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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $FDC, $YRCW & $NXPI

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $FDC, $YRCW and $NXPI. Pete is seeing unusual activity in FDC, as 4,400 of the October $26 calls were bought for up to about 0.30 as part of a bullish roll. Pete owns FDC calls and stated this activity is keeping him in. […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 2, 2018

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$ADM bulls double their money

Strong quarterly results in Archer Daniels Midland have yielded a bumper crop of gains for upside options. On June 18, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 2,900 September $46 calls for $1.62 to $1.79 with shares at $45.99. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 722 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 2, 2018

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$NVS calls get a dose of profits

Bullish option positions opened in Novartis ahead of earnings paid off big today. On July 12, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 1,500 August $77.50 calls for $2.62 to $2.80 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $78.90. This was clearly a new position, as volume was well above the strike’s open […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 1, 2018

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$CPB bulls quintuple money

Option traders have racked up exponential gains in Campbell Soup. On June 5, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,900 August $33 calls for $1.54 to $1.85 with shares at $33.23. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 333 contracts before that session began. Those calls ended today’s […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 1, 2018

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$LIVN calls double on earnings

Option traders posted large profits today on bullish positions opened in LivaNova just one week earlier. On July 24, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 1,500 August $110 calls for $5.60 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $110.48. This was clearly a new position, as volume was well above the strike’s […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 1, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $CPB, $JCI, $MSFT & $PYPL

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $CPB, $JCI, $MSFT and $PYPL. Jon is seeing unusual activity in CPB, as 10,000 of the January $42 calls were bought for up to about 3.60 as part of a bullish roll. Jon bought these calls and has already sold a higher strike […]

By Chris Sykora · Aug 1, 2018

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Traders run up score in $GLUU

Bullish option traders more than doubled their money in Glu Mobile today. On May 3, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 5,000 September $5 calls for $0.56 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $4.96. Volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 271 contracts, showing that this was a new […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 1, 2018

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Bulls ride $PFE to new highs

Option traders quadrupled their money in Pfizer today after a strong earnings report sent shares to historic levels. On July 11, Investitute’s market scanners found that 1,300 Weekly $37.50 calls expiring on Aug. 24 were purchased for $0.51 to $0.53 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $37.20. Open interest in the strike […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 31, 2018

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Bears nail major gains in $LL

Weak quarterly results in Lumber Liquidators led to strong profits for downside options positions. On June 20, Investitute’s proprietary systems flagged the purchase of 2,951 August $28 puts for $3.20 with shares at $26.65. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was a mere 30 contracts before that session began. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 31, 2018

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$MRK bulls triple their money

Option traders scored major gains in Merck today thanks to strong quarterly results reported at the end of last week. On July 10, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 August $65 calls for $0.55 to $0.64 with shares at $62.51. Volume was above the strike’s open interest of 9,026 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. […]

By Chris Sykora · Jul 31, 2018

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Call prices rocket sixfold in $LLY

Bullish option traders have racked up exponential gains in Eli Lilly. On July 13, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,000 August $90 calls for $1.41 to $1.47 with shares at $89.05. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,133 contracts, showing that this was fresh buying. Those calls sold for as […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 31, 2018

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$AKS put prices triple overnight

It took less than 24 hours for bearish option traders to turn substantial profits in AK Steel. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 4,700 Weekly $5 puts expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.12 to $0.15 with shares at $5.29. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 2,508 contracts, indicating that this […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 31, 2018

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $AAL & $AMAT

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $AAL and $AMAT. Jon is seeing unusual activity in AAL, where traders were buying about 10,000 of the January $46 calls for around 1.35. Jon bought these calls and will likely be in them through Labor Day. Jon also sees unusual bullish activity in AMAT, […]

By Chris Sykora · Jul 31, 2018

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