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

$KRE bears score 10-fold profit

Option traders posted exponential gains on downside positions in the SPDR S&P Regional Banking Fund that expired this afternoon. Back on Aug. 22, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 6,858 December $61 puts in one print $1.55 with shares at $64.17. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Dec 21, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $M

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $M. Pete is seeing unusual activity in Macy’s, as traders purchased 25,000 of the January $27 puts for 0.89 as part of both a bearish spread and roll.

By Chris Sykora · Dec 21, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $MSFT

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $MSFT. Pete is seeing unusual activity in MSFT, as traders purchased over 10,000 of the 28December $103 calls for 1.30. Pete bought these calls, and reminded viewers to stay nimble and that these are very short term options.

By Chris Sykora · Dec 20, 2018

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Bears double money in $MAR

Losses in Marriott International have translated to big gains on downside option positions. On Nov. 2, Investitute’s market scanners found that 6,000 Weekly $110 puts expiring on April 18 were purchased for $4.30 and $4.40 with shares at $120.67. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was a mere 19 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Dec 20, 2018

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Bears triple their money in $APC

Bears more than tripled their money in Anadarko Petroleum today. On Dec. 10, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 3,250 December $50 puts at the same second for $1.67 to $1.68 with shares at $50.93. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 915 contracts before the trade occurred. Those puts […]

By Chris Sykora · Dec 20, 2018

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Puts keep paying off in $ALKS

Bears quadrupled their money in Alkermes today. On Nov. 9, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 5,000 December $35 puts for $1.30 with shares at $38.36. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 2,639 contracts before the trade occurred. Those puts soldfor $5.40 today, more than […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Dec 20, 2018

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$UPS bears post 4-fold profits

It took just one week for option traders to run up exponential gains on downside positions in United Parcel Service. On Dec. 12, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 7,250 Weekly $99 puts expiring on Dec. 28 were purchased for $1.23 to $1.33 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $102.11. Open interest in […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Dec 19, 2018

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Bears triple money in $ALKS

Shares of Alkermes have fallen with analyst downgrades, handing exponential gains to option traders with bearish positions in the drug maker. On Oct. 24, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 2,600 December $40 puts for $2.80 to $3.15 as part of a bearish roll with shares at $41.31. This was clearly a new position, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Dec 19, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $COP & $WMB

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $COP & $WMB. Pete sees unusual activity in COP, where 5,000 of the January $67.50 calls were bought for 0.78. Jon is seeing unusual activity in WMB, as traders purchased 6,500 of the December $23 calls for 0.28 to 0.33.

By Chris Sykora · Dec 19, 2018

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$MU put buyers turn fast gains

Bearish option traders nearly doubled their money as Micron fell today. On Dec. 6, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,000 January $33 puts for $1.51 as part of a bearish spread. Shares were trading at $36.09 at that time. Those puts traded for $2.80 today, almost twice their purchase price. The stock fell […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Dec 19, 2018

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Traders dig up profits in $NEM

Option traders have turned quick profits on bullish positions in Newmont Mining. On Dec. 7, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 6,400 December $34 calls for $0.38 to $0.41 with shares at $32.94. Volume was well above the strike’s previous open interest of 2,137 contracts, showing that this was fresh buying. Investitute co-founder Pete […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Dec 18, 2018

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$TRGP bears quadruple money

Downside option positions have racked up exponential gains as shares of Targa Resources have fallen. On Nov. 15, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 2,200 January $44 puts for $1.25 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $47.21. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Dec 18, 2018

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $KWEB

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $KWEB. Jon is seeing unusual activity in KWEB, where traders were buying 10,400 of the December $41 calls for 0.70 to 0.85. Jon bought these calls and plans to be in them for just a couple of days.

By Chris Sykora · Dec 18, 2018

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