Friday, October 16, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 091

The Trader's Ledger

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

Bulls triple their money in GoPro

Upside option positions turned quick profits in GoPro today as shares continued to rally after strong quartelry results last week. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 5,000 Weekly $10 calls expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.14 to $0.44 with shares at $10.22. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 8, 2017

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Call buyers post 675% profit in Kors

Michael Kors rallied sharply on strong quarterly results, handing exponential gains to bullish option traders. On July 14, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,700 August $35 calls for $1.30 to $1.45 with shares at $34.01. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 2,145 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 8, 2017

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Lending Club bulls secure quick gains

It took just one day for option traders to post exponential profits in upside positions on Lending Club. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 8,600 August $6 calls for $0.05 to $0.16 with shares at $5.61. These were clearly new positions, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 3,720 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 8, 2017

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GrubHub call buyers post 400% profit

Upside option traders cashed in exponential gains as GrubHub continued to rally today. On July 20, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 4,000 August $50 calls for $1.30 to $1.45 with shares at $45.73. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was just 798 contracts before the activity appeared. Today […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 7, 2017

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Calls surge in China’s YY before earnings

Chinese Internet company YY reports quarterly results later this week, but bullish option traders aren’t waiting before buying. On July 12, Investitute’s market scanners found that 4,400 August $60 calls were purchased for $2.37 to $3.50 with shares at $59.65. Open interest in the strike was only 883 contracts before the trades occurred, showing that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 7, 2017

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Bulls triple their money in Tyson Foods

Strong quarterly results in Tyson Foods translated into big gains for upside option traders today. On June 1, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,500 October $60 calls for $2.50 to $2.55 with shares at $58. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was just 335 contracts before that session […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 7, 2017

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Yelp screams profits for call buyers

Bullish option positions more than tripled in value after Yelp’s quarterly results this morning. As Investitute co-founder Jon Najarian pointed out on July 14, 2,099 August $32 were bought in one print for $2.53 with shares at $31.53. Volume was double the open interest in the strike, showing that it was a new position. Today […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 4, 2017

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Patience pays in Weight Watchers

A bullish option trade in Weight Watchers is turning enormous profits five months after it was opened. Way back on March 1, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,000 January $15 calls for $3.06 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $16.63. This was clearly a new position, as volume was well […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 4, 2017

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Arista turns huge gains for bulls

It took less than a week for upside option traders to quadruple their money in Arista Networks. On Monday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 8,200 August $165 calls for $2.75 as part of a bullish spred with shares at $149.26. Volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 3,624 contracts, showing that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 4, 2017

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Bears post quick profits in Finisar

Finisar pulled back along with other networking names today, resulting in large gains for downside option positions. Just Wednesday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 2,400 August $27 puts were purchased for $1.29 to $1.35 with shares at $26.38. Volume was more than double the strike’s open interest of 1,097 contracts, indicating that this was fresh […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 4, 2017

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Downside trades flourish in Fluor

Short-term bearish positions in Fluor racked up exponential gains before expiring today. On Monday, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 2,600 Weekly $44 puts expiring this afternoon were purchased for $0.90 to $1.10 with shares at $44.34. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was a mere 32 contracts before the activity […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 4, 2017

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Teva puts gain 14,000% in one day

Poor quarterly results from Teva Pharmaceuticals today handed stratospheric profits to bearish option traders. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 10,100 Weekly $30.50 puts expiring tomorrow were purchased for $0.37 to $0.54 with shares at $31.20. Open interest in the strike was only 349 contracts against open interest of 349 contracts. Today those puts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 3, 2017

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Bulls run up the score in Take-Two

Upside option position racked up huge gains in Take-Two Interactive Software today, thanks to strong quarterly results. Back on May 22, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 1,600 September $70 calls for $5.10 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $68.98. Open interest in the strike was only 292 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 3, 2017

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