Sunday, October 11, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 090

The Trader's Ledger

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

Bulls double their money in $TGT

Option traders are turning profits in Target ahead of quarterly results next week. On July 5, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 2,000 Weekly $77 calls expiring on Aug. 24 were purchased for $2.66 as part of a complex spread with shares at $76.10. There was no open interest in the strike before the trade occurred, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 14, 2018

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $UAA & $MGM

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $UAA and $MGM. Jon is seeing unusual activity in UAA, where traders were buying 4,700 of the August $21 calls for about 0.28. Jon bought these calls, noting that the market may be beginning to respond favorably to Mohamed A. El-Erian’s new position on Under […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 13, 2018

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$AA bulls double money in a day

Bullish option positions opened in Alcoa at the end of last week are already turning sizable profits. Early on Aug. 10, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 15,500 Weekly $45 calls expiring on Aug. 24 were purchased for $0.52 to $0.60 with shares at $43.06. Open interest in the strike was a mere 95 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 13, 2018

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Call prices spike sixfold in $SYY

Option traders posted exponential gains today in Sysco on bullish positions opened just one session earlier. In the last hour of trading on Aug. 10, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,100 August $71 calls for $0.50 to $0.70 with shares at $68.63. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 13, 2018

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$NLSN bulls score on deal talk

Option traders nearly tripled their money in Nielsen today. On July 27, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 3,000 November $24 calls for $0.90 with shares at $22.46. There was no open interest in the strike before the trade occurred, showing that it was a new position. Those calls traded for $2.48 this morning, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 13, 2018

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$AA bulls turn quick profits

It took only three days for option traders to triple their money in Alcoa. On Aug. 8, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 6,200 August $44.50 calls for $0.35 to $0.60 with shares at $43.32. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 165 contracts before the activity appeared. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 10, 2018

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Put buyers score big in $TUR

The iShares MSCI Turkey Fund plunged today, handing major profits to bearish option traders. Last month, Investitute’s proprietary programs identified two bearish trades in the same contracts within the span of a week: –On July 12: 2,428 January 26 puts were bought for $2.85 above open interest of 50 contracts with shares at $26.40. –On […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 10, 2018

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$MOS bulls triple their money

Mosaic rallied this week after a strong earnings report, resulting in large gains on upside option positions. On July 24, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 1,500 Weekly $30 calls expiring this afternoon were purchased for $0.64 to $0.75 with shares at $29.20. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 10, 2018

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $EA & $AA

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $EA and $AA. Jon is seeing unusual activity in EA, where traders were buying 7,000 of the 24August $134 calls from 1.00 to 1.18. Jon bought these calls and will likely be in them for about a month, citing that the $134 and $135 calls […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 10, 2018

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Calls ring up quick gains in $M

Bullish option traders pocketed some fast money in Macy’s ahead of its earnings report next week. On Aug. 7, Investitute’s market scanners showed that 1,400 Weekly $39.50 calls expiring this afternoon were purchased for $0.39 to $0.56 with shares at $39.42. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 425 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 10, 2018

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$RDFN bears quadruple money

Downside option positions in Redfin paid off substantially as shares fell today. On July 26, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 3,000 September $25 puts for $1.45 to $1.70 with shares at $25.36. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was a mere 9 contracts before that session began. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 10, 2018

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$IAC bulls quadruple their money

IAC/InterActiveCorp yielded huge returns on upside option positions today, thanks to strong quarterly results. On July 5, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,000 August $155 calls for $6.79 and $6.80 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $153.44. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 9, 2018

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Call prices jump fourfold in $BEL

Patience paid off big time for option traders with bullish positions in Belmond. On March 15, Investitute’s market scanners cited the purchase of 5,000 September $12.50 calls for $0.90 to $1.15 with shares at $12.20. This was clearly new positioning, as open interest in the strike was onlyi 196 contracts before the activity appeared. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 9, 2018

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