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$EWW calls double overnight

Bullish option traders doubled their money overnight in calls tracking upside in the iShares Mexico ETF. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 4,280 18April $46 calls were purchased for $0.19 and $0.20 with shares at $44.11. This was clearly fresh buying as the open interest for that contract amounted to only 671 going into […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 20, 2019

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$BBBY puts post 5-fold profits

Bearish option traders made a killing in Bed Bath & Beyond today. On March 14, Investitute’s market scanners found downside option activity in two strikes, both expiring at the end of this week: –2,000 Weekly $14 puts were bought for $0.29 above open interest of 689 contracts. Those options sold for $1.40 today, about 5 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 20, 2019

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Bulls make quick gains in $EFA

Option traders have made quick returns on their money in bullish positions in the global iShares MSCI EAFE Fund. On Mar. 7, Investitute’s market scanners found that 54,000 Weekly $64.50 calls expiring on March 22 were purchased for $0.26 to $0.29 with shares at $63.65. This was clearly fresh buying, as the open interest of […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 20, 2019

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$VIAB bears quadruple money

It took less than a week for downside option positions in Viacom to yield exponential gains. On March 14, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged bearish option activity in two strikes: –20,000 18April $25 puts were bought at the same time for $0.20 to $0.23 above open interest of 173 contracts. Those puts traded up to $0.83 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 20, 2019

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$BAC bulls double their money

Option traders are booking large gains on upside positions in Bank of America today. On Jan. 8, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,100 June $24 calls for $2.60 to $2.67 with shares at $25.28. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 2,711 contracts before that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 19, 2019

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Bulls pump more $DVN profits

Option traders have doubled their money on upside positions in Devon Energy. On Jan. 8, Investitute’s market scanners showed that 20,000 18April $28 calls were bought for $1.48 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $23.50. Open interest in the strike was a mere 405 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that this […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 19, 2019

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $DIS and $DWDP

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $DIS & $DWDP. In DIS, traders are buying up 2,700 of the 29March 114 calls for $0.62 to $1.10. Jon bought these calls and noted that Apple’s streaming call will be held next week, and that he would likely hold them through […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 19, 2019

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$BHC calls quadruple in hours

Option traders who opened bullish positions in Bausch Health this morning were reaping exponential profits by early afternoon. Less than 15 minutes after the opening bell, Investitute’s market scanners found that 4,700 Weekly $26 calls expiring on March 22 were purchased for $0.13 to $0.18 with shares at $25.29. This was clearly fresh buying, as […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 19, 2019

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Calls triple overnight in $ABT

Bullish positions that were opened in Abbott Laboratories only one session earlier yielded exponential gains today. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 2,500 Weekly $79 calls expiring on March 22 were bought for $0.42 to $0.51 with shares at $78.46. Open interest in the strike was only 104 contracts before the trades occurred, showing […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 19, 2019

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $FIS & $XOP

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $FIS and $XOP. Jon sees unusual activity in FIS, as traders purchased 9,573 of the 18April 110 calls for $1.85. Jon bought these calls and noted how after Nvidia’s acquisition of Melanox last week, the shares of NVDA continued to move […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 18, 2019

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Bulls score again in $ZNGA

Option traders have more than doubled their money on upside positions in Zynga. On Jan. 10, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,700 June $4.50 calls for $0.35 to $0.44 with shares at $4.29. This was was clearly a new position, as volume was more than twice the strike’s existing open interest of 2,561 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 18, 2019

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$MOMO gets its mojo back

Bullish option traders have more than doubled their money in Chinese tech company Momo. On March 1, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,600 18April $35 calls for $2.40 to $2.50 with shares at $34.06. Volume was well above the strike’s previous open interest of 2,065 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 18, 2019

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Cheap calls pay off in $MRVL

A recent trade in Marvell Technologies shows how inexpensive option plays can work with relatively little money at risk. On March 8, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 11,000 May $25 calls for $0.03 to $0.05 with shares at $18.69. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 831 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 18, 2019

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