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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Call buyers ride $FCAU breakout

Fiat Chrysler has surged in the New Year, and option traders are being rewarded for their patience. On Sept. 22, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 22,000 March $15 calls for $3.80 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $17.99. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 12,842 contracts, showing […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 5, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $AAPL & $TXT

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $AAPL and $TXT. Jon Najarian is seeing activity in TXT, where traders were buying the February $60 calls. Jon is in this one for a few weeks. Pete Najarian is seeing call buying in AAPL, where traders bought up 12 […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Jan 5, 2018

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$WFC call buyers deposit winnings

Wells Fargo continues to rally in the face of detractors, turning significant profits for bullish option traders. On Dec. 5, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,100 February $60 calls for $1.36 to $1.54 with shares at $58.29. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 7,041 contracts, indicating that this was fresh […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 4, 2018

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Bulls uncork major gains in $STZ

Option traders pocketed big profits in Constellation Brands as it climbed to new highs today. On Oct. 10, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 4,434 January $210 calls for $8.20 and $8.30 as part of a bullish spread. Shares were trading at $208.49 at that time. Those calls sold for $19.54 this morning, more […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 4, 2018

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$DXJ call prices double overnight

Option traders turned quick gains today in the Wisdom Tree Japan Hedged Equity Fund. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 8,750 February $60 calls for $1.18 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $1.30. This was clearly a new position, as volume was double the strike’s open interest of 4,400. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 4, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $SPY, $DWDC & $BAC

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $SPY, $DWDP and $BAC. Jon Najarian was seeing that traders sold out of the SPY January $270 and bought 150,000 January $275 calls. This is a huge bet that the market will move higher in the next few weeks. Also, […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Jan 4, 2018

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Big Paper in All Indicies But Focus is on Big Caps

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Big Paper in All Indicies But Focus is on Big Caps

QQQ at $160.35 They’re buying Jan 160, 160.50, 161, 162, 163 calls. Normally we see 2:1 Puts to calls, but today its just 1.4:1 DIA Normal call activity for full session avg is 30K. Already past 40K less than 2 hours into session. Jan 245 calls and 250 calls bought HARD with shares of the […]

By Jon Najarian · Jan 4, 2018

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$BB call prices double overnight

BlackBerry ripped higher today, yielding quick returns for bullish option traders. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 2,000 Weekly $12 calls expiring on Feb. 2 were purchased for $0.24 and $0.25 with shares at $11.50. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was a mere 3 contracts before the activity […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 3, 2018

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Traders post quick gains in $EWZ

Bullish option traders have already doubled their money on upside positions opened in the iShares MSCI Brazil Fund less than a week ago. Last Thursday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 7,000 February $42 calls for $0.90 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $40.36. This was clearly a new position, as […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 3, 2018

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How $ESV calls surged sevenfold

Bullish traders turned significant profits in Ensco today after its stock had been cut in half over the last year. On Dec. 18, Investitute’s proprietary programs identified the purchase of 7,500 January $6 calls for $0.10 with shares at $5.23. This was clearly a new position, as volume was above the strike’s open interest. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 3, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $XLE & $TXN

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $XLE and $TXN. Pete Najarian is seeing activity in XLE, where traders bought 28,000 March $75 calls. This was a roll from a previous trade, up and out. Pete is in these for 2 months, unless there is a faster […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Jan 3, 2018

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Energy bulls hit gusher in $XOP

Option traders turned quick profits today in the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration and Production Fund. On Dec. 20, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 20,000 February $37 calls for $0.84 and $0.85 with shares at $35.39. This was clearly fresh buying, as option interest in the strike was only 171 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 2, 2018

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$XRT calls ring in 2018 profits

Option traders have more than tripled their money on upside positions opened in the SPDR S&P Retail Fund just after Thanksgiving. On Nov. 29, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 30,800 January $45 calls for $0.42 to $0.83 with shares at $44.09. These represented new position, as volume was well above the strike’s open […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 2, 2018

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