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The Trader's Ledger

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

$PBR call prices soar sevenfold

Option traders are racking up huge gains in Petrobras. On Jan. 5, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 4,500 Weekly $11.50 calls expiring this Friday were purchased in one print for $0.34 with shares at $11.05. This was a new position, as there was no open interest in the strike before that session began. Investitute co-founder […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 22, 2018

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$HTZ bulls drive home big profits

It took barely a week for option traders to triple their money in Hertz. On Feb. 14, Investitue’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,000 March $21 calls as part of a bullish roll with shares at $17.89. bought for 0.77 to 0.84 above open interest of 3,197 contracts, 3,000 April 24 calls sold for […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 22, 2018

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How $YNDX calls surged fourfold

Option traders cashed in exponential profits on bullish positions opened in Yandex just last week. On Feb. 12, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 7,500 March $38 calls for $1.30 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $36.55. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 22, 2018

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$GGB bulls quintuple their money

Bullish option traders have posted exponential profits in Brazilian steel maker Gerdau as it has benefited from the recent rally in its industry. On Oct. 11, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 5,000 March $4 calls for $0.25 with shares at $3.41. Open interest in the strike was just 457 contracts before the trade […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 22, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $RF & $XOM

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $RF and $XOM. Pete is seeing bullish activity in RF, where 5,000 of the March $22 calls were bought from 0.09-0.12. This follows the purchase of 7,500 of the same contracts yesterday. Pete owns these calls and will be in them for a […]

By Chris Sykora · Feb 22, 2018

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$NUE bulls rack up hefty gains

Option traders more than doubled their money in Nucor today. On Feb. 12, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 6,000 Weekly $65 calls expiring on March 2 were purchased for $1.36 to $1.54 with shares at $63.75. Open interest in the strike was a mere 4 contracts before that session began, showing that this was fresh […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 21, 2018

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$EAT calls soar fivefold in hours

Traders who opened bullish options positions in Brinker International this morning collected huge gains by the afternoon. At 11:30 a.m. ET, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,200 March $35 calls for $0.30 to $0.65 with shares at $33.50. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 662 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 21, 2018

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Bears triple their money in $RIG

Transocean fell today after quarterly results, yielding large profits on downside option positions. On Feb. 1, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 4,950 March 11 puts for $0.56 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $11.43. Volume was above the strike’s open interest, showing that this was a new position. Those puts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 21, 2018

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Bulls post big profits in $STLD

It took barely a week for option traders to triple their money in Steel Dynamics. On Feb. 13, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,000 March $50 calls in one print for $0.40 with shares at $44.76. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 94 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 21, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $C

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian sees unusual option activity in $C. In C, traders bought 10,000 of the April $80 calls for about $1.61. Pete is in these calls and he will be in them from one to two months, citing that he likes the large bullish bet that the bank stock is going […]

By Chris Sykora · Feb 21, 2018

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$AMAT bulls triple their money

Option traders have turned fast profits as Applied Materials has rebounded sharply in the last week. On Feb. 9, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 4,000 March $48 calls for $2.68 to $3 with shares at $47.75. There was no open interest in the strike before the activity appeared, showing that this was fresh […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 20, 2018

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$NXPI calls double on new bid

Qualcomm sweetened its offer for NXP Semiconductors today, handing big gains to upside option traders. On Oct. 11, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 10,300 April $120 calls for $3.60 to $3.80 with shares at $115.40. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 341 contracts before that session […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 20, 2018

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$MOS bulls score big on quarter

Option traders doubled their money in Mosaic today. On Dec. 12, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 5,000 March $25 calls for $1.22 to $1.50 with shares at $24.75. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 3,961 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those calls traded for $2.60 today, more than […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 20, 2018

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