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The Trader's Ledger

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

Housing bulls build profits in $DHI

Option traders doubled their money on several bullish positions opened in homebuilder D.R. Horton just two weeks ago. On May 24, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that a sweep of calls expiring on June 15 were purchased, all at the same time, with shares at $41.68. The buying came in the forms of: 2,938 $41.50 calls for […]

By Chris Sykora · Jun 8, 2018

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$MCD calls soar in one-day play

Option traders collected enormous profits today on bullish positions opened in McDonald’s just 24 hours later. Yesterday Investitute’s market scanners showed that 2,500 Weekly $165 calls expiring this afternoon were purchased for $0.30 to $1.71 with shares at $166.44. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,299 contracts, showing that this was fresh […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 8, 2018

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$WMB bears triple their money

Williams has fallen with the price of oil, yielding exponential gains on downside option positions. On Jan. 18, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 4,000 August $31 puts purchased for $1.64 with shares at $32.35. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 330 contracts befeore that session began. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 8, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $MGM & $SQ

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $MGM and $SQ. Pete sees unusual activity in MGM, where 5,000 of the January $32 calls were bought for 2.85, after seeing a monster buyer of the July $32 calls yesterday. Pete bought July calls in MGM and plans to be in them […]

By Chris Sykora · Jun 7, 2018

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Traders rack up profits in $FXI

Bullish option traders doubled their money in the iShares China Large-Cap Fund (FXI) today as trade worries appeared to subside. On June 1, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that 21,000 $48 calls expiring on July 20 were purchased for $0.73, with shares at $47.17, as part of a bullish spread. These were clearly new positions, as […]

By Chris Sykora · Jun 7, 2018

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$FIVE calls soar 11-fold overnight

Strong quarterly results led to huge profits today in bullish option positions on Five Below opened only one session earlier. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 4,500 Weekly $82 calls expiring tomorrow were purchased for $1.60 to $2.19 with shares at $79.46. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 7, 2018

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Bulls quintuple money in $CONN

Last-minute options purchased in Conn’s yesterday turned huge profits this morning. Less than half an hour before the closing bell yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 4,600 June $29 calls bought for $0.79 to $1.15 with shares at $26.20. Open interest in the strike was only 592 contracts before the trades occurred, showing […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 7, 2018

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Short-term guidance doesn’t mean lack of innovation

I agree with the posit by Jamie Dimon and Warren Buffett that offering short-term guidance and the pressure to meet that guidance can stifle long-term growth, I disagree wholeheartedly with their other premise that it curtails innovation. From their oped: “Short-term-oriented capital markets have discouraged companies with a longer-term view from going public at all, […]

By Jon Najarian · Jun 7, 2018

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$SPY bulls score big in just days

The SPDR S&P 500 Fund (SPY) gapped higher this morning, tripling the value of bullish option positions opened Friday. On June 1, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that 59,000 $276 calls expiring on June 15 were purchased from $0.66 to $0.76 with shares at $272.76. These were clearly new positions, as the volume was well above the strike’s […]

By Chris Sykora · Jun 6, 2018

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$SIG call prices rocket fivefold

It took barely a week for bullish option traders to rack up huge gains in Signet Jewelers. On May 29, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,220 June $44 calls for $2 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $41.88. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 6, 2018

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$ILG bulls double their money

Option traders have turned big profits in the vacation-rental company near its 52-week highs. Way back on Dec. 7, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 5,000 June $30 calls for $1.90 with shares at $28.48. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was just 1 contract before the activity appeared. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 6, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $HLT

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $HLT. Pete is seeing unusual activity in HLT, as traders purchased 4,000 of the October $87.50 calls for 2.67 as part of a bullish spread. Pete bought HLT stock.

By Chris Sykora · Jun 6, 2018

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $IWM & $MIK

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $IWM & $MIK. Jon is seeing unusual activity in IWM, as traders purchased 10,000 of the August $168 calls for 2.21. Jon bought these calls and will be in them for about a month. In MIK, traders were buying up 3,000 of the June $20 calls for […]

By Chris Sykora · Jun 5, 2018

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