Thursday, October 15, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 090

The Trader's Ledger

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

$CRC calls more than double overnight

It took just 24 hours for bullish traders to reap large gains in California Resources. Yesterday Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,600 November $11 calls for $1.70 to $3.20 with shares at $14. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,985 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those calls sold […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 7, 2017

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Bulls draw winning a hand in $LVS

Las Vegas Sands turned quick profits for upside option positions today. Just last Friday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,600 November $66 calls for $0.45 to $0.81 with shares at $65.54. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 696 contracts before the trades occurred. Those calls sold […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 7, 2017

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Bears profit from losses in $TRIP

Option traders tripled their money in downside positions on TripAdvisor today. On Oct. 10, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 3,000 November $43 puts for $3.30 to $3.53 with shares at $41.77. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 94 contracts before that session began. Those puts traded […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 7, 2017

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $SNAP, $AABA, $JD & $GLW

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $SNAP, $AABA, $JD & $GLW. Pete is seeing activity in AABA, where traders were buying 25,000 December $80 calls for $.55. Pete is in these for 3-4 weeks. Also, Pete wanted to update everyone on JD activity from last week, where […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Nov 7, 2017

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$SLB calls surge fivefold as oil rises

Schlumberger rallied sharply as the price of oil reached its highest level in more than two years, handing huge profits to bullish option traders. Just last Thursday, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 3,000 Weekly $63.50 calls expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.75 with shares at $63.58. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 6, 2017

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Bulls rack up huge profits in $KORS

Michael Kors spiked higher on strong quarterly results today, returning exponential gains on upside option positions. On Sept. 14, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 7,500 November $47.50 calls in one print for $1.40 with shares at $44.27. Open interest in the strike was only 719 contracts before the activity appeared, showing that it […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 6, 2017

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Traders triple their money in $MRVL

Bullish traders cashed in big gains today as Marvell Technology spiked higher on merger reports. On Sept. 7, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 3,700 November $18 calls for $0.74 to $0.85 with shares at $17.66. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 978 contracts before the trades […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 6, 2017

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$QCOM calls hit stratospheric heights

Qualcomm spiked higher on reports that Broadcom is seeking to buy the rival chip maker, yielding gigantic profits on bullish option positions. On Sept. 14, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 14,400 December $57.50 calls for $0.51 to $0.61 with shares at $51.02. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 3, 2017

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$SPY bulls triple their money at highs

Option traders have consistently scored big on the SPDR S&P 500 Fund, and today was no exception, On Sept. 21, Investitute’s proprietary programs identified the purchase of 40,000 December $257 calls at the same time for $1.13 with shares at $249.77. Open interest in the strike was 14,610 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 3, 2017

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How $AAPL calls increased fivefold

Apple rallied on strong quarterly numbers today, handing exponential gains to bullish option traders. On Oct. 27, Investitute’s market scanners found that 2,000 Weekly $172.50 calls expiring on Dec. 1 were purchased at the same time for $0.85 to $0.90 with shares at $159.67. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 3, 2017

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Bulls rack up quick profits in $LB

Option traders scored big gains overnight in L Brands. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 4,800 November $47.50 calls at the same second for $0.85 with shares at $44.21. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 3,097 contracts, showing that this was a new position. Investitute co-founder Jon Najarian cited […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 2, 2017

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$NWL bears post exponential gains

Newell Brands dropped sharply on dismal quarterly results today, resulting in enormous profits for downside option positions. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 8,000 November $41 puts for $1.35 to $1.55 with shares at $40.86. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 1,250 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 2, 2017

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Why $HFC calls increased fivefold

Bullish option positions are drawing exponential returns from HollyFrontier’s strong quarterly numbers. On Aug. 25, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 1,400 December $30 calls bought for $1.83 and $1.84 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $29.47. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 2, 2017

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