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

The Trader's Ledger

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

$TIF sparkles for call buyers

Bullish option traders rang up big profits in Tiffany ahead of quarterly results at the end of this week. On Dec. 19, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 6,800 May $90 calls for $3.35 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $77.74. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 18, 2019

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$ORCL call prices triple in hours

Option traders who opened bullish positions in Oracle this morning were reaping large gains by the afternoon. About 30 minutes after the opening bell, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 5,000 Weekly $53 calls expiring on March 29 were purchased in one print for $0.31 with shares at $51.98. This was clearly a new position, as […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 15, 2019

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Bulls post 5-fold gains in $PUMP

Option traders cashed in exponential profits on upside positions in ProPetro before they expired this afternoon. On Dec. 17, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,775 March $17.50 calls for $0.65 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $14.89. Open interest in the strike was a mere 96 contracts before that session […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 15, 2019

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$AVGO calls quadruple overnight

Option traders collected large profits in Broadcom today, only one session after opening bullish positions in the chip maker. Yesterday afternoon, just hours before the company reported earnings, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,200 March $270 calls for $6.55 to $7.75, including one print of 3,000 for $7.40, with shares at $272.14. This […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 15, 2019

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Strong finish for bulls in $ZNGA

A Thanksgiving trade in Zynga yielded a bounty of profits on upside options that expired this afternoon. Back on Nov. 26, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 5,500 March $4.50 calls for $0.08 and $0.09 with shares at $3.54. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 493 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 15, 2019

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$QCOM bulls ring the register

Option traders posted huge profits today on two bullish positions opened in Qualcomm over the past month. On Feb. 22, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that 5,000 March 54 calls were purchased from $0.66 to $0.75 with shares at $52.78. This was clearly a new position, as the volume was well above the previous open interest […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 15, 2019

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Put buyers win again in $TLRD

Bearish option trades in Tailored Brands paid off for the second session in a row today. On March 11, Our proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 10,000 March $13 puts for $1.60 to $1.80 as part of a bearish roll with shares at $12.14. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 15, 2019

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$SNAP pays off again for bulls

Option traders racked up exponential profits overnight on bullish positions in Snap. Yesterday Investitute’s market scanners flagged bullish activity in several short-term strikes with shares around $10.97, including two contracts that expired this afternoon: –9,000 March $11 calls were bought for $0.07 to $0.18 above open interest of 7,870 contracts. Those calls traded up to […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 15, 2019

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

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $KRE & $MRVL. In KRE, traders are buying up 10,000 of the May 55 calls for $1.80 as part of a bullish combo, selling an equivalent amount of downside puts. Pete bought these calls while also noting unusual activity at the 18April […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 15, 2019

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Bears post fast profits in $ZUMZ

It took just one week for option traders to doubled their money on downside positions in Zumiez. On March 8, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,750 March $25 puts bought for $1.25 to $1.80 with shares at $25.09. Open interest in the strike was only 249 contracts before that session began, showing that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 15, 2019

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Bulls double their money in $XLU

Bullish traders utilized calls to turn sizable profits on upside positions in the SPDR Utilities Fund. On Nov. 5, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 20,000 March 55 calls, expiring tomorrow, for $1.36 and $1.37 with shares at $53.68. Volume was above the strike’s open interest of 1,498 contracts, showing that it was a […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 14, 2019

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $DVN, $SNAP & $CCJ

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $DVN, $SNAP and $CCJ. Pete is seeing unusual activity in DVN, as traders rolled 10,000 calls up and out, to the July 33 calls, paying $1.37 for them. Pete bought these calls and plans to hold them for about four months, […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 14, 2019

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$SNAP bulls rack up 7-fold gains

It took only a week for option traders to log exponential profits on upside positions in Snap. On March 7, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that 3,000 Weekly $10 calls expiring on March 22 were bought for $0.15 to $0.23 with shares at $9.62. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was about triple the strike’s […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 14, 2019

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