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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Why $VIAB put prices doubled

Bearish option traders posted large profits as Viacom dropped today. On March 8, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 4,000 April $32.50 puts for $1.30 to $1.50 with shares at $33.15. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was a mere 61 contracts before that session began. Those puts traded […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 3, 2018

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Bears triple their money in $SMH

The VanEck Vectors Semiconductor Fund has fallen with major chip makers, resulting in big gains for downside option positions. On March 27, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 10,000 April $102 puts for $1.36 to $1.39 as part of a bearish roll with shares at $107.45. This was clearly a new position, as volume […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 2, 2018

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$F puts prices triple in a few hours

Option traders who opened bearish positions in Ford early this morning were collecting substantial profits by the afternoon. About half an hour after the opening bell, Investitute’s market scanners found that 2,500 Weekly $11 puts expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.12 and $0.13 with shares at $11.05. Volume was well above the strike’s open […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 2, 2018

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Why bears scored big in $OSTK

Option traders tripled their money on downside positions in Overstock.com today. On March 19, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 7,150 June $25 puts for $0.75 and $0.95 with shares at $47.15. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 350 contracts. Those puts traded up to $2.43 today, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Apr 2, 2018

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$STZ bulls toast strong numbers

Option traders turned large profits in Constellation Brands today. On March 1, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,000 July $220 calls for $12.30 to $12.80 with shares at $215.19. This followed buying in the same strike on Feb. 27. Those calls traded for $19.50 today more than 1.5 times their original purchase price. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 29, 2018

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$TITN calls soar fivefold overnight

Option traders racked up huge gains in Titan Machinery today, only one session after opening bullish positions in the name. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,000 April $20 calls for $1 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $19.59. Open interest in the strike was only 23 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 29, 2018

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$GME bears double their money

Downside option traders scored big today on disappointing quarterly results from GameStop. On March 21, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 6,800 April $15 puts for $1.40 to $1.52 with shares at $14.12. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 3,372 contracts. Those calls traded up […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 29, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $CRM

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $CRM. In CRM, Pete sees unusual activity in the June $115 calls, as traders bought 10,260 of them for 5.50, as part of a spread. Pete bought these calls and plans to hold for about a month.

By Chris Sykora · Mar 29, 2018

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$LULU calls turn profits overnight

Bullish option traders posted substantial gains today from last-minute positions opened in Lululemon yesterday before quarterly results last night. Just before yesterday’s closing bell, Investitute’s market scanners flagged the purchase of 3,000 Weekly $81 calls expiring tomorrow afternoon for $2.94. The position, part of a bullish spread, occurred with shares trading at $79.10. Today those […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 28, 2018

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Bears triple their money in $AMD

AMD has declined steadily in recent weeks, resulting in big gains for downside option positions. On March 16, Investitute’s market scanners showed that 6,160 Weekly $11.50 calls expiring on April 6 were purchased for $0.59 as part of a bearish roll with shares at $11.39. This was clearly a new position, volume was well above […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 28, 2018

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$V put prices double in two days

Bearish option traders turned quick profits in Visa today. On Monday, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 3,000 Weekly $115 puts expiring tomorrow afternoon were purchased for $0.32 with shares at $118.75. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,196 contracts. Those puts traded as high as $0.74 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 28, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $MSFT

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $MSFT. In MSFT, Pete sees unusual activity in the 04May $94 calls, as traders bought 15,000 of them from 2.11-2.12, as part of a spread. Pete owns these calls and plans to hold for about a month.

By Chris Sykora · Mar 28, 2018

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Bulls triple their money in $INTC

Option traders posted big gains in Intel before shares pulled back today. On Feb. 5, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 40,000 June $48 calls for $2.14 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $46.43. This was clearly a new position, as volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 8,010 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 27, 2018

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