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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Bears triple their money in $DG

Downside option positions in Dollar General yielded big bucks before they expired today. On May 24, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that 2,375 Weekly $95 puts expiring this afternoon were purchased as part of a bearish spread for $2.35 with shares at $96.18. This was clearly a new position, as volume was well above the strike’s […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 1, 2018

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $TRIP & $NWL

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian cited unusual option activity in $TRIP & $NWL. Jon is seeing unusual activity in TRIP, as traders purchased 5,500 of the January $60 calls from 4.40-4.50. Jon bought these calls and will be in them for several months. In NWL, traders were buying up 10,000 of the January $23 calls from 2.40-2.60. Jon […]

By Chris Sykora · Jun 1, 2018

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$SNAP calls double overnight

It took only one night for option traders to post substantial profits in Snap Inc. Yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 1,512 01June $11.50 calls bought for $0.11 and $0.12 with shares at $10.64. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 677 contracts. Those calls […]

By Chris Sykora · May 31, 2018

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Bears make a killing in $CHS

Downside option traders quadrupled their money in Chico’s FAS today. On May 17, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 2,100 June $10 puts for $0.40 and $0.45 with shares at $10.74. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 76 contracts before that session began. Those puts traded for […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 31, 2018

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Bulls score big win with $GM

Option traders have doubled their money in General Motors. On March 21, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 10,100 September $40 calls for $1.65 to $1.67 with shares at $37.56. Volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 3,474 contracts, showing that this was fresh buying. Those calls traded for $3.50 this morning, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 31, 2018

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$AKS calls double overnight

It took less than 24 hours for option traders to post substantial profits in AK Steel. Yesterday afternoon, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 June $4.50 calls for $0.20 and $0.21 with shares at $4.51. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 1,388 contracts. Investitute […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 31, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $XOP & $XLNX

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $XOP and $XLNX. Pete sees unusual activity in XOP, where 7,250 of the July $44 calls were bought for around 1.50. Pete bought these calls and plans to hold them for three to four weeks. Jon is seeing unusual activity in XLNX, as […]

By Chris Sykora · May 31, 2018

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$MNST call prices triple intraday

Option traders who opened bullish positions in Monster Beverage this morning were posting substantial gains just a few hours later. Less than 45 minutes into today’s session, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 4,900 Weekly $55 calls expiring on June 29 were purchased for $0.27 to $0.33 with shares at $51.04. This was clearly fresh buying, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 30, 2018

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$DKS calls up sevenfold overnight

Dick’s Sporting Goods spiked higher on strong quarterly numbers today, returning exponential profits on bullish option positions opened one session earlier. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners showed that 4,040 Weekly $31.50 calls expiring this Friday were bought for $1 to $1.30 above with shares at $30.62. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 30, 2018

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Bulls triple their money in $CRM

Option traders collected hefty profits on upside positions in Salesforce.com today after quarterly results blew past projections. On March 29, Investitute’s proprietary programs detected the purchase of 10,260 June $115 calls for $5.50. The volume was part of a bullish call spread with shares at $113.20. Those calls sold for $17.98 this morning, more than […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 30, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $IGT, $CMCSA & $MNST

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $IGT, $CMCSA and $MNST. Jon sees unusual activity in IGT, where 5,000 of the July $26 calls were bought for 1.35-1.45. Jon bought these calls and will be in them for probably three weeks, noting he may sell a higher strike against them […]

By Chris Sykora · May 30, 2018

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $SIG

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $SIG. Jon is seeing unusual activity in SIG, as traders purchased almost 3,500 of the June $44 calls for 2.00 as part of a spread. Jon bought these calls and plans to hold them for about two weeks, citing their earnings report next week and […]

By Chris Sykora · May 29, 2018

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$TLT calls double between sessions

Worries over Italian politics and their effect on the European Union paid large profits for option traders with upside positions in the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Fund today. On Friday, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 5,500 Weekly $118 calls expiring on June 1 were purchased for $1.60. Volume was above open interest of 610 contracts […]

By Chris Sykora · May 29, 2018

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