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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Calls stack up as $CY rallies

Option traders posted substantial gains on upside positions in Cypress Semiconductor before they expired today. On Jan. 12, Investitute’s proprietary systems flagged the purchase of 5,200 March $17 calls for $0.85 to $1.02 with shares at $17.08. Volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 2,558 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 16, 2018

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$LDOS call buyers score big

Option traders doubled their money on bullish positions in Leidos that expired this afternoon. On Feb. 9, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 5,997 March $65 calls were purchased for $1.50 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $61.57. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 167 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 16, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $ASH & $X

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $ASH and $X. In X, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual activity in the April $42 calls, as traders bought 12,000 of them from 0.81-1.37. Jon Najarian is seeing unusual activity in ASH, where 7,500 of the April $80 calls were bought, […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 16, 2018

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$WSM call buyers ring up profits

Bullish option traders doubled their money in Williams-Sonoma today, thanks to a strong earnings report. On Feb. 9, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,000 March $52.50 calls for $1.90 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $50.48. Open interest in the strike was only 300 contracts before the trade occurred, showing […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 15, 2018

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Bears gain from struggles at $LB

Downside option positions are paying off in L Brands, which has not recovered from its recent selloff after quarterly results. On Feb. 8, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 3,000 March $45 puts for $1.80 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $48.21. This was clearly a new position, as volume was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 15, 2018

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$VRSN call prices triple overnight

Option traders posted large gains today on bullish positions opened in VeriSign only 24 hours earlier. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 4,100 April $125 calls for $2.08 to $3.50 with shares at $122.88. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 2,043 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 15, 2018

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$CWH call prices surge overnight

It took less than 24 hours for option traders to post substantial profits in Camping World. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,000 September $40 calls for $3.40 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $36.24. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 14, 2018

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Call buyers come up aces in $IGT

Option traders revealed winning hands in International Game Technology today. On Feb. 14, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 1,100 March $25 calls for $2.60 with shares at $26.45. There was no open interest in the strike before the trade appeared, showing that this was fresh buying. Those calls traded for $5.30 today, doubling […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 14, 2018

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$TWTR bulls double their money

Twitter was one of the rare bright spots in the market today, resulting in big gains for upside option positions. On Feb. 20, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 April $35 calls for $1.42 to $1.45 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $32.70. There was no open interest in the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 14, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $HIG & $PYPL

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $HIG and $PYPL. In HIG, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual activity in the April $55 calls, as traders bought 7,000 of them for 1.24. Pete is in these calls and plans to hold them for about a month. Jon Najarian is […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 14, 2018

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$INTC bulls rack up big gains

Bullish option traders more than doubled their money in Intel today. On Feb. 27, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 7,900 May $52.50 calls for $1.29 to $1.90 with shares at $50.77. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 796 contracts before the activity appeared. Those calls traded […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 13, 2018

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$M call prices double overnight

Option traders collected substantial profits just 24 hours after opening bullish positions in Macy’s. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 4,000 Weekly $29 calls expiring on March 23 were purchased for $0.54 to $0.65 with shares at $28.72. Open interest in the strike was only 362 contracts before the trades occurred, showing that this […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 13, 2018

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$DSW bulls triple their money

Option traders racked up exponential profits overnight after DSW reported quarterly results today. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary systems flagged the purchase of 5,152 March $20 calls for $0.70 and $0.75 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $19.24. Volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 1,697 contracts, showing that this was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 13, 2018

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