Thursday, October 8, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 090

The Trader's Ledger

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

$GE keeps on giving for bears

It took just three sessions for option traders to double their money in downside positions in General Electric. On April 5, Investitute’s market scanners found that 50,000 Weekly $9.50 puts expiring on May 3 were bought for $0.27 as part of a bearish roll with shares at $10.08. Open interest in strike was only 818 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 9, 2019

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Bulls double money in $GILD

Option traders rang the register on profits in Gilead Sciences today. On March 26, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,700 18April $67 calls for $0.51 to $0.54 with shares at $64.19. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 105 contracts before the activity appeared. Those calls sold […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 9, 2019

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$AZN puts score 3-fold gains

Bearish option traders posted big profits in AstraZeneca today. On March 20, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 5,600 18April $42.50 puts for $0.60 to $0.65 with shares at $42.93. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 634 contracts before the trades occurred. Those puts sold for $2 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 9, 2019

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$FIS pays off again for bulls

Option traders have doubled their money on upside positions in Fidelity National Information Services for the second time in recent weeks. On March 18, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 9,573 18April $110 calls in one print for $1.85 with shares at $107.19. Open interes in the strike was only 634 contracts before that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 8, 2019

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Energy bulls score in $XOP

Option traders have nearly tripled their money on upside positions in the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Fund. On March 18, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 4,500 Weekly $32 calls expiring on April 12 were bought in one print for $0.23 with shares at $30.12. This was clearly a new position, as […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 8, 2019

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$FCX calls post quick gains

Bullish option traders have more than doubled their money in Freeport-McMoRan. On March 29, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 10,000 18April $13.50 calls for $0.17 to $0.21 with shares at $12.86. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 2,245 contracts before the trade occurred. Those calls […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 8, 2019

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Bulls keep shining in $ASHR

It took a little over a month for option traders to chalk up another win in the Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A Fund. On February 25, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 16,500 18April $29.71 calls were bought for $0.62 and $0.66, as part of a bullish roll, with shares at $28.09. This was clearly […]

By Chris Sykora · Apr 5, 2019

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$JD: The gift that keeps on giving

JD.com has seen bullish option activity for months, and traders profited in the name once again today. On March 27, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 6,000 18April $30.50 calls for $0.52 to $0.57 with shares at $29.21. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 294 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 5, 2019

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$CZR call prices triple overnight

Option traders are already collecting their winnings from bullish bets placed on Caesars Entertainment only one session earlier. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 20,000 18April $10 calls for $0.07 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $8.91. Investitute co-founder Pete Najarian cited the unusual activity at that time on […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 5, 2019

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Bulls double their money in $TGT

Option traders rang the register on large profits in Target today. On Jan. 25, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 11,965 July $82.50 calls bought for $1.63as part of a bullish roll with shares at $72.15. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was a mere 168 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 5, 2019

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $GE, $XOP and $JD

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $JD, $XOP & $JD. In GE, traders are betting on downside by buying up 50,000 the 03May $9.50 puts for $0.27 as part of a bearish roll. Pete bought these puts and noted these puts capture the company’s earnings report estimated April […]

By Chris Sykora · Apr 5, 2019

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $AMD, $CZR, $WIFI, $XLF & $XME

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $AMD, $CZR, $WIFI, $XLF and $XME Pete is seeing unusual activity in AMD, as traders purchased over 8,000 of the 18April $31 calls from $0.53 to $0.70. Pete bought these calls and noted the upside buyers in AMD have been right […]

By Chris Sykora · Apr 4, 2019

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$FB keeps paying off for bulls

It took barely a week for option traders to rack up large profits on upside positions in Facebook. On March 26, Investitute’s market scanners showed that 3,000 Weekly $170 calls expiring on May 3 were bought for $6.51 to $7.30 with shares at $168.72. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 4, 2019

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