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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $NFLX, $MAS & $BAC

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $NFLX, $MAS and $BAC. Jon sees unusual activity in NFLX, in the December $270 calls, as 10,000 were bought for 72.80 as part of a bullish roll. Jon bought these calls and stated that he will sell covered calls against the position […]

By Chris Sykora · May 15, 2018

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$DVN bulls double their money

Devon Energy has joined the growing list of energy companies to yield substantial returns on upside option positions. On May 2, Investitute’s tracking systems flagged the purchase of 10,000 May $39 calls for $1.04 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $38.46. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 3,324 contracts, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 14, 2018

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Call buyers score big in $AKAM

Bullish option traders have tripled their money in Akamai. On May 9, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,500 May $76.50 calls for $0.40 to $0.50 with shares at $74. Open interest in the strike was a mere 12 contracts before that session began, showing that this was fresh buying. Investitute co-founder Jon Najarian […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 14, 2018

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$SGMS call prices soar fivefold

Bullish option traders hit the jackpot in Scientific Games today. Investitute’s market scanners found that a total of 4,500 July $50 calls were purchased on consecutive sessions April 11 and 12 for $2.35 to $2.50 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $42.55 and $43. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 14, 2018

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$NXPI bulls turn quick profits

It took barely a week for option traders to double their money in NXP Semiconductor. On May 4, Investitute’s tracking systems cited the purchase of 15,000 January $105 calls for $8.40 to $9 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $94.79. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 14, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $DVN & $AMD

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $DVN & $AMD. Pete is seeing unusual activity in DVN, as traders purchased 7,500 of the May $42 calls from 0.43-0.51. Pete bought these calls and noted to keep an eye on them as they expire at the end of the week. In […]

By Chris Sykora · May 14, 2018

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $AKRX

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $AKRX. Jon is seeing unusual activity in AKRX as traders purchased 3,610 of the September $22.50 calls for 2.85. Jon bought these calls and plans to sell upside calls against them in order to pare down time decay.

By Chris Sykora · May 11, 2018

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$CTL bulls triple their money

Traders posted gains in CenturyLink options before they expired today. On April 17, Investitute’s market scanners found that 2,200 Weekly $18 calls expiring this afternoon were purchased for $0.50 to $0.59 with shares at $17.66. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 612 contracts before the trades occurred. Stock […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 11, 2018

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Call prices quadruple in $WLL

Bullish options in Whiting Petroleum yielded huge gains before expiring this afternoon. On April 6, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 1,800 Weekly $32 calls expiring this afternoon were purchased for $3.58 to $3.78 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $34.57. This was a new position, as there was no open interest in […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 11, 2018

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$PLNT bulls pump up gains

It took less than three sessions for option traders to quadruple their money in Planet Fitness. On Wednesday, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 4,000 June $40 calls for $0.45 to $0.80 with shares at $38.13. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 438 contracts before the activity […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 11, 2018

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Puts rack up profits in $VXX

Downside option positions have turned big gains in the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Note. On May 9, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 20,000 $37.50 puts expiring on May 18 were purchased for $0.81 with shares at $38.53. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 1,117 contracts […]

By Chris Sykora · May 11, 2018

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$EWZ bulls score big overnight

Bullish option positions opened yesterday in the iShares MSCI Brazil Fund were already yielding significant gains by this afternoon. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 75,000 July $43 calls bought in one print for $0.64 with shares at $39.89. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was […]

By Chris Sykora · May 10, 2018

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$IQ calls surge tenfold in a day

Option traders posted exponential profits today on bullish positions opened only one session earlier in Chinese company IQiyi. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 4,500 May $17.50 calls for $0.55 to $1.50 with shares at $18.63. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 2,613, indicating that this was new positioning. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 10, 2018

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