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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Bullish traders drill for profits in $RIG

Transocean is trying to make a comeback, and upside option traders are already making strong profits along the way. Last Friday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 7,000 September $7.50 calls for $0.31 to $0.36 with shares at $7.50. Open interest in the strike was a mere 44 contracts before the trades occurred, showing […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 25, 2017

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$CVI call buyers rack up profit of 300%

Bullish option traders have been riding the recent bounce in CVR Energy. On Aug. 14, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 2,000 September $20 calls for $0.25 with shares at $17.85. This was clearly new positioning, as open interest in the strike was only 231 contracts before that session began. Today those calls traded […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 25, 2017

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$URBN is a good fit for upside options

Bullish option traders have made some profitable buys at Urban Outfitters. On Aug. 10, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 5,000 September $19 calls were purchased for $0.85 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $17.49. Open interest in strike was only 517 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that it was a new […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 25, 2017

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Bullish traders turn quick gains in $AA

Upside option positions scored big gains in Alcoa as shares reached new highs today. On Tuesday afternoon, Investitute’s scanners showed that 2,500 Weekly $39 calls expiring tomorrow were purchased for $1.06 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $39.75. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 24, 2017

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$MIK earnings yield big returns for calls

Michaels Companies painted a rosy picture for bullish option traders today. On Monday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,600 September $20 calls for $0.70 with shares at $19.54. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was more than double the strike’s open interest of 1,436 contracts. This morning those calls sold for $4, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 24, 2017

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Call buyers post 450% profit in $DLTR

Strong earnings by Dollar Tree translated to huge gains for bullish option positions today. On July 24, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 4,000 September $72.50 calls were purchased for $1.85 and $1.90 with shares at $68.94. There was no open interest in the strike before the trades occurred, showing that they were new positions. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 24, 2017

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$GES bulls triple their money in a week

Guess left no doubts about the strength of its quarterly results last night, handing big profits to upside option traders today. Last Friday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,000 September $13 calls for $0.60 to $0.80 with shares at $12.79. Volume was above the strike’s open interest of 2,424 contracts, indicating that this […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 24, 2017

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Smart shopping pays off for $WSM bulls

Bullish option traders doubled their money overnight in bullish positions on Williams-Sonoma. Yesterday afternoon, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 4,600 September $45 calls for $1.05 to $1.27 with shares at $43.04. These represents new positioning, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 3,671 contracts. Today those calls traded up to […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 24, 2017

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$NRG call buyers are up 1,300%

NRG Energy has been ripping higher for months, resulting in the second increase of tenfold or higher for bullish option positions in as many months. On July 11, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 September $18 calls for $0.55 with shares at $16.46. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 23, 2017

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Bulls triple their money in $ARRY

Upside option traders are making huge profits in Array BioPharma ahead of a key data presentation next month. On Aug. 8, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 10,000 September $9 calls for $0.50 and $0.55 with shares at $7.90. This was clearly a new position, open interest in the strike was 2,673 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 23, 2017

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$COTY bears record profit of 500%

Coty fell for the second straight session today after posting poor quarterly results, handing exponential profits to downside option traders. On Aug. 9, Investitute’s systems found that 2,800 Weekly $18.50 puts expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.29 and $0.30 with shares at $19.78. Open interest in the strike was only 34 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 23, 2017

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Bears make a killing as $FOSL plunges

Downside option positions have reaped enormous profits as Fossil trades at its worst level in 16 years. On July 11, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 11,900 September $9 puts were purchased for $0.60 to $0.75 wth shares at $10.12. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 1,048 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 22, 2017

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$DAR bulls double their money in a day

Option traders have already turned quick profits on upside positions opened in Darling Ingredients only yesterday. Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,000 September $16 calls for $0.35 with shares at $15.76 yesterday afternoon. Open interest in the strike was only 321 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that this was new positioning. Today […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 22, 2017

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