Thursday, October 15, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 091

The Trader's Ledger

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

Traders double their money in $RIG

Transocean has been climbing with the the slow recovery from Hurricane Harvey, and bullish option positions are paying off. On Aug. 16, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 11,896 September $8 calls in one print for $0.37 with shares at $7.80. Open interest in the strike was 1,970 contracts before the trade occurred, showing […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 5, 2017

Options News

Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $HIMX

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in HIMX. Traders were buying up the March $10 calls for $1.25. The stock has been performing well all year, and Pete thinks that these calls might indicate a rapid move to the upside. Pete is in these for a few months, which […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Sep 5, 2017

Options News

$VALE call buyers turn profit of 300%

Traders keep piling into bullish options on mining company Vale, and today they were reaping the rewards. On Aug. 21, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,100 September $10.50 calls in one print for $0.25 with shares at $10.12. This was a new position, as there was no open interest in the strike before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 1, 2017

Options News

$MT bulls double their money this week

Steel makers have been big winners for upside options in recent months, and today was ArcelorMittal’s turn to post significant profits for traders. On Tuesday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 10,500 Weekly $27 calls that expire on Sept. 8 were purchased for $0.22 to $0.32 with shares at $26.44. Open interest in the strike was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 1, 2017

Options News

$TECK calls surge with metals, materials

Bullish option traders are racking up big profits in industrial miner Teck Resources. On July 27, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 5,500 September $20 calls for $2.30 to $2.38 with shares at $21.56. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was just 26 contracts before the trades occurred. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 1, 2017

Options News

Calls surge as $GNRC powers higher

Traders opened bullish option positions in Generac as Hurricane Harvey strengthened last week, and those calls are seeing exponential returns today. On Aug. 24, Investitute’s tracking systems identified the purchase of 2,900 September $37.50 calls $0.40 to $1.15 with shares at $37.68. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 31, 2017

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Put buyers gain 330% as $PGR drops

Bearish option traders have more than quadrupled their money in Progressive. On Aug. 23, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 2,000 September $48 puts for $0.39 with shares at $48.93. This was clearly new positioning, as open interest in the strike was just 55 contracts before the trades occurred. Today those puts traded up […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 31, 2017

Options News

$F drives profits for short-term calls

Option traders have been opening upside positions in Ford all week, and today they paid off. On Tuesday, Investitute’s market scanners showed that 7,000 Weekly $11 calls that expire on Sept. 8 were purchased mostly in one print for $0.09 with shares at $10.84. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 4,683 contracts, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 31, 2017

Options News

Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $HDS

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in HDS. Traders were buying the at-the-money $32.50 calls out in September. Jon thinks someone wants to participate in the upside with these calls, instead of owning the stock outright. Jon is in these, and will be for about 2 weeks.

By Chris Tsiolis · Aug 31, 2017

Options News

$KMI bulls triple their money in hours

Traders who opened upside positions in Kinder Morgan this morning were pocketing big profits by the afternoon. Barely an hour into today’s session, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 5,000 Weekly $19 calls that expire this Friday were purchased for $0.07 to $0.09 with shares at $18.97. These were clearly new positions, as volume was well […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 30, 2017

Options News

$INCY calls turn large profit overnight

It took just one day for bullish options to draw significant returns from Incyte. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,500 December $150 calls for $4.60 with shares at $125.37. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 109 contracts before the activity appeared. Today those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 30, 2017

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$GILD calls up 300% on delayed reaction

Gilead Sciences announced a major acquisition yesterday morning, but it took a full 24 hours for the stock–and its options–to rally sharply On Aug. 21, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 4,100 October $72.50 calls for $2.05 to $2.19 with shares at $72.75. This was clearly fresh buying, volume was well above the strike’s […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 30, 2017

Options News

$X call buyers see huge gains in a day

U.S. Steel is turning large profits on positions opened just 24 hours ago. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 4,500 Weekly $26.50 calls that expire this Friday were purchased for $0.10 to $0.37 with shares at $26.17. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 2,937 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 30, 2017

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