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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Square bulls refuse to stay boxed in

Upside option positions drew exponential gains as Square surged on merger speculation today. On May 2, Investitute’s market scanners found that 1,100 September $20 calls were bought for $1.39 as part of a bullish vertical spread with shares at $18.95. Open interest in the strike was only 82 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 11, 2017

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Bears triple their money in Snap

Snap fell to new lows today, returning huge profits on downside option positions. On May 9, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,600 August $21 puts for $1.90 to $2 with shares at $22.70. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was just 17 contracts before the activity appeared. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 11, 2017

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $YELP

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in YELP. Traders were buying up 5,000 of the July $32 calls for $.50-.55. Pete likes the company, uses it himself, and is in this trade through expiration.

By Chris Tsiolis · Jul 11, 2017

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Prepare your portfolio for ‘the storm’ says Pete Najarian on Jamie Dimon’s FED comments

The “Fast Money Halftime Report” Pete Najarian and the other traders discuss JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s comments about the Federal Reserve taking the market by surprise. Pete talks about the importance of buying protection, especially with volatility near historic lows. Click Here to Watch the Video

By Chris Tsiolis · Jul 11, 2017

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Bears profit as Wal-Mart slides

Wal-Mart Stores is trading at three-month lows, resulting in exponential gains for downside option positions. On June 8, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,000 August $80 puts for $2.44 to $2.73 with shares at $79.28. Open interest in the strike was just 299 contracts before the trades occurred, showing that they were new […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 10, 2017

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Bulls double their money in Pulte

Upside option trades are seeing major returns as PulteGroup and other homebuilders trade at multi-year highs. On June 13, Investitute’s market scanners found that 2,400 July $24 calls were purchased for $0.66 to $0.74 with shares at $24.08. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 976 contracts, showing that this was fresh buying. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 10, 2017

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Abercrombie puts turn 300% profit

Bearish option positions in Abercrombie & Fitch soared after the company said negotiations over a potential sale had collapsed. On June 5, Investitute’s proprietary programs identified the purchase of 4,100 August $11 puts for $0.34 to $0.44 with shares at $13.07. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 443 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 10, 2017

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $ICE & $NRG

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in ICE and NRG. In ICE, traders were buying the July $65 puts, 20,000 of them bought for $.30 to $.35. Pete thinks that these traders are buying protection against a stock position. In NRG, traders were buying 7,000 of the July $17 […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Jul 10, 2017

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Zion Oil calls soar 350% in one day

Bullish option traders turned enormous profits in Zion Oil & Gas today, just one session after they opened their positions. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems identified the purchase of 2,000 December $5 calls for $0.50 with shares at $4.24. Open interest in the strike was only 656 contracts before the trade appeared, showing that it […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 7, 2017

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Whiting bears double their money

Downside options trades are drawing significant profits as Whiting Petroleum suffers. On May 30, Investitute’s scanners found that 16,000 July 8 puts were purchased in one print for $1.15 with shares at $7.23. Open interest in the strike was just 294 contracts before the trade appeared, showing that it was a new position. Those puts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 7, 2017

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Bulls fuel up with big gains in Valero

Valero Energy is turning large profits for upside option positions. On June 21, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 3,992 July $65 were purchased in one print for $1.43 with shares around $64.70. This was clearly a new position, as its volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 2,873 contracts. Those calls traded for […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 7, 2017

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Bears go on shopping spree at Ross

Ross Stores has continued to fall along with other retailers, resulting in big gains for downside option positions. On June 8, Investitute’s market scanners found that 2,500 August $60 puts were purchased for $1.70 to $1.75 with shares at $61.46. Open interest in the strike was only 298 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 7, 2017

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $DHI

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in DHI. Traders were buying 5,000 Jan $39 calls for $1.20. Jon will be in this trade for 2-3 months.

By Chris Tsiolis · Jul 7, 2017

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