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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Traders strike pay dirt in $WPM

Wheaton Precious Metals rallied along with gold and silver as investors sought safe havens today, and upside option positions turned quick profits overnight. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 6,400 October $20 calls were purchased for $0.11 to $0.26 with shares at $20.01. Volume was more than double the strike’s open interest of 3,143 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 19, 2017

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$VZ call buyers dial up big profits

Option traders quadrupled their money in bullish positions opened on Verizon Communications less than three days earlier. On Tuesday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,000 October $48 calls for $0.77 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $48.19. This was clearly a new position, as volume was well above the strike’s […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 19, 2017

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$XLV bulls double their money in a day

Upside option positions in the SPDR S&P Health Care Fund turned large profits only 24 hours after they were opened. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 39,000 November $84 calls were purchased for $0.49 to $0.59 with shares at $82.86. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 2,568 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 18, 2017

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Calls light up as $CREE burns shorts

Cree squeezed higher on turnaround hopes today, returning exponential profits on upside option positions. On Oct. 2, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 November $29 calls for $1.30 with shares at $28.32. Open interest in the strike was a mere 16 contracts before the trades occurred, showing that this was fresh buying. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 18, 2017

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Bears are profiting from $AGN losses

Allergan has been hit hard after losing a high-profile court ruling, and downside option positions are drawing large gains as a result. On Sept. 19, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 3,600 November $210 puts for $4.85 to $5.73 with shares at $215.23. These are clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 18, 2017

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $IBM, $XLF, $PG & $ABBV

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in IBM, XLF, PG and ABBV. Pete informed us of traders buying up the IBM November $160 calls, where traders were buying these contracts for $1.25-2.40. Pete is bullish IBM and owns the stock. Pete also alerted us to call buying […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Oct 18, 2017

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$JNJ bulls quadruple money in week

It took only five sessions for option traders to turn exponential gains in Johnson & Johnson. Last Tuesday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 12,600 November $135 calls for $1.57 to $2.10 with shares at $133.82. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 4,111 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 17, 2017

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$GWW call buyers turn quick profits

W.W. Grainger surged on strong quarterly numbers today, returning huge gains on bullish option positions opened just at the end of last week. Last Friday afternoon, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,000 November $180 calls for $8.60 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $180.60, the third bullish trade in four […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 17, 2017

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Bullish plays pay off big in $GLUU

Upside option positions are scoring huge gains in Glu Mobile less than a week after they were opened. Last Wednesday, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 5,200 December $5 calls were purchased for $0.09 to $0.15 with shares at $3.78. Open interest in the strike was a mere 48 contracts before the trades occurred, showing that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 17, 2017

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$AMAT call buyers turn quick profits

It took less than three sessions for traders to double their money in Applied Materials. Last Thursday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 11,200 October $55 calls for $0.29 to $0.44 with shares at $53.60. Volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 3,042 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those calls […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 16, 2017

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Bulls triple their money in $RDC

Option traders are scoring big in Rowan Companies, which has rebounded sharply with the price of oil in the last month. On Sept. 26, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,200 October $12 calls for $0.69 to $0.75 with shares at $12.13. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 16, 2017

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$SOHU calls post big gains in a day

Traders opened upside option positions in Sohu.com at the end of last week, and they are already reaping large profits. On Friday, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 2,000 November $65 calls for $3.50 to $4.60 with shares at $65.32. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was a mere […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 16, 2017

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$X bulls double their money in a day

U.S. Steel rallied sharply today, reaping huge rewards for upside option positions opened only 24 hours earlier. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 4,000 November $26 calls as part of a bullish roll for $1.35 to $1.47 with shares at $25.49. This was clearly a new position, as volume was above the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 13, 2017

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