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

Patience pays off for $PEP bulls

Option traders have doubled their money on upside positions opened New Year’s Eve in Pepsico. On Dec. 31, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 7,500 June $115 calls in one print for $4.20 with shares at $109.97. This was clearly a new position, as volume was far above the strike’s existing open interest of […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 25, 2019

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$ROKU call prices surge 5-fold

Patient option traders scored exponential gains today on bullish positions opened in Roku last November. Back on Nov. 29, Investitute’s market scanners found that 12,500 18April $60 calls were bought for $1.88 to $2.02 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $40.46. This was clearly a new position, as volume was far above […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 25, 2019

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Bulls rack up profits in $AXSM

Option traders more than tripled their money on upside positions in Axsome Therapeutics today. On March 6, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,000 18April $12.50 calls in one print for $1.20 with shares at $8.61. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 703 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 25, 2019

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Puts prices soar 9-fold in $MET

Bearish option traders made a killing in MetLife today as its shares continued to falter. On March 20, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 3,000 Weekly $44 puts expiring on March 29 were bought for $0.28 as part of a bearish roll with shares at $44.91. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 22, 2019

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$FL put buyers sneak in a win

Foot Locker bears turned significant profits on bearish positions opened late in the day only one session earlier. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,000 Weekly 59.50 puts expiring today, 22March, from $0.45 to $0.60 with shares at $59.87. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 22, 2019

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Bulls double money in $EW

Option traders cashed in large profits on upside positions in Edwards Lifesciences today. On Feb. 7, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 4,800 18April $180 calls for $5.50 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $169.24. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 80 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 22, 2019

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $UAL and $TWTR

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $UAL & $TWTR. In UAL, traders are buying up 5,000 of the September 90 calls for up to $2.95 as part of a bullish combo, selling an equivalent amount of downside puts. Pete owns UAL. In TWTR, traders bought over 3,500 of […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 22, 2019

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Bears score again in $VIAB

Downside option positions in Viacom paid off today for the second time this week as a crucial contract deadline looms tonight. Back on Nov. 13, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 15,000 June $30 puts for $2.20 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $32.68. This was clearly a new position, as […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 22, 2019

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $MRVL & $ORCL

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $MRVL and $ORCL. Pete is seeing unusual activity in MRVL, as traders purchased 4,750 of the 18April 20.50 calls from $0.63 to $0.71. Pete already owns an existing MRVL position, but noted that he will roll-out and up, as the buying […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 21, 2019

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$XSP call buyers quadruple their money

Bullish option trades in the CBOE S&P 500 Mini SPX Options Index have returned outsized gains today as the index has recaptured levels not seen since early October. On Mar. 7, Investitute’s market scanners found that 8,658 Weekly 286 calls expiring on April 26 were bought for $0.97 as part of a bullish roll with […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 21, 2019

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To our Investitute Family – Ron Ianieri

Dear Investitute Family, Investitute Co-Founder and Lead Educator Ron Ianieri passed away suddenly in the early morning hours of Thursday, March 21, 2019. He was surrounded by his family and close friends. He was 54 years old. “Our partner, friend, and colleague Ron Ianieri was an extraordinary force in options education,” Co-Founder Dirk Mueller-Ingrand said in an […]

By Dirk Mueller-Ingrand · Mar 21, 2019

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$MU bulls triple their money

It took only four sessions for option traders to score exponential profits on short-term positions in Micron Technology. On March 18, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 3,825 Weekly $41 calls expiring Friday afternoon were purchased for $1.02 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $39.83. This was clearly a new position, as volume […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 21, 2019

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Patience pays for $GIS bulls

Upside option positions opened in General Mills last autumn are racking up large gains today. Way back on Sept. 26, Investitute’s market scanners found that 15,000 18April $47.50 calls were bought for $1.46 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $44.06. Open interest in the strike was a mere 101 contracts before that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 21, 2019

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