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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Bulls rack up quick profits in $EFA

Option traders have quadrupled their money barely a week after opening bullish positions in the global iShares MSCI EAFE Fund. On Jan. 17, Investitute’s market scanners found that 11,100 February $75 calls were purchased mostly in one print of 8,500 for $0.21 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $73.63. This was clearly […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 27, 2018

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Traders ring up large gains in $KR

Kroger rallied on deal speculation today, turning substantial profits for upside option positions. On Dec. 4, Investitute’s tracking systems flagged the purchase of 5,300 February $28 calls for $0.75 to $0.84 with shares at $26.85. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 148 contracts before the trades occurred. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 25, 2018

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$ITUB call prices skyrocket 11-fold

Brazilian stocks have been en fuego recently, and traders are posting enormous gains on Itau Unibanco. On Jan. 2, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 10,900 February $14 calls for $0.25 with shares at $13.39. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 350 contracts before the trade occurred. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 25, 2018

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Why $NWL put buyers scored big

Newell Brands dropped after quarterly results this morning, handing huge profits to bearish option traders. Last Friday, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 5,000 February $31 puts for $1.40 and $1.45 with shares at $31.24. against open interest of 319 contracts. Stock 31.24. Those puts traded for $7 today, 5 times their original purchase […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 25, 2018

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$ABT call buyers turn quick profits

It took less than a week for traders to quadruple their money in Abbott Laboratories, On Monday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 9,200 February $60 calls for $0.91 to $1.25 with shares at $59.47. These were clearly new positions, as volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 2,261 contracts. This morning […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 25, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $EEM

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $EEM. Traders were buying 10,000 of the EEM June $60 calls for $0.20. This trade follows the 50,000 April $51 calls bought earlier in the week, as bulls continue to see growth opportunities outside of the US. Pete is long these calls and […]

By Chris Sykora · Jan 25, 2018

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$PBR call prices double in hours

Bullish option traders who piled into Petrobras this morning posted substantial profits by lunchtime. Less than an hour into the session, Investitute’s tracking systems flagged the purchase of 30,000 February $12.50 calls for $0.50 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $12.57. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 24, 2018

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Bulls triple their money in $IBM

IBM rebounded sharply this week, returning large gains on upside option positions. On Dec. 12, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 4,100 February $160 calls for $2.84 to $3.50 with shares at $157.09. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 927 contracts before the activity appeared. Those calls […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 24, 2018

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$EEM calls ring up more profits

Bullish traders quintupled their money on options purchased in the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Fund just a few weeks ago. On Jan. 3, Investitute’s market scanners found that 9,473 Weekly $49 calls expiring on Feb. 2 were purchased in one print for $0.49 with shares at $48.33. Open interest in the strike was only 133 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 24, 2018

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Bears score big as $UAL plunges

Option traders tripled their money in downside positions on United Continental today as shares fell sharply on comments by its chief executive. On Monday, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 1,475 February $76 puts in one print for $2.57 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $76.09. There was no open interest […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 24, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $PBR

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $PBR. Traders were buying 30,000 PBR February $12.50 calls for $0.50. They also sold the February $13.50 calls for $0.15 to finance the trade. The long trade was rolled up from February $12 calls as the traders looks for more upside in this […]

By Chris Sykora · Jan 24, 2018

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$EEM bulls quadruple their money

Option traders racked up huge profits today in the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Fund. On Dec. 8, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 29,400 March $46 calls for $1.22 to $1.31 with shares at $45.91. Volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 10,029 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those calls […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 23, 2018

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$QD bulls post big gains intraday

It took just a few hours for option traders to more than double their money in Qudian today. In midday trading, Investitue’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 2,400 March $12.50 calls for $0.50 to $0.78 with shares at $12.90. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was a mere 18 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 23, 2018

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