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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $SNAP, $GILD, $TSLA, $MU & $TWLO

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $SNAP, $GILD, $TSLA, $MU and $TWLO. Pete sees unusual bearish activity in SNAP, in the 26October $7 puts, as 4,600 were bought for 0.41-0.46. Pete bought these puts and noted that they do capture the company’s earnings report the day before on […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 16, 2018

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$I call buyers double their money

Bullish option traders racked up stratospheric profits in Intelsat today. On July 12, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 3,194 December $20 calls in one print for $6.20 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $19.38. This was clearly a new position, as volume was above the strike’s existing open interest of […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 16, 2018

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$RRC bulls double their money

Option traders have racked up large gains in Range Resources. On Aug. 20, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,500 December $16 calls for $1 to $1.04 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $14.81. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 131 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 15, 2018

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$CRON calls turn quick profits

Option traders who opened bullish positions in Cronos Group about halfway through today’s session were posting substantial gains only a few hours later. Early this afternoon, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,200 October $10.50 calls for $0.50 to $1.05 as shares moved from $10.65 to $11.20. Volume was well above the strike’s open […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 15, 2018

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$GLD pays off for call buyers

It has taken barely a week for option traders to nearly double their money in the SPDR Gold Trust. On Oct. 5, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 3,000 January $116 calls in one print for $1.80 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $113.73. Volume was above the strike’s open interest […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 15, 2018

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Traders triple their money in $VXX

This week’s market volatility resulted in big profits for option traders who opened upside positions in the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Note only a few days ago. On Oct. 9, Investitute’s tracking systems flagged the purchase of 31,210 December $35 calls for $2.50 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $28.56. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 12, 2018

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Bulls continue to rack up gains in $EWZ

Bullish option positions opened in the iShares MSCI Brazil ETF last month paid off handsomely today as shares snapped back higher. On September 5, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 7,500 November $32 calls for $2.68 with shares at $31.14, as part of a bullish spread. Open interest in the strike was only 3,366 contracts before […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 12, 2018

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$V bulls double their money overnight

Visa bulls scored big today on short-dated upside calls bought with the underlying equity near a three-month low. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,000 Weekly $140 calls expiring on November 2 for $1.79 with shares at $133.81. Open interest in the strike was only 281 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that it […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 12, 2018

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Bulls turn quick profits in $DAL

Option traders posted substantial gains today on upside positions opened in Delta Air Lines only one session earlier. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 13,100 November $52.50 calls for $1 to $1.17 with shares at $50.18. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 1,274 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 11, 2018

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$GDX call prices double in hours

The VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF rallied today as gold prices soared back above $1,220 an ounce. Just this morning, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 22,000 November $20.50 calls from $0.21 to $0.28 with shares at $18.98. Open interest in the strike was only 4,809 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that it was a […]

By Chris Sykora · Oct 11, 2018

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Bears score ninefold gains in $IYT

Option traders who opened downside positions in the iShares Transportation Average Fund last week collected huge profits today. On Oct. 2, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 5,000 October $200 puts for $1.25 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $203.77. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 11, 2018

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$PYPL puts skyrocket 14-fold

Downside option positions in PayPal that expire this week posted stratospheric gains today. On Oct. 1, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 6,500 Weekly $86 puts expiring this Friday were bought for $0.61 to $0.67 with shares around $88.09. The volume was well above the open interest of 189 contracts, indicating that those puts were a […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 10, 2018

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$UNP bulls rack up large gains

Option traders doubled their money in United Pacific today before shares fell with the rest of the market. On Sept. 5, Investitute’s market scanners found that 3,000 Weekly $152.50 calls expiring this Friday were bought for $3.63 to $3.70 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $153.23. This was clearly a new position, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 10, 2018

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