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

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

$GWW calls surge ahead of earnings

W.W. Grainger reports quarterly results early next week, and option traders are already posting big gains in upside positions. On Wednesday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 1,500 October $175 calls for $4.65 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $170. Open interest in the strike was 520 contracts before the trade […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 13, 2017

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Bears print large gains as $DDD falls

3-D Systems has seen its stock price nearly cut in half in the last five months, resulting in exponential profits for downside option positions. On July 26, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 5,000 November $15 puts in one print for $1.11 with shares at $17.13. This was clearly a new position, as volume […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 13, 2017

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Call buyers hit bull’s eye in $TGT

It took only 24 hours for bullish option traders to ring up exponential profits in Target. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 2,100 Weekly $59.50 calls that expired this afternoon were purchased for $0.16 to $0.62 with shares at $59.70. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 242 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 13, 2017

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Bulls triple their money in $CSCO

Cisco has come back to life in recent months, and option traders have scored big on upside positions. On Sept. 18, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 4,000 Weekly $33 calls that expired this afternoon were purchased for $0.19 and $0.20 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $32.59. This was clearly a new […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 13, 2017

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$VIAB calls turn big gains overnight

Option traders quadrupled their money today in bullish Viacom positions opened only one session earlier, Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners detected the purchase of 2,400 October $24 calls for $0.60 to $0.95 with shares at $24.24. Open interest in the strike was a mere 20 contracts before the trades occurred, showing that this was fresh […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 13, 2017

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Traders mine large profits in $FCX

Upside option buyers doubled their money in Freeport-McMoRan just before their positions expired today. On Sept. 14, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 9,500 Weekly $14 calls that expired this afternoon for $0.44 to $0.48 with shares at $13.75. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 96 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 13, 2017

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$TWTR calls win big in just 3 hours

Cheap bullish bets placed on Twitter this morning turned exponential profits before lunchtime was over. About 40 minutes after today’s opening bell, Investitute’s market scanners found that 8,400 Weekly $18.50 calls that expire tomorrow afternoon were purchased for $0.04 to $0.15 with shares at $18.16. Volume was nearly double the strike’s open interest of 4,442 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 12, 2017

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How bears profited from $T losses

It took only a week for option traders to post large gains on downside positions in AT&T. On Oct. 5, Investitute’s tracking systems identified the purchase of 10,000 November $40 puts in one print for $1.40 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $39.70. This was clearly a new position, as volume was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 12, 2017

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Bulls finding fertile ground in $CF

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Bulls finding fertile ground in $CF

Upside option positions are turning exponential profits in CF Industries. On Sept. 6, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,000 November $32.50 calls for $0.84 to $1.35 with shares at $30.64. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 2,044 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those calls ended today’s session trading […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 12, 2017

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Traders double their money in $PYPL

Bullish option positions rang up big profits in PayPal today at 52-week highs. On Sept. 27, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 5,200 November $65 calls for $1.98 to $2.14 with shares at $63.48. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 741 contracts before the trades occurred. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 12, 2017

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$SNAP bulls see big gains intraday

Option traders who opened upside positions in Snap this morning ended the day with enormous gains. Today Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 6,600 Weekly $15 that expire this Friday were purchased for $0.08 to $0.40 with shares at $15.20. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 3,581 contracts, indicating that this was fresh […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 11, 2017

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$AERI pays off again for call buyers

Aeri Pharmaceuticals soared with positive clinical data today, handing bullish traders their second big win in recent days. On Oct. 5, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,000 November $55 calls for $6.10 to $7.10 with shares at $53.80. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was just 314 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 11, 2017

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$NFLX bulls post blockbuster gains

Option traders are cashing in exponential profits in upside positions opened in Netflix only one week ago. Last Wednesday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 3,200 Weekly $190 calls that expire this Friday were purchased for $0.60 to $2.10 with shares at $185.39. These were clearly new positions, as volume was far above the strike’s open […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 11, 2017

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