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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Boston Scientific draws bulls before earnings

Traders are placing upside bets on Boston Scientific ahead of its quarterly results this week. Investitute’s tracking systems today detected the purchase of 4,000 May $25.50 calls in one print for $0.72 as shares traded for $25.42. There was no open interest in the strike before the session began, showing that this is a new […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 24, 2017

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Call buyers turn quick profit in Microsoft

Traders who opened short-term bullish positions on Microsoft earlier this week can already cash in with a substantial profit. On Tuesday, Investitute’s proprietary scanners found that 5,600 Weekly $66 calls expiring on April 28 were purchased for $0.94 to $1.15 while the stock traded around $65.34. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 21, 2017

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Large bullish play targets Home Depot

A large trade is looking for Home Depot to rally by the beginning of summer. Investitute’s tracking systems today detected the purchase of 15,250 June $155 calls for $1.41 and the sale of 15,250 June $160 calls for $0.46. This is clearly new positioning, as volume was far above the strike’s open interest at the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 21, 2017

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Calls drill for a gusher in Jones Energy

Traders are placing cheap bets that Jones Energy will reverse a steep slide since the beginning of the year. More than 10,500 May $2.50 calls were purchased for $0.15 about halfway through today’s trading, according to Investitute’s proprietary scanners. Open interest in the strike was a mere 25 contracts before the session began, showing that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 20, 2017

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How call spread is playing Halliburton earnings

A large trade is betting that Halliburton will post good quarterly results next week. Investitute’s tracking systems today showed that 10,000 Weekly $50 calls expiring on April 28 were bought for $0.63. At the same second, 10,000 Weekly $51.50 calls in the same expiration were sold for $0.24. This vertical spread cost a net $0.39 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 19, 2017

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Activity in KSS & LULU

KSS Traders are buying a few thousand May 42.50 calls, selling puts against them to create a bullish spread. Jon thinks the stock trades higher into earnings, will be in it for 2-3 weeks. LULU Jon saw some unusual activity in LULU a few weeks ago and has been holding the name in light of […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Apr 19, 2017

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Huge trade takes a swig of Anheuser-Busch

An enormous trade is looking for Anheuser-Busch to rally by the end of summer. Investitute’s tracking systems showed today that 30,000 September $125 calls were bought in one print for $1.40 while shares traded for $109.99. This is clearly a new purchase, as open interest in the strike was only 1,451 contracts before the trade […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 19, 2017

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Calls pay off in Lumber Liquidators

Traders have turned sizable profits in Lumber Liquidators this month. On April 3, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,000 August $21 calls mostly for $2.45 to $2.55. This was clearly fresh buying, as the volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 241 contracts at the beginning of that day. Shares traded […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 18, 2017

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Short-term bulls bet on Microsoft results

Traders are positioning for good quarterly results from Microsoft next week. Investitute’s tracking systems today identified the purchase of 5,600 Weekly $66 calls that expire on April 28, the day after the software giant reports earnings, for $0.94 to $1.15. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 3,720 contracts, indicating that this is […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 18, 2017

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Najarian Unusual Activity in WFM & FXI

Today on CNBC’s Halftime Report, Jon and Pete are seeing Unusual Option Activity in 2 names: WFM Traders bought 5,000 WFM Nov 34 calls for $3.40, which indicates aggressive buying. These contracts will mirror the stock since these are just in-the-money. Pete will be in these for a few months. FXI Jon spotted a 3-way […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Apr 18, 2017

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Najarian’s Debate United (UAL)

Check out this CNBC Halftime video of Jon and Pete debating buying United Airlines (UAL) on the dip! Click Here to watch the video on CNBC

By Chris Tsiolis · Apr 18, 2017

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Bullish strategy hits pay dirt on gold

A large trade has cashed in on the SPDR Gold Shares Fund as precious metals have rallied in recent weeks. On April 4, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,000 May $123 calls bought for $0.94-$0.95 and the sale of 7,500 May $113 puts for $0.23 while GLD was trading around $119.66. Those calls […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 17, 2017

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Under Armour calls look for positive earnings

Under Armour attracted a rush of bullish earnings plays at the end of today’s trading. Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of more than 4,400 Weekly $20 calls that expire on April 28. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 500 contracts before the day began. The calls were […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 17, 2017

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