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The Trader's Ledger

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

$YELP bulls double their money

Some good picks on Yelp paid off for upside option traders today. On Nov. 12, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,000 February $35 calls in one print for $2.44 and $2.45 with shares at $31.95. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was a mere 33 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Dec 7, 2018

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$AMTD puts soar 5-fold in days

It took just one week for option traders to score exponential profits on bearish positions in TD Ameritrade. On Nov. 29, Investitute’s market scanners found that 3,000 Weekly $52.50 puts were purchased for $0.45 as part of a bearish roll with shares at $53.92. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Dec 7, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $FB

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $FB. Pete is seeing unusual activity in FB, as traders purchased 6,300 of the February $145 calls from 6.50 to 7.15. Pete also updated the trade in HD from yesterday, noting that those Weekly $175 calls had moved to the upside in such a […]

By Chris Sykora · Dec 7, 2018

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Bears ring the register at $UNFI

Option traders more than doubled their money on downside positions in United Natural Foods today. On Oct. 22, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 2,100 December $30 puts for $5.40 to $5.80 with shares at $25.17. There was no open interest in the strike before the trade occurred, showing that it was a new […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Dec 7, 2018

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Market Moves Suggest a Recession Is Unavoidable

As published by Bloomberg Opinion, “As a longtime market observer, what I find most interesting about the latest correction in equities has the feeling of inevitability that it will turn into something worse. It wasn’t this way in late January, when everyone wanted to buy that dip. It certainly wasn’t this way in 2007, when the […]

By Chris Sykora · Dec 7, 2018

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$HD call prices triple in hours

Option traders who opened bullish positions in Home Depot at lunchtime today were posting big profits by the end of the session. Just after noon ET today, Investitute’s market scanners flagged the purchase of 2,800 Weekly $175 calls expiring tomorrow for $0.42 to $0.68 with shares at $171.43. This was clearly fresh buying, as open […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Dec 6, 2018

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“To every disadvantage, there is a corresponding advantage” – W. Clement Stone

We all know that the smart money on Wall Street gets its information faster than the rest of us through news reading algorithms. It’s something that many (most retail investors in particular) may think is unfair, but both our securities and futures regulators (SEC & CFTC) have not prevented the practice. However, the high-speed release […]

By Jon Najarian · Dec 6, 2018

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Calls ring up profits with $PYPL

Option traders doubled their money on bullish positions in PayPal today. On Nov. 23, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,500 February $87.50 calls for $2.48 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $78.80. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 177 contracts before that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Dec 6, 2018

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Bond bulls profit in $TLT

Bullish option traders posted exponential gains on upside positions opened, less than a week ago, in the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Fund today. On Nov. 30, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 9,000 December $116.50 calls for $0.39, as part of a bullish spread, with shares at $115.07. Volume was well above the strike’s […]

By Chris Sykora · Dec 6, 2018

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Bears are in driver’s seat at $THO

Option traders tripled their money on downside positions in Thor Industries today. On Nov. 14, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,250 December $65 puts for $3.20 to $3.40 with shares at $69.23. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 386 contracts before that session began. Those puts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Dec 6, 2018

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$OKTA bulls rack up fivefold gains

OKTA surged after a strong earnings report today, returning exponential profits on upside option positions. On Nov. 20, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 5,400 December $50 calls for $2.50 to $4.80 with shares at $48.77. Volume was almost double the strike’s previous open interest, showing that these were new positions. Investitute co-founder Jon […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Dec 6, 2018

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Puts rack up large gains in $DG

Bearish option traders doubled their money in Dollar General today. On Nov. 14, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,100 December $120 puts bought for $7.48 to $8.20 with shares at $114.74. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 138 contracts before the activity appeared. In-the-money put buying […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Dec 4, 2018

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$LVS comes up aces for bulls

Option traders have been turning profits on bullish positions in Las Vegas Sands for weeks, and today was no exception. On Nov. 13, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 8,500 January $52.50 calls for $2.75 to $3 with shares at $52.18. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest int he strike was only […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Dec 4, 2018

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