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The Trader's Ledger

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

$MIK put prices surge fivefold

Bearish option traders made a killing in Michael’s this week. On Aug. 29, the eve of the company’s quarterly results, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 10,200 September $17.50 puts for $0.20 with shares at $20.21. Volume in the strike was only 554 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that this was a new […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 31, 2018

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $AAPL, $UPS and $NLSN

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $AAPL, $UPS and $NLSN. Jon is seeing unusual activity in AAPL, where traders were buying over 44,000 of the 07September $230 calls from 1.07 to 2.20. Jon noted that on September 12, Apple is set to unveil its new products and these call buyers are […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 31, 2018

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Bulls triple money overnight in $P

Traders tuned into quick gains in Pandora today amid a wave of bullish option activity. Just yesterday, 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. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was a mere 15 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 30, 2018

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$CRC bulls rack up profits in a day

Option traders doubled their money in California Resources Corporation today, only one session after opening upside positions in the energy name. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,000 October $43 calls for $2.05 to $2.20 with shares at $37.52. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 30, 2018

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$VMW calls log large gains in hours

Bullish option traders scored sizable profits in VMware during today’s session. Early in the afternoon, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 1,650 Weekly $155 calls expiring on Sept. 14 were purchased for $1.20 to $2.20 with shares at $153.84. These was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 248 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 30, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $P & $FNV

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $P and $FNV. Pete is seeing unusual activity in P, as traders purchased 8,000 of the 05October $9 calls for 0.58 as part of a bullish roll, among several other contracts. Pete bought these calls while also citing that there was other unusual […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 30, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $MELI, $CRC, $WWE & $DVA

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $MELI, $CRC, $WWE and $DVA. Jon is seeing unusual activity in MELI, as 5,000 of the January $330 calls were bought for 71.00 as part of a bullish roll-up from the January $250 calls, which nearly doubled from their entry, today. Jon bought […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 29, 2018

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Traders rack up gains in $MELI

Bullish option traders have nearly doubled their money in Mercado Libre. On June 11, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 2,500 in-the-money January $250 calls for $70.50 with shares at $298.38. Open interest in the strike was a mere 38 contracts before the activity appeared, showing that this was a new position. Those calls traded for as […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 29, 2018

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$MGM calls spike 4-fold in hour

Bullish option traders rode a spike higher in MGM Resorts to collect large profits intraday. This morning, Investitute’s market scanners found that 2,300 Weekly $29 calls expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.22 and $0.46 with shares at $29.24. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 617 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 29, 2018

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Short-term $GS calls score fast

It took fewer than three sessions for option traders to post sizable gains in Goldman Sachs. On Monday, Aug. 27, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 4,000 Weekly $242.50 calls expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.23 to $1.43 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $241.99. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 29, 2018

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$WMT bulls ring up quick profits

Upside option positions in Walmart tripled in value overnight. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 6,300 Weekly $96 calls expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.20 to $0.51 with shares at $94.79. These were clearly new positions, as volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 3,274 contracts at the beginning of that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 29, 2018

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$UPS delivers big gains to bulls

Bullish option traders doubled their money in United Parcel Service today. On Aug. 8, Investitute’s market scanners found that 3,100 Weekly $121 calls expiring this Friday were purchased for $1.16 to $1.27 with shares at $120.47. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 252 contracts before that session began. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 28, 2018

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Traders double money in $PYPL

Bullish option positions have scored big profits as PayPal has rallied back near record highs. On Aug. 1, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,300 October $87.50 calls for $2.18 to $2.84 with shares at $83.77. Volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 2,442 contracts, showing that this was fresh buying. Investitute’s […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 28, 2018

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