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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Discovery bears triple their money

Discovery Communications fell sharply after announcing plans to acquire Scripps Networks, handing downside traders huge profits. On July 19, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that 6,100 August $27.50 puts were purchased for $1 to $1.20 with shares at $27.36. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was just 1,001 contracts before that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 31, 2017

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Large gains in Facebook spread

A short-term trade in Facebook scored big before expiring yesterday. On July 18, Investitute’s scanners detected a bullish vertical spread in contracts that expired at yesterday’s close. A trader purchased 9,200 Weekly $170 calls for $0.93 and sold 9,200 Weekly $177.50 calls for $0.24, resulting in a net cost of $0.69 with shares at $161.64. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 29, 2017

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Altria puts: 900% profit in an hour

Bearish option traders quickly turned exponential gains in tobacco company Altria this morning. About 30 minutes into the session, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,900 September 72.50 puts mostly for $1.12 with shares at $73.45. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,402 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 28, 2017

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Hartford bulls double their money

Traders posted substantial profits in upside option positions on Hartford Financial Services today, thanks to strong quarterly results. On June 12, Investitute’s market scanners showed that 4,750 Weekly $52.50 contracts expiring this afternoon were purchased for $0.97 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $51. This was a new position, as there was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 28, 2017

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Calls cash in as JD churns higher

JD.com has ridden a profitable wave with other Chinese stocks, handing big gains to bullish option traders. On May 4, Investitute’s market scanners detected the purchase of 10,000 September $31 calls in one print for $5.45 with shares at $35.18. This was clearly a new position, volume was far above the strike’s open interest of […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 28, 2017

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Puts fly while Spirit loses altitude

Bearish option traders turned big profits today as shares of Spirit Airlines continued lower. On July 10, Investitute’s propretary programs detected the purchase of 3,500 August $50 puts bought for $1.22 as part of a bearish vertical spread with shares at $53.30. Open interest in the strike was only 233 contracts before the trade appeared, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 28, 2017

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How put buyers scored in Twitter

Bearish option trades turned huge profits as Twitter fell sharply today. On July 21, Investitute’s scanners showed that 18,000 Weekly $18 puts expiring tomorrow were purchased for $0.27 as part of a bearish vertical spread with shares at $20.16. This was clearly a new positions, as open interest in the strike was just 1,166 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 27, 2017

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Patience pays in Anheuser-Busch

Anheuser-Busch InBev saw several bullish option trades earlier this year, and now those positions are proving that they were worth the wait. On April 19, Investitute’s tracking systems identified the purchase of 30,000 September $125 calls in one print for $1.40 with shares at $109.99. Open interest in the strike was only 1,451 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 27, 2017

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Verizon calls up 12,000% in a week

Bullish option traders posted stratospheric profits after Verizon Communications reported strong sales this morning. On July 20, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 3,900 Weekly $45.50 expiring tomorrow calls were bought for $0.11 to $0.18 with shares at $44.43. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was a mere 69 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 27, 2017

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Tempur Sealy bulls on cloud nine

Upside option positions reaped exponential gains on Tempur Sealy’s strong quarterly results today. On June 2, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 3,250 September $50 calls for $3.50 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $47.72. The volume was above the strike’s open interest of 2,926 contracts, showing that it is a […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 27, 2017

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Bulls double their money in Gilead

Upside options trades in Gilead Sciences turned big profits today on strong quarterly results. Back on May 3, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 10,300 December $70 calls for $3.15 to $3.35 with shares at $67.04. Open interest in the strike was only 394 contracts, showing that this was new positioning. Those calls traded […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 27, 2017

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in Airline Stocks $LUV $DAL $AAL $JBLU

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in a variety of airliners. Pete has been seeing buying all across the sector, with short-term August calls being bought in multiple names. First was LUV, where traders were buying 14,000 Aug $65 calls. In DAL, traders were buying vertical call spreads in […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Jul 27, 2017

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Bulls post 300% profit in U.S. Steel

Upside option trades turned exponential gains as U.S. Steel reported strong quarterly numbers. On June 15, Investitute’s market scanners detected the purchase of 12,200 August $24 calls for $0.80 to $0.88 with shares at $20.24. Volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 3,816 contracts, showing that this was fresh buying. Those calls traded […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 26, 2017

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