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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $PFE, $M & $FCX

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $PFE, $M & $FCX. Jon is seeing unusual activity in $PFE, as traders purchased over 6,000 of the February $43 calls for 0.52 to 0.58. Jon bought these calls and plans to hold them from fifteen to twenty days. Pete sees unusual activity […]

By Chris Sykora · Jan 18, 2019

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$M calls rally nearly 7-fold

Bullish option positions opened in Macy’s delivered out-sized profits for traders today. On Jan. 16, Investitute’s market scanners found that 20,000 January $25 calls were bought for $0.14 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $24.45. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 3,234 contracts, showing that this was a new position. […]

By Chris Sykora · Jan 18, 2019

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$SPY calls triple buyers’ money overnight

Prescient option trades targeting short term upside in the SPDR S&P 500 Fund rewarded their buyers as the index rallied above its 50-day SMA. A mere hour before a report that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin proposed to roll back tariffs on China yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 20,000 Wednesday-Expiring Weekly $264 calls expiring on […]

By Chris Sykora · Jan 18, 2019

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Calls double overnight in $SQ

Option traders cornered large profits in Square today, only one session after opening bullish positions in the name. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 3,000 Weekly $70 calls expiring on Jan. 25 were purchased for $1 to $1.44 with shares at $68.56. Volume was well above the strike’s previous open interest of 2,308 contracts, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 18, 2019

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Bulls double their money in $FCX

Option traders have turned quick profits on upside call positions in Freeport-McMoRan. On Jan. 15, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 Weekly $12.50 calls expiring on January 25 for $0.20 to $0.23 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $11.91. Open interest in the strike was only 2,187 contracts before the […]

By Chris Sykora · Jan 18, 2019

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$HAL calls soar fivefold in days

Bullish option traders turned exponential gains on short-term positions in Halliburton that expired today, the last session before its quarterly results. On Jan. 16, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 11,700 January $31 calls for $0.17 to $0.21 with shares at $30.42. Open interest in the strike was only 443 contracts before the trades […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 18, 2019

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Call buyers hit gusher in $COG

Bullish option traders tripled their money in Cabot Oil & Gas today. On Dec. 28, Investitute’s proprietary programs identified the purchase of 19,500 January $24 calls for $0.60 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $22.76. This was clearly a new position, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 16,531 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 18, 2019

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $EWZ, $SQ & $BAC

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $EWZ, $SQ and $BAC. Pete is seeing unusual activity in EWZ, as traders purchased 10,000 of the February $41 calls for 2.35 as part of a bullish spread. Pete bought these calls and plans to be in them for a couple of weeks, noting other […]

By Chris Sykora · Jan 17, 2019

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Bulls double their money in $MET

Option traders have turned quick profits on upside positions in MetLife. On Jan. 3, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 February $42.50 calls for $1.23 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $41.50. Open interest in the strike was only 2,006 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that this was a […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 17, 2019

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$RF calls up 5-fold before earnings

Bullish option traders are racking up gains in Regions Financial ahead of quarterly results tomorrow. On Dec. 26, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 10,000 January $14 calls for $0.29 as part a bullish roll with shares $13.02. This was clearly a new position, as volume was double the strike’s previous open interest. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 17, 2019

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Calls keep racking up $FDC gains

FDC saw at least five large bullish option trades last month, and they are all paying off big time now. In the last of those entries on our Activity Log, on Dec. 17, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 13,276 March $17 calls for $1.50 as part of a bullish spread with shares at […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 17, 2019

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Cheap $BAC calls rocket 10-fold

Bullish option traders posted exponential profits after strong quarterly results from Bank of America today. On Jan. 8, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 3,000 Weekly $28 calls expiring on Feb. 1 were purchased for $0.09 and $0.10 with shares at $25.39. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 122 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 16, 2019

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Patient trade scores big in $FDC

A bullish option position opened in FDC last spring is reaping exponential rewards on merger news today. Way back on April 10 of last year, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 8,100 January $17 calls for $1.45 and $1.50 with shares at $15.55. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 6,508 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 16, 2019

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