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

The Trader's Ledger

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

$NEM bulls double their money in a day

Newmont Mining appears to be breaking out, and it’s taking upside option traders along for the ride. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 4,400 Weekly $36.50 calls expiring on Sept. 8 were purchased for $1.27 to $1.52 with shares at $37.70. Open interest was only 40 contracts before the activity appeared, showing that this […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 29, 2017

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Short-term calls strike pay dirt in $ABX

It took only four sessions for bulls to quintuple their money in Barrick Gold. Last Thursday, Investitute’s scanners found that 2,400 Weekly $17.50 calls expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.12 and $0.13 with shares at $17.04. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was just 360 contracts before the activity […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 29, 2017

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For bears, $FINL is gift that keeps giving

The Finish Line plunged for the second time this month, resulting in huge gains for downside option positions today. On June 22, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,000 November $12 puts for $1.10 to $1.20 with shares at $12.69. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 110 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 29, 2017

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Calls turn quick profits as $PBYI surges

Puma Biotechnology rallied sharply as merger fever hit the pharmaceutical space today, leading to big gains for bullish option traders. On Friday, proprietary programs cited the purchase of 3,000 September $85 calls for $4.20 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $81.45. Open interest in the strike was a mere 64 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 29, 2017

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$FIT call buyers are up another 300%

Upside option traders posted huge gains on Friday, and they posted even more profits today. Late Friday afternoon, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 2,300 Weekly $6 calls expiring on Sept. 1 were purcahsed for $0.05 to $0.07 with shares at $5.75. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 895 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 28, 2017

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How downside options gained in $SM

Bearish option traders turned big profits in SM Energy today. On July 28, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 7,500 September 15 puts in one print for $0.75 with shares at $17.84. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was 91 contracts before the trade occurred. Today those puts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 28, 2017

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$GES calls double in value overnight

It took just one day for option traders to score again with bullish positions in Guess. On Friday, Investitute’s market scanners cited the purchase of 5,000 September $15 calls for $0.70 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $15.47. Open interest in the strike was only 411 contracts before the session began, showing […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 28, 2017

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$SFM bears triple their money in 3 days

Sprouts Farmers Market has plummeted in anticipation of competition from Amazon.com, handing substantial gains to downside option traders. Last Thursday, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 1,500 September $25 puts were purchased for $1.40 to $1.60 against with shares at $23.68. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 640 contracts, indicating that this was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 28, 2017

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Bulls triple their money in $XLNX

Xilinx has been ripping higher this week, leading to substantial returns for upside option positions. On Wednesday, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that 1,500 Weekly $61.50 calls that expired this afternoon were purchased for $0.42 to $1.06 with shares at $62.12. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was just 90 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 25, 2017

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$KR put buyers bag enormous returns

Bearish option positions in Kroger packed up quick gains before expiring today. Just yesterday, Investitute’s scanners found that 2,400 Weekly $23 puts that expired this afternoon were purchased for $0.15 to $0.45 with shares at $22.61. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 536 contracts before the session began. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 25, 2017

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Short-term $PFE bulls post large gains

Upside trades opened in Pfizer early this week turned big profits before they expired today. On Monday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 2,000 Weekly $33 calls expiring this afternoon were purchased for an average of $0.13 with shares at $33.30. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 666 contracts, indicating that this was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 25, 2017

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$FIT calls up 560% in less than a week

Bullish option positions in Fitbit are sprinting higher. On Tuesday, Investitute’s market scanners determined that 3,800 Weekly 5.50 calls that expired this afternoon were purchased for $0.03 to $0.07 with shares at $5.27. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,097 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those calls traded as high […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 25, 2017

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Bears emerge as big winners in $GME

GameStop plunged to five-year lows today on poor quarterly results, handing large gains to downside option traders. On July 31, Investitute’s proprietary programs detected the purchase of 5,200 September $21 puts for $1.11 to $1.24 with shares at $21.61. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was a mere 67 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 25, 2017

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