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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Bulls riding high as $RL gallops ahead

Upside option trades scored big in Ralph Lauren before expiring today, thanks to strong quarterly results earlier in the week. On July 21, Investitute’s scanners found that 2,200 Weekly $75 calls that expired this afternoon were purchased for $2.60 to $2.70 with shares at $74.28. Open interest in the strike was a mere 2 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 11, 2017

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$JCP losses translate to big gains for bears

Downside option traders tripled their money in J.C. Penney today. On Monday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 18,517 August $5.50 puts for $0.48 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $4.39. Volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 1,954 contracts, showing that this was a new position. Those puts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 11, 2017

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$KORS shopping spree pays off for bulls

Bullish traders racked up huge gains in Michael Kors for the second time this week. On July 25, Investitute’s market scanners found that 2,200 Weekly $36.50 calls that expired this afternoon were purchased for $1.05 to $1.10 with shares at $34.72. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was a mere […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 11, 2017

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $NCLH, $WYN & $MAR

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $NCLH and updated us on WYN and MAR. Jon was seeing large upside call buying in NCLH. Traders were buying 7,000 $57.5 calls, and are looking for an upward move in about a month. Jon is in this one for 2-3 weeks. […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Aug 11, 2017

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Are VIX Ratio Spreads Why VIX Move Was So Big?

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Are VIX Ratio Spreads Why VIX Move Was So Big?

Our HeatSeeker as well as CBOE and OptionsClearing confirmed that 2.538M calls and puts traded in the VIX yesterday. Over 77% of those or 1.954M were calls, which is close to a record. The 44.4% move was indeed the 9th largest 1-day move and the combination of VIX futures and options set volume records (see […]

By Jon Najarian · Aug 11, 2017

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Western Digital puts turn 800% profit

Bearish option positions opened before Western Digital’s quarterly results last month are paying off big time today. On July 24, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 2,100 Weekly $88 puts expiring tomorrow were purchased for $0.94 to $0.99 with shares at $95.05. Open interest in the strike was just 17 contracts before the activity appeared, showing […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 10, 2017

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Impinj pullback drives big profits for bears

The decline of high-flying Impinj has led to exponential gains for downside option positions. On July 18, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 2,500 August $45 puts for $1.50 to $2.50 with shares at $53.70. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 123 contracts before the trades occurred. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 10, 2017

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Puts post large gains as SeaWorld sinks

Bearish option trades are profiting from SeaWorld Entertainment’s losses. On June 28, Investitute’s scanners showed that 3,000 August $17 puts were purchased for $1.35 to $1.45 with shares at $16.20. This was a new position, as there was no open interest before the trade occurred. Today those puts were listed for $4.45, more than tripling […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 10, 2017

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Bears up 600% on Chicago Bridge puts

Downside option positions in Chicago Bridge & Iron turned huge profits today, following dismal quarterly results. On Aug. 1, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 15,100 August $17.50 puts for $0.90 to $1.05 with shares at $18.16. This represented new positioning, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 4,981 contracts. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 10, 2017

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Calls run higher on reported Charter bids

Charter Communications rallied again today on buyout speculation, continuing to hand exponential gains to bullish option traders. On June 29, Investitute’s systems identified the purchase of 3,000 August $350 calls for $10.20 to $10.80 with shares at $338.21. Open interest in the strike was a mere 23 contracts before the trades appeared, showing that they […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 9, 2017

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Bulls win again in Lumber Liquidators

Upside option positions have been paying off for months in Lumber Liquidators, and today was no exception. On July 17, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,600 August $25 calls for $2.40 to $2.50 with shares at $26.05. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 369 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 9, 2017

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Quick gains in Energy Transfer Equity

It took less than one full session for bullish option traders to double their money in Energy Transfer Equity. Late yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners detected the purchase of 5,000 August $17 calls for $0.32 to $0.36 with shares at $16.75. Open interest in the strike was only 270 contracts before the activity appeared, showing that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 9, 2017

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Bearish trades turn 500% profit in Mylan

Poor quarterly numbers from Mylan today resulted in big gains for downside option positions. On July 18, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that 2,000 Weekly $38 puts expiring this Friday were purchased for $1.09 to $1.22 with sharest at $38.06. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was a mere 22 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 9, 2017

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