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$URI bulls double their money

Option traders posted large gains in United Rentals today, thanks to strong quarterly results. On Dec. 10, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 2,000 March $120 calls for $4.55 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $100.10. This was clearly a new position, volume was well above the strike’s open interest of […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 24, 2019

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $CSCO & $AMRN

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $CSCO and $AMRN. Pete sees unusual activity in CSCO, as traders purchased 7,400 of the 01February $48 calls for 0.03. Pete bought these calls. Pete also sees unusual activity in AMRN, as traders purchased 3,000 of the 25January $18 calls for 0.53 to 0.64. Pete bought these […]

By Chris Sykora · Jan 23, 2019

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Bulls score big profits in $IBM

IBM rallied on strong quarterly results today, handing large gains to upside option traders. On Oct. 31, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 9,000 June $120 calls for $5.45 to $6.05 with shares at $115.22. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 197 contracts before that session began. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 23, 2019

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$CMCSA bulls double money

Option traders cashed in big profits on upside positions in Comcast today. On Dec. 26, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 5,000 February $35 calls for $0.92 to $1.08 with shares at $33.42. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was more than double the strike’s open interest of 2,366 contracts at that time. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 23, 2019

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Call prices quintuple in $SYF

It took only a week for bullish option traders to run up exponential gains in Synchrony Financial. On Jan. 16, Investitute’s market scanners found that 5,000 Weekly $27 calls expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.54 to $0.61 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $26.35. This was clearly a new position, as […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 23, 2019

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$UTX bulls ring the register

Option traders tripled their money on bullish positions in United Technologies today. On Jan. 8, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,750 February $110 calls for $3.35 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $108.52. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 497 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 23, 2019

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Trader says he has ‘no money at risk,’ then promptly loses almost 2,000%

As reported by Marketwatch, “Investing legend Jack Bogle once said that ‘if you have trouble imagining a 20% loss in the stock market, you shouldn’t be in stocks.’ “He didn’t mention anything about a 2,000% loss though. “That’s where 1R0NYMAN comes in. The anonymous trader/internet hero created a stir on Reddit earlier this month with this absolute corker of […]

By Chris Sykora · Jan 22, 2019

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$EBAY bulls, bears both win

Nimble option traders took big profits on upside positions in eBay early today, then posted significant gains in the opposite direction when the online-auction giant pulled back later in the session. On Nov. 28, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 10,200 Weekly $32 calls expiring on April 18 were purchased for $1.13 to $1.20 with shares […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 22, 2019

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$ZG puts double in one day

Option traders who opened bearish positions in Zillow on Friday racked up large gains today, just one session later. On Jan. 18, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 2,000 February $30 puts for $0.95 with shares at $33.84. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 281 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 22, 2019

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$SGMS call prices double

Scientific Games gave bullish option traders the opportunity to cash in on upside option positions opened earlier this year today. On Jan. 3, Investitute’s market scanners found that 5,000 Weekly $22 calls expiring on April 18 were purchased for $2 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $17.71. Volume was well above the […]

By Chris Sykora · Jan 22, 2019

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Bulls take $BAC to the bank again

Option traders more than tripled their money in Bank of America today. On Jan. 16, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 20,000 Weekly $28.50 calls expiring on Jan. 25 were purchased for $0.28 to $0.30 with shares at $28.13. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 751 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 18, 2019

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$DE bulls post 12-fold gains

Option traders collected enormous profits on upside positions in Deere that expired this afternoon. On Dec. 26, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 2,000 January $145 calls in two prints for $1.47 and $1.85 with shares around $137.95. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,174 contracts, indicating that this was fresh […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 18, 2019

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Bulls run up score on $GLUU

Option traders tripled their money on Glu Mobile before their upside positions expired today. Way back on June 28 of last year, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 5,000 January $6 calls for $1.15 and $1.20 with shares at $6.38. Open interest in the strike was only 197 contracts before the trade occurred, showing […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 18, 2019

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