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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Bears profit from $SNAP’s losses

Poor quarterly results from Snap translated to big profits for downside option traders today. On April 3, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 2,839 May $13 puts in one print for $1 with shares at $14. This was clearly a new position, as volume was more than double the strike’s open interest of 1,258 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 2, 2018

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

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $DVN & $STZ. Pete is seeing unusual activity in DVN, as traders purchased 10,000 of the May $39 calls for 1.04. Pete owns DVN calls. In STZ, traders were buying up 3,800 of the July $230 calls from 8.04-8.20 as part of a […]

By Chris Sykora · May 2, 2018

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$ABBV bulls triple their money

Option traders turned large gains in AbbVie overnight. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,000 May $102 calls for $0.90 to $1.11 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $98.93. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 234 contracts before the activity appeared. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 1, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $MSFT & $XLI

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $MSFT & $XLI. Pete is seeing unusual activity in MSFT, as traders purchased about 3,300 of the May $95 calls for 1.57. Pete owns MSFT stock and calls. In XLI, traders were buying up 10,000 of the May $71 puts for 1.03. Pete […]

By Chris Sykora · May 1, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $FDC, $MSFT & $XOP

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $FDC, $MSFT and $XOP. Jon sees unusual activity in FDC after its earnings beat, notably the June $19 calls, as 4,400 were bought from 0.20-0.25. Jon owns FDC calls and plans to hold about a month. Jon also sees bullish activity […]

By Chris Sykora · Apr 30, 2018

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Traders run up gains in $FDC

Bullish option traders posted large profits in First Data today, thanks to strong quarterly results. Back on Feb. 13, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 10,700 July $16 calls for $1.40 to $1.50 with shares at $15.66. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 281 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 30, 2018

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$ILG bulls double their money

Vacation-rental company ILG spiked higher on buyout news today, handing large profits to upside option traders. On April 4, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,000 May $32 calls for $1.25 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $30.60. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 30, 2018

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$CTB put prices rocket sixfold

Bearish option traders made a killing in Cooper Tire & Rubber on poor quarterly numbers. On March 15, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purhchase of 2,700 May $28 puts in one print for $0.90 with shares at $30.03. Open interest in the strike a mere 23 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that it was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 30, 2018

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$INTC bulls triple their money

Option traders posted huge gains in Intel today thanks to strong quarterly results. On April 4, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 May $55 calls for $0.58. The position was part of a bullish spread with shares $49.47. Those calls traded for $1.99 today, about 3.5 times their purchase price. The stock rose […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 27, 2018

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$S calls prices triple overnight

Bullish option traders posted exponential gains in Sprint just 24 hours after opening their positions. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,000 May $6.50 calls for $0.16 with shares at $5.96. This was clearly a new position, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 383 contracts. Those calls sold […]

By Chris Sykora · Apr 27, 2018

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Bulls turn quick gains in $UNIT

Bullish option traders doubled their money in Uniti ahead of its quarterly results in less than two weeks. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 9,568 May $17.50 calls for $0.35 to $0.45 with shares at $17.05. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 7,823 contracts, indicating that this was fresh […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 27, 2018

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Bears triple their money in $CL

Downside option positions racked up large profits after Colgate-Palmolive reported weak sales numbers today. On April 9, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 2,250 Weekly $71 puts expiring on April 27 were purchased for $1.36 to $1.45 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $71.67. Open interest in the strike was a mere 7 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 27, 2018

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $AAL

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $AAL. Jon is seeing unusual activity in AAL as traders purchased 4,000 of the August $45 calls for 2.26. Jon bought these calls and plans to hold them for about a month or more.

By Chris Sykora · Apr 27, 2018

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