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

Calls double overnight in $BAC

Option traders posted substantial profits today on bullish positions opened in Bank of America only 24 hours earlier. Just yesterday, Invesitute’s market scanners found that 13,500 August $30.50 calls were purchased for $0.15 to $0.20 with shares at $30.26. Volume was well above open interest, indicating that this was fresh buying. Investitute co-founder Pete Najarian […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 16, 2018

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$WMT calls prices rocket 20-fold

Walmart’s blowout earnings report this morning resulted in big gains for upside option positions opened just one day earlier. Yesterday afternoon, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 4,600 August $97 calls for $0.13 to $0.18 with shares at $90. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 16, 2018

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Calls turn quick profits in $SYMC

It took just one week for bullish option traders to double their money in Symantec. On Aug. 9, Investitute’s tracking systems flagged the purchase of 3,700 October $20 calls for $0.64 to $0.72 with shares at $19.55. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 2,416 contracts. Investitute […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 16, 2018

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Bulls triple their money in $AGN

Patience has paid off for traders who held onto upside options in Allergan. On March 1, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 3,600 August $170 calls for $5.02 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $147.15. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 142 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 16, 2018

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $JD, $DKS and $AAPL

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $JD, $DKS and $AAPL. Jon is seeing unusual activity in JD, where traders were buying 8,500 of the October $34 calls for about 1.20. Jon bought these calls and plans to be in them for about a month. Jon also sees unusual bullish activity in […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 16, 2018

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Bulls triple their money in $BSX

Boston Scientific bucked the overall market downtrend today, yielding exponential gains on upside option positions. On May 21, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,200 August $31 calls for $1.22 to $1.35 with shares at $30.64. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 657 contracts before the activity […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 15, 2018

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Bears see $GLD puts soar ninefold

The SPDR Gold Trust continued its steady downtrend today, handing huge gains to downside option positions that expire at the end of this week. On June 21, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,000 August $117 puts for $0.66 and $0.67 as part of a bearish roll with shares at $119.84. Open interest in […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 15, 2018

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$CSX calls turn quick gains at highs

Option traders have doubled their money on bullish positions opened in CSX just last week. On Aug. 6, Investitute’s tracking systems cited the purchase of 6,000 August $72.50 calls in one print for $0.50 with shares at $71.43. This was clearly a new position, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,323 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 15, 2018

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Nimble traders score on $M puts

Option traders made big money as Macy’s rallied recently, and today they showed how to profit on the downside as well. On Aug. 13, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 2,000 August $39.50 puts for $1.53 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $40.01. This was clearly a new position, as open […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 15, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $RHT, $BSX & $BAC

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $RHT, $BSX and $BAC. Jon is seeing unusual activity in RHT, as 3,700 of the September $150 calls were bought for 2.10 to 2.40. Jon bought these calls and plans to sell a higher strike against them within the next few days. Pete […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 15, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $STZ, $PM & $SNAP

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $STZ, $PM and $SNAP. Jon is seeing unusual activity in STZ, as over 13,000 of the January $220 calls were bought from 11.60 as part of a complex bullish spread. Jon bought these calls and plans to be in them for around four […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 14, 2018

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Call prices surge fourfold in $CVS

CVS Health has been rallying since strong quarterly results last week, yielding huge returns on bullish option plays. On Aug. 7, Investitute’s market scanners flagged the purchase of 5,000 August $66 calls for $1.30 to $1.35 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $65.52. This was clearly a new position, as open interest […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 14, 2018

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$TPR call buyers turn quick gains

It took just one week for bullish option traders to quadruple their money in Tapestry. On Aug. 9, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 4,400 August $48.50 calls for $1.20 to $1.50 with shares at $47.29. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,808 contracts. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 14, 2018

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