVL and $OXY

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $MRVL & $OXY. In MRVL, traders are buying up over 11,000 of the May $28 calls for $0.16 to $0.27. Pete rolled his MRVL calls. In OXY, traders bought 10,000 of the June $65 calls for $1.75 as part of a bullish […]

By Chris Sykora · Apr 25, 2019

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