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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $TER & $HLT

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $TER and $HLT. Jon is seeing unusual activity in TER, where traders were buying 5,200 of the January $33 calls for 2.55 to 2.80. Jon bought these calls and cited that the trade may be a play on the underlying equity putting in a double […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 19, 2018

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$AXP bulls double their money

It took less than a week for option traders to turn big gains in American Express. On Oct. 15, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 3,500 October $102 calls for $2.45 to $2.84 with shares at $102.96. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was a mere 94 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 19, 2018

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Calls fire up large gains in $PM

Bullish option traders more than doubled their money in Philip Morris today. On Aug. 14, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 4,200 October $85 calls for $1.61 to $1.68 with shares at $82.36. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 488 contracts before the trades occurred. Investitute co-founder […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 18, 2018

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$ECYT bulls triple their money

Option traders collected exponential profits in Endocyte today on news that the company will be acquired. On Sept. 11, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 1,400 October $19 calls for $1.45 to $1.55 with shares at $18.79. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was a mere 85 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 18, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $GE

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $GE. Pete is seeing unusual activity in GE, as traders purchased 92,000 of the January $12 puts for 0.77 as part of a bearish spread and roll. Pete bought these puts and noted that he will be out of the trade via discipline if […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 18, 2018

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Bearish bets in $SPY pay off big

Bearish option traders collected huge gains as the SPDR S&P 500 Fund dropped today. On Oct. 4, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 5,600 Weekly $285 puts expiring on Nov. 2 were purchased for $2 with shares at $289.42. This was a new position, rolled from an expiring spread dated Oct. 5. Those puts were traded for as […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 18, 2018

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Bears post 14-fold gains in $TXT

Downside option positions in Textron rocketed higher after a poor earnings report today. On Oct. 1, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 6,500 October $70 puts for $0.85 to $0.89 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $71.80. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 18, 2018

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$PFE bulls double their money

Option traders who opened upside option positions in Pfizer at the beginning of this week have already posted sizable gains. On Oct. 15, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 7,500 November $45 calls for $0.40 to $0.54 with shares at $43.16. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 5,054 contracts, indicating that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 17, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $EWZ, $PYPL & $NOK

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $EWZ, $PYPL and $NOK. Pete sees unusual activity in EWZ, where 5,000 of the March $41 calls were bought for 2.46. Pete owns both November and March calls. Pete is also seeing seeing unusual activity in PYPL, as traders purchased 7,800 of […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 17, 2018

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$TSLA calls win big overnight

Shares of Tesla opened higher this morning, delivering significant gains to upside option positions opened only one session earlier. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners showed that 4,000 Weekly $280 calls expiring on Oct. 26 were purchased for $6.07 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $269.11. This was apparently a new position, given past […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 17, 2018

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Traders score again in $TSRO

Bullish option traders rang the register with large profits in Tesaro today. On Sept. 17, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 4,500 October $30 calls for $5.37 to $6.50 with shares at $34.93. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was a mere 43 contracts before the trade occurred. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 17, 2018

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$CLVS bulls score big overnight

Option trades opened yesterday seeking short-term upside in shares of Clovis Oncology ripped higher today. Minutes before the closing bell yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 1,900 October $30 calls for $0.43 to $0.60 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $27.49. This was clearly a new position, as volume was above the […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 16, 2018

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Bulls get a double shot of $SBUX

Upside option positions in Starbucks paid off for the second time in a week today. On Oct. 3, Investitute’s market scanners found that 3,900 Weekly $59 calls expiring on Nov. 2 were purchased for $0.40 to $0.46 with shares at $55.80. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 207 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 16, 2018

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