Thursday, October 22, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 786

The Trader's Ledger

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

Bears turn quick profits in $SYF

It has taken less than a week for option traders to run up large gains on downside positions in Synchrony Financial. On Sept. 24, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 2,700 Weekly $32.50 puts expiring on Oct. 5 were purchased for $0.25 with shares at $33.42. Open interest in the strike was a mere 22 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 28, 2018

Daily IV Report

Mid-session IV Report September 28, 2018

Mid-session IV Report September 28, 2018 The following report is a snapshot of noteworthy changes in stock and option volumes, as well as changes in option implied volatilities. By monitoring this market data, traders can create strategies that capitalize on this often overlooked information. Options with increasing option implied volatility: UCO SAN GLW TSLA MRK […]

By Market Rebellion · Sep 28, 2018

Daily IV Report

Pre-Market IV Report September 28, 2018

Pre-Market IV Report September 28, 2018 The following report is a snapshot of noteworthy changes in stock and option volumes, as well as changes in option implied volatilities. By monitoring this market data, traders can create strategies that capitalize on this often overlooked information. Options with increasing option implied volatility: ALLY GWPH RCL LULU IRBT […]

By Market Rebellion · Sep 28, 2018

Options News

$FB calls spike higher in hours

Option traders who opened bullish positions in Facebook this morning nearly tripled their money by early afternoon. Less than 10 minutes after the opening bell, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 4,400 Weekly $175 calls expiring on Oct. 5 were purchased for $0.37 to $0.63 with shares at $168.98. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 27, 2018

Options News

Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $FB, $RCL & $HLT

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $FB, $RCL and $HLT. Pete sees unusual activity in FB, where 4,400 of the 05October $175 calls were bought for 0.37 to 0.63. Pete jumped on these calls and plans to hold them for the next week. Those calls nearly tripled in value […]

By Chris Sykora · Sep 27, 2018

Options News

Bulls double their money in $CI

Option traders who opened upside positions in Cigna last week are already seeing significant returns. On Sept. 17, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 14,000 January $220 calls for $2.58 to $2.90 with shares at $196.84. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 402 contracts before the activity […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 27, 2018

Options News

$BBBY bears post fourfold gains

Bed Bath & Beyond fell sharply today on poor quarterly results, yielding huge profits for downside option positions. On Sept. 17, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 10,000 November $17.50 puts for $0.62 to $0.65, including one print of 8,133, with shares at $19.39. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 7,299 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 27, 2018

Daily IV Report

Mid-session IV Report September 27, 2018

Mid-session IV Report September 27, 2018 The following report is a snapshot of noteworthy changes in stock and option volumes, as well as changes in option implied volatilities. By monitoring this market data, traders can create strategies that capitalize on this often overlooked information. Options with increasing option implied volatility: ALLY GWPH HYG EMB RCL […]

By Market Rebellion · Sep 27, 2018

Daily IV Report

Pre-Market IV Report September 27, 2018

Pre-Market IV Report September 27, 2018 The following report is a snapshot of noteworthy changes in stock and option volumes, as well as changes in option implied volatilities. By monitoring this market data, traders can create strategies that capitalize on this often overlooked information. Options with increasing option implied volatility: PZZA BBBY GPRO P PTE […]

By Market Rebellion · Sep 27, 2018

Options News

$AAPL bulls tap into huge profits

Deep in-the-money call buys back in May have outpaced gains in their respective underlying shares of Apple. On May 18, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 21,000 November $165 calls were purchased for $26.65 as part of a bullish roll-up from another in-the-money position, with shares at $186.85. Open interest in the strike before that session began was only […]

By Chris Sykora · Sep 26, 2018

Options News

$PFE call prices surge fourfold

Bullish option traders cashed in on winning positions in Pfizer today with shares at multi-year highs. On Aug. 1, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 13,000 December $41 calls mostly in one print of 9,000 for $0.84 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $40.18. These were clearly new positions, as open […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 26, 2018

Options News

Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $HON & $CAG

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $HON and $CAG. Jon is seeing unusual activity in HON, where traders were buying 6,700 of the October $167.50 calls for 1.90 as part of a bullish spread, selling the October $175 calls against the lower strike. Jon bought these calls. Jon also sees unusual […]

By Chris Sykora · Sep 26, 2018

Options News

Bulls double money in $NLSN

Option traders collected significant profits in Nielsen amid takeover speculation today. On Aug. 13, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 10,100 January $30 calls for $0.60 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $26.26. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 247 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 26, 2018

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