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

Bulls double money in $NLSN

Option traders collected significant profits in Nielsen amid takeover speculation today. On Aug. 13, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 10,100 January $30 calls for $0.60 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $26.26. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 247 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 26, 2018

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$CLF calls rack up quick profits

It took less than a week for option traders to double their money in Cleveland-Cliffs. On Sept. 20, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 6,000 October $13 calls for $0.35 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $12.07. This was clearly a new position, as volume was well above the strike’s open […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 25, 2018

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Bulls triple their money in $XLE

The SPDR Energy Fund has been ramping higher recently, handing large profits to upside option positions. On Sep. 14, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 10,000 October $76 calls for $0.56 to $0.58 with shares at $74.05. This was clearly a new position, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 6,588 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 25, 2018

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$ACAD call prices soar fourfold

Nimble option traders profited from a drop in Acadia Pharmaceuticals last month, and now they are seeing significant returns on bullish positions. On Sept. 14, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 5,000 December $14 calls for $2 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $13.63. Open interest in the strike was a […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 25, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $SPOT

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $SPOT. Pete is seeing unusual activity in SPOT, as traders purchased 5,000 of the October $185 calls for 3.20 to 3.35. Pete bought these calls, citing that this unusual activity comes on the back of some other bullish trades in recent weeks.

By Chris Sykora · Sep 24, 2018

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$P pays off again for call buyers

Bullish option traders Pandora tripled their money in Pandora after merger news today. On Aug. 29, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 4,000 Weekly $8.50 calls expiring on Oct. 5 were purchased for $0.34 to $0.50 with shares at $8.29. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was a mere 15 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 24, 2018

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$SYMC bulls double their money

Option traders scored quick profits in Symantec today. Investitute’s markets scanners identified heavy call buying in the same strike on back-to-back sessions two weeks ago: –On Sept. 10, 7,000 November $20 calls were purchased for $1.20 to $1.28 against no open interest. Shares were around $19.84. –On Sept. 11, 7,400 November $20 calls were bought […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 24, 2018

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$AMRN call prices rocket 12-fold

Amarin shares soared on positive clinical developments today, but bullish option positions in the name rose much farther. On Aug. 27, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 4,000 Weekly $4.50 calls expiring on Oct. 5 were purchased for $0.58 to $0.65 with shares at $2.87. There was no open interest in the strike before that session […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 24, 2018

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$FDX calls double overnight

Option traders collected large profits in FedEx today, only one session after opening bullish positions in the name. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,000 October $250 calls for $3 to $3.45 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $246.15. This was clearly a new position, as volume was far […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 21, 2018

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$CCK bulls post 10-fold gains

Crown Holdings has rebounded sharply in the last month, yielding huge returns on well-timed option positions. On Aug. 17, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 3,000 September $42 calls for $0.65 to $0.75 with shares at $40.74. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was a mere 23 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 21, 2018

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$YELP calls quintuple in week

Bullish traders posted huge gains in Yelp before their options expired this afternoon. On Sept. 17, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,300 September $46 calls for $0.95 to $1.08 with shares at $46.02. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 557 contracts before the activity appeared. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 21, 2018

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $ZION & $ACAD

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $ZION and $ACAD. Jon is seeing unusual activity in ZION, where traders were buying 8,000 of the October $55 calls for 0.25. Jon bought these calls noting that at the same time, traders were selling downside puts. Jon also sees unusual bullish activity in ACAD, […]

By Chris Sykora · Sep 21, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $MT, $FDX & $CLF

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $MT, $FDX and $CLF. Pete is seeing unusual activity in MT, as 5,100 of the October $33 calls were bought for 0.88 to 0.97. Pete bought these calls and added to an existing position. Pete also updated a trade in CVS, which he […]

By Chris Sykora · Sep 20, 2018

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