Tuesday, October 13, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 090

The Trader's Ledger

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

$FINL bulls triple their money

Upside option positions sprinted higher in The Finish Line on merger news today. On Feb. 26, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,500 April $12 calls for $0.60 with shares at $11.23. Those were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 608 contracts before the activity appeared. Those calls sold […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 26, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $NEM & $SLV

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $NEM & $SLV. In NEM, traders were buying up 6,700 of the April $37 calls from 2.74-3.15. Pete bought these calls. Pete is also seeing unusual activity in SLV, where 10,000 of the July $18 calls were bought as a part of a […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 26, 2018

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$KBH call buyers turn quick gains

Option traders who opened bullish positions just before KB Home reported quarterly results yesterday are already reaping large rewards. On Wednesday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,000 April $32 calls for $0.49 to $0.67 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $29.64. Volume was above the strike’s open interest of 2,616 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 23, 2018

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Bulls triple their money in $WLL

Traders scored big on bullish options in Whiting Petroleum just before the positions expired today. On March 15, Investitute’s market scanners found that 3,100 Weekly $31.50 calls expiring this afternoon were purchased for $0.73 to $0.80 with shares at $31.36. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was a mere 54 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 23, 2018

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$CRC call buyers drill for profits

Bullish option traders more than doubled their money in California Resources today. On March 7, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 May $16 calls in one print for $1.20 with shares at $13.64. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in strike was just 78 contracts. Those calls traded as highs […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 23, 2018

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$BK put prices skyrocket sixfold

Bank of New York Mellon has fallen sharply in recent days, yielding huge profits on downside option positions. On Tuesday, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 3,060 Weekly $53.50 puts expiring on March 29 were purchased for $0.44 as part of a bearish roll with shares at $54.73. Volume dwarfed the strike’s open interest of 18 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 23, 2018

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Bears score big as $QCOM falls

It took less than a week for downside option traders to turn sizable profits in Qualcomm. On Tuesday, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 2,500 April $56 puts for $1.19 and $1.20 with shares at $58.28. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 47 contracts before the trade […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 23, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $FL & $CY

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $FL & $CY. In FL, traders were buying up 2,500 of the May $44 calls for 2.25. Pete is not in these calls yet but intends to open a position by the end of the day. Pete is also seeing unusual activity in […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 23, 2018

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$OMER calls skyrocket overnight

Option traders racked up astronomic gains just one session after opening bullish positions in Omeros. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems detectd the purchase of 1,500 April $13 calls for $0.55 to $1.04 and 1,500 April $14 calls for $0.35 to $0.70. Shares were trading at $11.61 at the time. Today the April $13s traded for […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 22, 2018

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Bears triple their money in $XLI

Option traders scored big gains in downside positions on the SPDR Industrial Fund today. On March 14, Investitute’s market scanners found that 5,000 Weekly $76 puts expiring on March 29 were purchased for $0.84 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $76.73. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 22, 2018

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$DRI bears feast on quick profits

Downside option positions quadrupled overnight in Darden Restaurants. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 4,700 April $90 puts for $1.23 to $1.60 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $95.49. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 129 contracts before the trade occurred. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 22, 2018

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Najarian Brothers Make Final Trades in $AA & $GILD

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian respectively chose $AA and $GILD as their final trades. In AA today, 2,000 of the 29March $47 calls were bought from 0.60-0.65. In GILD, 10,000 of the May $82.50 calls were bought for 1.04, today.

By Chris Sykora · Mar 22, 2018

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Bulls turn quick profits in $CELG

It took less than three days for option traders to double their money in Celgene. On Monday, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that 1,900 Weekly $89 calls expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.87 to $1.25 with shares at $88.84. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 153 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 21, 2018

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