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$UAL call prices surge fourfold

United Continental shares flew higher on strong quarterly results today, handing huge gains to bullish option traders. On July 2, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 1,500 July $70 calls for $2.39 and $2.40 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $69.88. This was clearly a new position, as volume was above […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 18, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $HLT, $FTI, $BSX, $WBA & $MSFT

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $HLT, $FTI, $BSX, $WBA and $MSFT. Jon is seeing unusual activity in HLT, as 7,500 of the August $85 calls were bought for 1.40, as part of a bullish spread. Jon bought these calls and plans to hold them through when the company […]

By Chris Sykora · Jul 18, 2018

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Bulls triple their money in $PG

Procter & Gamble took a breather today, but not before yielding big returns on upside option positions opened a month ago. On June 21, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,200 July $77 calls for $0.80 to $1.27 with shares at $76.67. These were clearly new positions, as open interest inthe strike was only […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 18, 2018

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Bears rack up gains as $GT falls

Downside option traders have doubled their money in Goodyear Tire & Rubber. On June 29, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 5,800 August $24 puts for $1.30 to $1.40 with shares at $23.63. Open in interest in the strike was only 388 contracts before that session began, showing that this was fresh buying. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 17, 2018

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$DHI bulls triple their money

D.R. Horton rallied with other homebuilders today, turning quick gains for upside option traders. On July 12, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 15,700 Weekly $42.50 calls expiring on July 27 were purchased for $0.64 to $0.81 with shares at $41.20. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was a mere 56 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 17, 2018

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Call prices spike 8-fold in $BAC

Bank of America has rebounded sharply on quarterly numbers, yielding substantial profits on bullish option positions. On July 6, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 70,000 July $29.50 calls for $0.09 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $28.02. This was clearly a new position, as volume was far above the strike’s […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 17, 2018

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$MSFT breaks out, calls double

Microsoft continued its recent rally to new highs today, returning handsome profits to bullish option positions opened two months ago. On May 14, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 8,492 July $97.50 calls for $4.15 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $98.37. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in […]

By Chris Sykora · Jul 17, 2018

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $CVS

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $CVS. Jon is seeing unusual activity in CVS, as traders bought 6,000 of the 03August $67.50 calls for 1.38 as part of a bullish spread. CVS was Jon’s final trade, and he noted that the company’s earnings report is due on August 8.

By Chris Sykora · Jul 17, 2018

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$ARNC bulls double their money

Arconic spiked higher on takeover speculation today, yielding substantial profits on upside option positions. On June 22, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,250 January $17.50 calls for $1.55 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $17. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in strike was only 589 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 16, 2018

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Why call prices tripled in $KORS

Options traders have rung up large profits in Michael Kors. On May 30, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,000 July $62.50 calls as part of a bullish spread for $1.40 and $1.50 with shares at $59.88. Open interest in the strike was a mere 9 contracts before the activity appeared, showing that this […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 16, 2018

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$VFC calls gain before earnings

Bullish option traders double their money in VF Corporation ahead of quarterly results at the end of this week. On July 10, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 7,000 Weekly $83.50 calls expiring on July 27 were purchased for $2.15 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $83.10. There was no open interest in […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 16, 2018

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$SPY call prices surge fivefold

It took barely a week for bullish option traders to rack up huge gains in the SPDR S&P 500 Fund. On July 5, Investitute’s market scanners found that 18,000 Weekly $279 calls expiring on July 27 were bought for $0.52 with shares at $272.03. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 11,365 contracts, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 13, 2018

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Bulls ring up profits in $COST

Upside option traders have doubled their money in Costco. On July 2, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that 3,000 Weekly $207.50 calls expiring on July 27 were bought for $4.20 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $207.32. This was clearly new positioning, as open interest in the strike was a mere 90 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 13, 2018

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