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

The Trader's Ledger

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

$BAC trades turn profit in hours

Option traders who opened bullish positions in Bank of America early today collected significant gains by the afternoon. This morning Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 21,000 Weekly $31.50 calls expiring this afternoon were purchased for $0.02 and $0.03 with shares at $31.20. These were clearly new positions, as volume was well above the strike’s open […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 2, 2018

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$MCHP call prices surge fivefold

Option traders posted big profits in Microchip Technology today after company announced that it is acquiring Microsemi. On Feb. 20, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,300 March $90 calls for $0.89 to $0.95 with shares at $85.46. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was a mere 71 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 2, 2018

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $DB & $VXX

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $DB and $VXX. Traders were buying up about 10,500 of the June $17 calls in DB, from 0.60-0.65. Jon jumped in these and plans to hold for about a month. Jon also saw unusual option activity in VXX, where traders were buying puts, […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 2, 2018

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How $X calls skyrocketed 16-fold

Bullish option traders racked up stratospheric gains on U.S. Steel today. On Feb. 6, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,400 March $40 calls for $0.50 to $0.69 with shares at $35.47. Volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 2,127 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those calls traded for $7.90 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 1, 2018

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$BOX bears quintuple their money

Box plunged on poor quarterly numbers today, yielding huge profits on downside option positions opened just four sessions ago. On Monday, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 2,700 March $22 puts for $0.65 with shares at $23.61. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,704 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 1, 2018

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Call prices surge sixfold in $CRM

Bullish option traders earned big profits today on strong quarterly results from Salesforce.com. On Dec. 5, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 5,000 Monthly $110 calls expiring on Mar. 16 were purchased for $2.10 to $2.71 with shares at $100.37. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 2,149 contracts. […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 1, 2018

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$QEP bulls double money overnight

Traders turned quick profits in QEP Resources today. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 13,000 March $9 calls for $0.40 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $8.64. This was clearly a new position, as volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 4,166 contracts. Those calls traded as […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 1, 2018

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Call buyers building gains in $BLDR

Bullish option traders took less than 24 hours to double their money in Builders FirstSource. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 1,500 March $20 calls in one print for $0.70 with shares at $19.31. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was a mere 86 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 1, 2018

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$WTW call prices skyrocket 18-fold

Weight Watchers blew past earnings estimates last night, resulting in astronomic gains for option traders today. Last Nov. 13, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 April $60 calls for $0.90 to $1.10 with shares at $42.74. Open interest in the strike was a mere 68 contracts before the activity appeared, showing that these […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 28, 2018

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$ETSY bulls quadruple their money

Strong quarterly numbers from Etsy translated to big profits for option traders today. On Feb. 1, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,000 June $22.50 calls for $1.15 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $19.15. This was clearly a new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 453 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 28, 2018

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$TJX call buyers ring up big profits

Traders more than tripled their money in TJX today thanks to positive quarterly results. On Jan. 9, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,100 March $77.50 calls for $2.05 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $75.62. Open interest in the strike was a mere 14 contracts before the trade occurred, showing […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 28, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $INTC & $AIG

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $INTC and $AIG. In INTC, Pete is seeing unusual activity in the July $52.50 calls, as traders bought 5,000 for 2.18. This follows the May call buying that he pointed out yesterday. Pete owns INTC calls. Pete also sees bullish activity in AIG, noting […]

By Chris Sykora · Feb 28, 2018

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$M call prices skyrocket eightfold

Macy’s reported surprisingly strong quarterly numbers this morning, handing huge gains to bullish option traders. On Feb. 13, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 March $25 calls for $1.43 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $24.56. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 27, 2018

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