Saturday, October 24, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 792

The Trader's Ledger

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

Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $HAIN & $AAPL

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $HAIN and $AAPL. Jon sees unusual activity in HAIN, where 5,000 of the August $29 calls were bought for 1.69. Jon bought these calls and plans to be in them for about a month. Pete is seeing unusual activity in AAPL, as traders […]

By Chris Sykora · Jun 11, 2018

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$BSX calls skyrocket 45-fold

Boston Scientific surged on takeover speculation today, turning astronomic profits for upside option positions. On May 18, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,200 June $32 calls for $0.10 to $0.14 with shares at $30.45. Volume was double the strike’s open interest of 1,081 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. This afternoon on […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 11, 2018

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Call prices soar 30-fold in $FIT

Bullish option traders racked up enormous gains in Fitbit today. On May 4, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,300 June $6 calls for $0.05 and $0.06 with shares at $4.97. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 718 contracts before the trades occurred. Those calls sold for […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 11, 2018

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$XLP bulls double their money

Option traders posted substantial gains in the SPDR Consumer Staples Fund today as it rose for the third session in a row. On May 3, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that 20,000 $50 calls expiring on June 15 were purchased for $0.55 with shares at $48.85. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike […]

By Chris Sykora · Jun 11, 2018

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Housing bulls build profits in $DHI

Option traders doubled their money on several bullish positions opened in homebuilder D.R. Horton just two weeks ago. On May 24, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that a sweep of calls expiring on June 15 were purchased, all at the same time, with shares at $41.68. The buying came in the forms of: 2,938 $41.50 calls for […]

By Chris Sykora · Jun 8, 2018

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$MCD calls soar in one-day play

Option traders collected enormous profits today on bullish positions opened in McDonald’s just 24 hours later. Yesterday Investitute’s market scanners showed that 2,500 Weekly $165 calls expiring this afternoon were purchased for $0.30 to $1.71 with shares at $166.44. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,299 contracts, showing that this was fresh […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 8, 2018

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$WMB bears triple their money

Williams has fallen with the price of oil, yielding exponential gains on downside option positions. On Jan. 18, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 4,000 August $31 puts purchased for $1.64 with shares at $32.35. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 330 contracts befeore that session began. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 8, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $MGM & $SQ

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $MGM and $SQ. Pete sees unusual activity in MGM, where 5,000 of the January $32 calls were bought for 2.85, after seeing a monster buyer of the July $32 calls yesterday. Pete bought July calls in MGM and plans to be in them […]

By Chris Sykora · Jun 7, 2018

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Traders rack up profits in $FXI

Bullish option traders doubled their money in the iShares China Large-Cap Fund (FXI) today as trade worries appeared to subside. On June 1, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that 21,000 $48 calls expiring on July 20 were purchased for $0.73, with shares at $47.17, as part of a bullish spread. These were clearly new positions, as […]

By Chris Sykora · Jun 7, 2018

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$FIVE calls soar 11-fold overnight

Strong quarterly results led to huge profits today in bullish option positions on Five Below opened only one session earlier. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 4,500 Weekly $82 calls expiring tomorrow were purchased for $1.60 to $2.19 with shares at $79.46. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 7, 2018

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Bulls quintuple money in $CONN

Last-minute options purchased in Conn’s yesterday turned huge profits this morning. Less than half an hour before the closing bell yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 4,600 June $29 calls bought for $0.79 to $1.15 with shares at $26.20. Open interest in the strike was only 592 contracts before the trades occurred, showing […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 7, 2018

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Short-term guidance doesn’t mean lack of innovation

I agree with the posit by Jamie Dimon and Warren Buffett that offering short-term guidance and the pressure to meet that guidance can stifle long-term growth, I disagree wholeheartedly with their other premise that it curtails innovation. From their oped: “Short-term-oriented capital markets have discouraged companies with a longer-term view from going public at all, […]

By Jon Najarian · Jun 7, 2018

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$SPY bulls score big in just days

The SPDR S&P 500 Fund (SPY) gapped higher this morning, tripling the value of bullish option positions opened Friday. On June 1, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that 59,000 $276 calls expiring on June 15 were purchased from $0.66 to $0.76 with shares at $272.76. These were clearly new positions, as the volume was well above the strike’s […]

By Chris Sykora · Jun 6, 2018

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