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

The Trader's Ledger

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

$CLF keeps paying off for bulls

Option traders rang the register once again in Cleveland-Cliffs today. On Nov. 19, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,000 February $10 calls for $1.02 to $1.05 with shares at $9.97. Open interest in the strike was only 124 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that it was a new position. Those calls sold […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 12, 2019

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Traders win both ways in $EA

Option traders just scored big gains with downside positions in Electronic Arts last week, and today they turned profits as the stock rebounded. On Dec. 3, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 2,250 March $90 calls for $4.85 with shares at $87.81. This was clearly a new position, as volume was well above the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 12, 2019

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$ELLI bulls triple their money

Option traders reaped exponential gains on upside positions in Ellie Mae today. On Feb. 6, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 6,900 March $85 calls for $4 and $4.10 with shares at $82.78. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was a mere 51 contracts before the activity appeared. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 12, 2019

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $XLNX & $TPX

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $XLNX and $TPX. Pete is seeing unusual activity in XLNX, as traders purchased 3,500 of the March 120.00 calls for $2.43 as part of a bullish spread. Pete bought these calls. Jon is seeing unusual activity in TPX, as traders purchased 5,000 of […]

By Chris Sykora · Feb 12, 2019

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Calls run up profits in $DHI

It has taken less than a week for option traders to double their money in homebuilder D.R. Horton. On Feb. 7, Investitute’s tracking systems flagged the purchase of 2,450 March $41 calls at the same time for $0.53 with shares at $37.92. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 12, 2019

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $AMAT, $EBAY, $ECA & $MRK with @jimcramer

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $AMAT, $EBAY, $ECA and $MRK. Jon is seeing unusual activity in AMAT, as traders purchased 2,400 of the 22February 39.50 calls for $1.46 to $1.58. Jon bought these calls and plans to hold them for about a week and a half. Jon is […]

By Chris Sykora · Feb 11, 2019

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$QSR calls jump threefold

Bullish option traders racked up big profits in Restaurant Brands today. On Jan. 3, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,000 February $50 calls for $3.75 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $51.67. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 105 contracts before that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 11, 2019

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Bulls triple money in $EBAY

eBay has been ripping higher since Christmas, hanging exponential gains to upside option traders. On Dec. 4, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 10,000 18April $33 calls for $1 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $29.41. Open interest in the strike was only 559 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 11, 2019

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Calls score big again in $IQ

Option traders have tripled their money in upside positions on Chinese company iQIYI. On Jan. 10, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 7,000 February $20 calls for $0.52 to $0.62 with shares at $17.62. These were clearly new positions, as volume was far above the strike’s previous open interest of 2,024 contracts. Investitute co-founder […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 11, 2019

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$CLF bulls score overnight gains

Option traders tripled their money today in cheap bets placed on Cleveland-Cliffs only one session earlier. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 February $12.50 calls for $0.09 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $10.83. Open interest in the strike was only 544 contracts before the trade occurred, showing […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 8, 2019

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $GE

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $GE. Pete sees unusual bearish activity in GE, as traders purchased 115,000 of the 08March 9 puts for $0.11 and $0.12 as part of a bearish spread. Pete bought these puts. Pete also updated the trade in CLF from yesterday, stating that those February 12.50 […]

By Chris Sykora · Feb 8, 2019

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Calls book large win in $EXPE

Bullish option traders doubled their money in Expedia today. On Jan. 9, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 5,000 June $120 calls for $7.70 and $7.80 as part of a bullish spread wish shares at $114.48. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was a mere 70 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 8, 2019

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$MAT calls soar 6-fold in a day

Last-minute option traders collected enormous profits in Mattel today, less than 24 hours after opening their bullish positions. Just before Thursday’s closing bell and the company’s quarterly results, Investitute’s market scanners found that 9,000 Weekly $14 calls expiring this afternoon were purchased for $0.20 with shares at $12.35. This was clearly fresh buying, as open […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 8, 2019

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