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

The Trader's Ledger

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

YY call buyers triple their money

Option traders are racking up huge returns from upside positions in Chinese Internet company YY. Back on May 10, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,300 August $55 calls for $2.43 to $3.30 with shares at $51.95. Volume was more than double the strike’s open interest of 1,116 contracts, indicating that these were new […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 14, 2017

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Bulls cash in on Western Digital

Western Digital has been rallying all week, and upside option positions are posting exponential profits. On Monday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 4,300 July $89 calls for $1.40 to $1.90 with shares at $87.88. Open interest in the strike was just 259 contracts before the trades appeared, showing that this was new positioning. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 14, 2017

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Potash is fertile ground for calls

Option traders have doubled their money in upside positions as Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan has rebounded this week. On June 12, Investitute’s market scanners showed that 5,000 Weekly $16.50 calls expiring today were purchased for $0.58 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $16.74. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 14, 2017

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Applied Optoelectronics calls soar

Bullish option traders are reaping gigantic profits in network-technology company Applied Optoelectronics On June 30, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 2,300 Weekly $61 calls expiring on Aug. 11 were purchased for $6.80 to $8.50 with shares at $62.95. There was no open interest in the strike before that session began, showing that it was a […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 14, 2017

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $MSFT $WDC & $NRG

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in MSFT, WDC, and updated us on one of Pete’s alerts from earlier (NRG). Traders were buying MSFT July $76 calls, 15,000 of them. Jon is in these, and they expire next week. Also, Jon is seeing activity in WDC, where traders were […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Jul 14, 2017

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Hertz drives huge returns for calls

Bullish option traders posted exponential gains as Hertz spiked higher today. Back on May 17, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 3,000 July $12.50 calls bought for $0.45 with shares at $10.31. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 796 contracts before the trade occurred. Those calls traded up […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 13, 2017

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Bulls draw quick gains in AK Steel

AK Steel led a sharply rally in the industry this afternoon, resulting in exponential gains on upside option positions opened earlier this week. Just Tuesday, Investitute’s market scanners detected the purchase of 9,800 July $6.50 for $0.10 to $0.13 with shares at $6.15. Volumes was well above the strike’s open interest of 6,288 contracts, indicating […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 13, 2017

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Yandex call buyers turn 400% profit

Bullish option positions are drawing enormous gains in Yandex less a week after they were opened. On Monday, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 4,300 Weekly $27 calls expiring on July 28 were purchased for $1 with shares at $26.56. There was no open interest in the strike before the trade occurred, showing that it is […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 13, 2017

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $FCAU & $UAA

On a CNBC Web Exclusive, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in FCAU Pete is seeing call buying in FCAU. 6,200 Aug $12 calls for $.50. Jon was seeing activity in the Aug $20.50 UAA calls. Jon is in these for a few weeks.

By Chris Tsiolis · Jul 13, 2017

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Traders see 1,100% gain in Exelixis

Bullish option traders have turned enormous profits in Exelixis. On June 16, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 2,600 July $22 calls were bought for $0.35 to $0.40 with shares at $19.10. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was just 316 contracts before the trades occurred. Those calls traded up to […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 12, 2017

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Bulls double their money in MBIA

MBIA has rallied amid takeover speculation, resulting in significant gains for upside option positions. On June 28, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,131 July $9.50 calls for $0.32 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $9.27. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was a mere […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 12, 2017

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NRG calls explode 1,400% in 3 days

Bullish option positions that were opened in NRG Energy earlier this week are already seeing stratospheric returns. On Monday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 6,800 July $17 calls for $0.25 and $0.30 with shares at $16.25. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 1,955 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 12, 2017

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Quick gains in Western Digital calls

Bullish option traders doubled their money in Western Digital overnight. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs identified the purchase of 4,300 July $89 calls for $1.40 to $1.90 with shares at $87.88. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was just 259 contracts before the trades occurred. Those calls sold for $4.10 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 11, 2017

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