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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Wal-Mart puts post major gains

Bearish option trades that expired this afternoon drew exponential returns as Wal-Mart Stores plummeted. On June 6, Investitute’s scanners found that 4,978 June $79 puts were purchased for $0.79 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $78.90. Open interest in the strike was only 875 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that it […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 16, 2017

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Back-to-back wins for Kroger bears

Downside option positions are soaring on Kroger’s misfortunes. Just yesterday we posted an update showing significant profits from 3,200 June $30 puts purchased for $0.90 to $0.95 a little over a week ago. Shares traded for $29.80 at that time. Only 24 hours later, those contracts nearly doubled in value to $9.94–a gain of more […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 16, 2017

Options News

Calls turn profit of 1,000% in ILG

Bullish option traders have made a killing in time-share operator ILG. On March 28, Investitute’s proprietary systems showed that 3,000 June $20 calls were purchased for $0.65 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $19.84. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was a mere 96 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 16, 2017

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Whole Foods bulls score huge win

Whole Foods Market surged today on news that it was on Amazon’s shopping list, resulting in exponential profits on upside option positions. On April 12, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 4,500 August $34 calls were purchased for $2.30 to $2.40 with shares at $34.05. This represented fresh buying, as volume was more than double the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 16, 2017

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Early bets pay off for bulls at MGM

Upside option trades in MGM Reports opened early this year have proven worth the wait. Back on Feb. 16, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 4,500 June $28 calls were purchased for $1.66 as part of a bullish three-way strategy. Shares were trading for $27.61 at that time. Today those calls sold for $4.55, a profit […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 16, 2017

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Continental hits gusher for bears

The plunge in Continental Resources has yield huge returns on downside positions that expired today. On May 12, Investitute’s scanners detected the purchase of 13,100 June $39 puts for $0.80 to $0.85 with shares at $42.06. pen interest of 163 contracts. Stock 42.06. Those puts sold for $5.90 today, representing a gain of more than […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 16, 2017

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $WFM

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian updated us on some unusual option activity that the brothers spotted back in April on the show. Back in April, Pete Najarian informed us of traders buying the Nov $34 calls. Jon Najarian also mentioned that back then, traders were buying August calls as well. These speculators ended […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Jun 16, 2017

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Bulls dig out profits in Caterpillar

Caterpillar has been grinding higher for months, yielding significant returns on upside option positions that expire today. On May 9, Investute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 4,200 June $105 calls for $0.65 to $0.73 with shares at $100.19. Volume was above the strike’s open interest, indicating that these were new positions. Today those calls […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 15, 2017

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Puts soar as Snap falls to IPO price

Snap plunged to the price of its initial public offering today, handing exponential gains to bearish option traders. On May 9, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchaes of 5,600 August $21 puts for $1.90 to $2 with shares at $22.70. Open interest in the strike was a mere 17 contracts before the trades appeared, showing […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 15, 2017

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Bears ring up big gains at Kroger

Kroger plummeted to multi-year lows on poor quarterly results today, resulting in huge profits for downside option positions. On June 7, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 3,200 June $30 puts were purchased for $0.90 to $0.95 with shares at $29.80. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 2,201 contracts, showing that this represented […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 15, 2017

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $X & AKS

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in X. Traders were buying Aug $24 calls today for $.88, with the stock down over 2%. Jon also saw activity the past few days in AKS, which indicates that traders are rotating back into the infrastructure and steel names.

By Chris Tsiolis · Jun 15, 2017

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Infinera call buyers chalk up gains

Infinera has been rebounding for the last month, resulting in significant returns on upside option positions. On April 27, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 4,000 June $10 calls were purchased for $1 with shares at $10.14. Open interest in the strike was a mere 15 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that it was a […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 14, 2017

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Chesapeake bears turn quick profits

Bearish option traders doubled their money in Chesapeake Energy only 24 hours after opening their positions. Just yesterday, Investitute’s systems detected the purchase of 6,750 June $5.50 puts for $25 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $5.28. This was clearly a new position, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 14, 2017

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