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The Trader's Ledger

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

$XLNX call buyers rack up gains

Bullish option traders have doubled their money in Xilinx. On Sept. 28, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 3,900 December $80 calls for $3.91 to $4.70 with shares at $80.20. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 372 contracts before the trades occurred. Those calls sold for $9.35 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 1, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $C

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $C. Pete is seeing unusual activity in C, as traders purchased 10,000 of the 30November $67.50 puts from 1.00 to 1.22. Pete owns C stock, bought these calls and plans to hold them for about a month.

By Chris Sykora · Nov 1, 2018

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$EXAS bulls double their money

Exact Sciences spiked higher today on strong quarterly results, yielding big profits on option positions opened last week. On Oct. 23, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 7,500 January $80 calls at the same time for $1.85 to $2.10 with shares at $63.38. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was far above the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 31, 2018

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Call prices triple overnight in $MGM

MGM Resorts rallied today on a strong earnings report, delivering large returns on bullish option positions opened only one session earlier. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 4,000 Weekly $24 calls expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.98 to $1.02 with shares at $24.19. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 31, 2018

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$GM call buyers double their money

Option traders doubled their money in General Motors today on a much better than expected earnings report. On September 26, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 4,000 November $34 calls for $1.36 to $1.39 with shares at $33.74. Volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 146 contracts, showing that this was fresh buying. […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 31, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $ALB & $KO

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $ALB and $KO. Jon is seeing unusual activity in ALB, as traders purchased 2,500 of the November $105 calls for 1.58 as part of a bullish spread. Jon bought these calls and intends to hold them for about two weeks. Pete sees unusual […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 31, 2018

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$VMC calls quadruple overnight

Vulcan Materials spiked higher on strong quarterly results today, returning huge profits on bullish option positions opened only one session earlier. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,000 November $95 calls in one print for $1.50 with shares at $87.77. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 30, 2018

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Uber introduces an Amazon Prime-style monthly subscription service via @verge

As reported by The Verge, “Uber has a new plan to lock customers into its transportation ecosystem while also expanding the list of services it offers ahead of an expected public offering in 2019. It’s called Ride Pass, and it’s Uber’s attempt at an Amazon Prime-style subscription service. “Ride Pass is available today in five […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 30, 2018

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$INTC call prices triple in days

Intel rocketed higher today, yielding substantial gains on upside option positions opened only four sessions ago. On Oct. 25, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 9,000 Weekly $45 calls expiring on Nov. 2 were purchased for $0.93 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $43.85. Another 7,700 lot of those same Weekly $45 calls were purchased, as […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 30, 2018

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Bulls ring register on $KSS gains

Option traders more than doubled their money on upside positions in Kohl’s today. On Oct. 4, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 3,026 November $75 calls for $2.23 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $72.13. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 239 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 30, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $XOP, $XBI & $CMCSA

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $XOP, $XBI and $CMCSA. Pete sees unusual activity in XOP, where 13,300 of the June $33 puts were bought for 2.87 as part of a bearish spread. Pete bought these puts and turned them into a spread, citing that if crude were […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 30, 2018

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Textbook Margin Selling Example

When you buy on margin, the brokerage/clearing firm puts up as much as 50% of the purchase price of the stock. The customer, whether professional, such as a hedge fund, or retail investor pays interest on the borrowed funds and if everything goes well, takes profits on the purchase and pays back the margin loan. […]

By Jon Najarian · Oct 30, 2018

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$EWZ bulls win on election results

Bullish option positions opened in the iShares MSCI Brazil ETF earlier this month paid off handsomely today as shares rocketed higher. On October 4, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 10,000 Weekly $38 calls expiring on November 2 for $1.67 and $1.68 with shares at $36.01, as part of a bullish spread. Open interest in the […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 29, 2018

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