Saturday, October 10, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 090

The Trader's Ledger

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

Put prices double in $SMH

Option traders doubled their money on bearish positions in the VanEck Vectors Semiconductor Fund today. On Oct. 18, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 20,000 December $93 puts were purchased for $3.30 with shares at $96.69. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 243 contracts before that session began. Those […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 24, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $XBI

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $XBI. Pete is seeing unusual activity in XBI, as traders purchased 10,000 of the November $77 puts for 1.38 as part of a bearish spread.

By Chris Sykora · Oct 24, 2018

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$CGC call prices triple in hours

Option traders who opened bullish positions in Canopy Growth this morning were logging exponential gains after lunchtime. Just after today’s opening bell, Investitute’s market scanners found that 2,000 Weekly $40 calls expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.90 to $1.45 above open interest of 581 contracts. Stock 37.89. Those calls rose to $3.50 by early […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 23, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $X

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $X. Pete is seeing unusual activity in X, as traders purchased 5,000 of the November $24 puts for 0.73 to 0.75 as part of a bearish roll from the November $26 strike. Pete bought these puts and noted that if they double he’d take off […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 23, 2018

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$X bears double their money

It took just over a week for bearish option traders to double their money in U.S. Steel. On Oct. 15, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 10,200 November $26 puts were purchased for $0.82 to $0.85 with shares at $28.24. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 1,787 contracts […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 23, 2018

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$TSLA calls power up a big win

Shares of Tesla ripped higher today, handing significant gains to upside option traders. On Oct. 17, Investitute’s market scanners showed that 4,000 Weekly $310 calls expiring this Friday were purchased for $1.90 with shares at $277.55. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike before that session began was only 1,034 contracts. Those […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 23, 2018

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$CAT put prices rocket sixfold

Option traders who opened bearish positions in Caterpillar at the end of last week were posting huge gains only three sessions later. On Oct. 19, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 11,000 Weekly $132 puts expiring this Friday were purchased for $2.32 to $2.69 with shares at $134.40. These were clearly new positions, as open interest […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 23, 2018

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Bulls double money in $PYPL

PayPal continued to yield large returns on upside option positions today. On Oct. 17, the day before the company’s quarterly results, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 7,800 November $85 calls for $1.49 to $1.89 with shares at $80.64. These were clearly new positions, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 22, 2018

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$XBI puts see threefold gains

Bearish option traders have turned large profits in the SPDR S&P Biotech Fund. On Oct. 2, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,000 November $93 puts for $3.15 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $92.97. Open interest in the strike was only 883 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that this […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 22, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $ARNC & $FXI

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $ARNC and $FXI. Pete is seeing unusual activity in ARNC, as traders purchased 5,000 of the December $22 calls for 1.43 to 1.45. Pete bought these calls and plans to hold them through to December, noting there has been continuous bullish paper in the name. […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 22, 2018

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Bears profit as $KBH hits lows

KB Home logged a new 52-low today, handing sizable gains to downside option traders. On July 25, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 3,750 January $19 puts for $0.71 as part of a bearish roll with shares at $23.94. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was a mere […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 22, 2018

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Bulls score large profits in $DIS

Option traders doubled their money on upside positions in Walt Disney that expired this afternoon. On July 11, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,000 October $115 calls for $1.80 to $1.94. The trade was part of a bullish spread that was opened with shares at $107.41. Those calls sold for $4.15 just before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 19, 2018

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$PYPL call buyers post big gains

PayPal spiked higher today on strong quarterly results, yielding large returns on upside option positions. Back on April 27, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,000 October $75 calls for $5.65 and $5.70 with shares at $73.71. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 429 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 19, 2018

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