Friday, October 23, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 792

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

Pre-Market IV Report June 20, 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: DBX IBM BB KR IQ SKX PCG BA SOGO DWDP SRNE […]

By Market Rebellion · Jun 20, 2018

Options News

Call buyers rack up gains in $LFGR

Bullish option traders have doubled their money in Leaf Group. On Feb. 12, Investitute’s market scanners found that 7,117 August 6 calls were bought for 2.05 with shares at $7.45. This was clearly fresh buying, as there was no open interest in the strike before the trades occurred. Those calls sold for as much as $4.50 today, […]

By Chris Sykora · Jun 19, 2018

Options News

$CAT bears triple their money

Caterpillar pulled back today, handing sizable profits to downside option traders. On June 15, Investitute’s market scanners found that 1,500 Weekly $148 puts expiring this Friday were purchased for $1.75 with shares at $148.80. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 935 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those puts sold for […]

By Chris Sykora · Jun 19, 2018

Daily IV Report

Mid-Session IV Report June 19, 2018

By Market Rebellion · Jun 19, 2018

Daily IV Report

Pre-Market IV Report June 19, 2018

By Market Rebellion · Jun 19, 2018

Options News

$RCII bulls quadruple money

Option traders posted substantial gains in Rent-A-Center today after reports that the company had entered an acquisition agreement with Vintage Capital for $15 a share. On May 22, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that 3,500 $11 calls expiring on Sept. 21 were purchased for $0.85 with shares at $10.09. This was clearly a new position, as volume […]

By Chris Sykora · Jun 18, 2018

Options News

$SQ calls turn quick profits

Bullish option traders more than doubled their money in Square today. On June 7, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 24,900 July $65 calls for $1.45 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $60.41. This was clearly a new position, as volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 2,237 contracts. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 18, 2018

Options News

Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $SBUX & $JD

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $SBUX & $JD. Pete is seeing unusual activity in SBUX, as traders purchased 19,000 of the 29June$58 calls, including one single print of 17,500 contracts for 0.43. Pete owns SBUX stock. Pete also sees bullish unusual activity in JD, where traders were buying up […]

By Chris Sykora · Jun 18, 2018

Options News

$JD calls prices surge 8-fold

A new stake from Google propelled shares of JD.com today, handing huge profits to upside option traders. On May 23, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 10,000 July $40 calls for $0.65 to $0.68 with shares at $36.86. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 6,894 contracts, indicating that this was fresh […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 18, 2018

Daily IV Report

Mid-Session IV Report June 18, 2018

By Market Rebellion · Jun 18, 2018

Daily IV Report

Pre-Market IV Report June 18, 2018

By Market Rebellion · Jun 18, 2018

Options News

Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $DE & $WPX

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $DE & $WPX. Jon sees unusual activity in DE, where traders purchased 4,331 August $150 calls for 5.55 as part of a bullish spread. In WPX, Jon is seeing bullish activity as 4,500 of the July $19 calls were bought for 0.30.

By Chris Sykora · Jun 15, 2018

Options News

Bulls quintuple money in $HOG

Harley-Davidson has been riding higher in recent weeks, handing exponential gains to upside option traders. On May 3>, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,100 June $40 calls for $1.10 to $1.54 with shares at $39.81. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 85 contracts before the trades […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 15, 2018

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