Friday, October 9, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 090

The Trader's Ledger

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

Housing bulls cash in on $DHI

Option traders have doubled their money on upside positions in D.R. Horton. On Feb. 11, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 4,000 August $42 calls in one print for $2.12 with shares at $37.48. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 280 contracts before that session began. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 27, 2019

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$TUR bears score big gains

Option traders have scored exponential profits on a series of downside positions opened this week in the iShares MSCI Turkey Fund. Investitute’s tracking systems detected bearish option activity in the name every session this week in the same expiration: –On March 25, 7,100 18April $25 puts were bought in one print for $0.75 above open […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 27, 2019

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $MS, $JD and $EWZ

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $MS, $JD & $EWZ. In MS, traders are buying up 9,000 of the July $44 calls for $1.40 to $1.45. Pete made MS his final trade. In JD, traders bought 6,000 of the 18April $30.50 calls from $0.52 to $0.57. Pete owns […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 27, 2019

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Bulls double money in $PAGS

Longer-dated upside calls bought in PagSeguro Digital on Monday are already paying off for option traders. On March 25, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 10,000 June $32.50 calls in one print for $1.35 with shares at $28.39. Open interest in the contract was only 307 before that session started, indicating that this was […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 27, 2019

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$ITB calls build fast profits

It took just two sessions for option traders to double their money on upside positions in the iShares U.S. Home Construction Fund. On March 25, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 5,000 Weekly $35 calls expiring on April 12 were bought for $0.60 and $0.65 above open interest of 151 contracts. Stock 34.59. Those calls traded […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 27, 2019

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Bulls riding high on $HOG

Upside option trades opened in Harley-Davidson have doubled in just two sessions. On March 25, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,850 Weekly $35 calls expiring on April 12 for $0.56 to $0.60 with shares at $33.91. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was a mere 7 contracts […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 27, 2019

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$WCG calls double on deal

WellCare Health Plans surged on acquisition news today, handing large profits to upside option traders. On March 5, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 3,200 18April $250 calls for $7.90 to $10.20 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $246.33. Open interest in the strike was a mere 10 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 27, 2019

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Call buyers clean up in $PG

Bullish option traders have more than doubled their money in Procter & Gamble. On Dec. 31, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 June $95 calls in one print for $3.60 with shares at $91.38. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 1,723 contracts before that session […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 27, 2019

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $FB and $JD

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $FB & $JD. In FB, traders are buying up 4,000 of the 05April 172.50 calls for around $1.25. Pete bought these calls and noted that this is still a trader’s market, so discipline must be maintained. In JD, traders bought 5,000 of […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 26, 2019

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Bulls score quick profits in $LEN

Option traders have doubled their money on upside positions opened in Lennar ahead of its earnings report tomorrow morning. On March 20, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,500 May $50 calls for $1.16 to $1.25 with shares at $46.62. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,352 contracts, showing that this […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 26, 2019

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$SVMK call prices double overnight

Bullish option trades on SurveyMonkey doubled one day after they were opened. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 3,000 July 20 calls were bought for $0.40 and $0.45 with the underlying shares at $15.00. As open interest in the strike leading up to this trade was only 70 contracts, it was clearly a new […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 26, 2019

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$LLY bulls quadruple their money

It took just one week for option traders to run up exponential gains in Eli Lilly. On March 19, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,500 18April $133 calls for $0.52 with shares at $126.52. There was no open interest in the strike before the trade appeared, showing that it was a new position. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 26, 2019

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Traders win both ways in $VIAB

Bearish option traders reaped large profits in Viacom last week, but today it was the bulls who scored big money. On March 21, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,000 18April $26 calls in one print for $1.15 with shares at $25.82. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 26, 2019

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