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

The Trader's Ledger

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

$WLL bulls post huge profits in a week

Trader quadrupled their money today in bullish earnings bets on Whiting Petroleum. On Monday, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 2,100 Weekly $5 calls expiring on Nov. 3 were purchased for $0.20 to $0.22 with shares at $4.85. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 146 contracts before the activity […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 27, 2017

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Bearish plays pay off as $MAT plunges

Traders posted huge profits in downside positions opened in Mattel only a week ago. On Oct. 20, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 5,600 Weekly $14.50 puts expiring today were purchased for $0.35 with shares at $16.07. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 1,684 contracts before that session […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 27, 2017

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How $HUN bulls racked up quick gains

It took less than a week for option traders to triple their money in bullish positions on Huntsman. On Tuesday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,600 November $30 calls for $0.40 to $0.65 with shares at $29.40. These were clearly new positions, as volume was more than double the strike’s open interest of […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 27, 2017

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $GOOGL & $MSFT

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $GOOGL and $MSFT Traders were buying 5,300 of the March $1035 calls for over $60. Pete thinks it is part of a spread or roll from January. Pete is in these calls. Traders were also buying 23,000 of the January $87.5 calls […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Oct 27, 2017

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Traders post big profits on $TWTR

Twitter rallied after a surprisingly strong earnings report, resulting in exponential gains for bullish option positions. On Tuesday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,000 November $17.50 calls for $0.84 to $0.88 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $17.28. These were clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 26, 2017

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Calls ring up huge gains in $OSTK

Traders quadrupled their money in upside positions on Overstock.com less than a week after opening them. On Oct. 20, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 1,780 November $40 calls for $1.97 to $3 with shares at $37.35. Volume was nearly double the strike’s open interest of 975 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 26, 2017

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Patience pays off for $COP bulls

Traders are reaping huge gains today on bullish positions opened three months ago in ConocoPhillips. Back on July 24, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 2,900 November $45 calls for $1.37 with shares at $42.72. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 545 contracts before that session […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 26, 2017

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $NUAN

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $NUAN. Traders were buying the January $16 calls for $.50. Pete is in these contracts.

By Chris Tsiolis · Oct 26, 2017

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$DYN calls soar on takeover news

A large bullish option position in Dynegy tripled in value today after a report that it was an acquisition target. On Monday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 December $10 calls for $0.50 to $0.55 with shares at $8.92. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 25, 2017

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Bulls withdraw big gains from $IBN

Bullish option traders scored large profits overnight in India-based ICICI Bank. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,900 January $9 calls for $0.19 to $0.22 with shares at $8.45. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 1,286 contracts before the trades occurred. Those calls sold for […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 25, 2017

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Traders double their money in $WBA

Walgreens Boots Alliance reported strong quarterly numbers today, returning big profits on option positions opened less than a week ago. Last Friday, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 5,600 Weekly $68 calls expiring on Oct. 27 were purchased for $1.14 to $1.85 with shares at $67.89. Open interest in the strike was only 432 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 25, 2017

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$AA call buyers double their money

Bullish option traders booked big gains in Alcoa today amid signs of rising demand overseas. On Sept. 15, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,500 November $44 calls for $3.10 with shares at $44.82. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 168 contracts before the trade occurred. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 24, 2017

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$CAT bulls nail big gains overnight

Caterpillar’s surprise earnings report this morning translated into exponential gains for upside option positions. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 3,100 Weekly $132 calls expiring this Friday were purchased for $1.80 to $2.40 with shares at $131.65. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 2,062 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 24, 2017

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