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 $BK

Option traders posted substantial gains today in short-term downside positions on Bank of New York Mellon. On March 13, Investitute’s market scanners found that 2,040 Weekly $56 puts expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.62 to $0.68 as part of a bearish roll with shares at $56.40. This was clearly a new position, as open […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 19, 2018

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $STX

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $STX. In STX, traders bought 10,100 of the 06April $57 calls from 3.30-3.95. Jon bought these calls and will probably be in them for ten days. He cites positive comments from two analysts as being supportive to the trade.

By Chris Sykora · Mar 19, 2018

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$ASH calls soar 4-fold in hours

Option traders who opened bullish positions in Ashland Global this morning were collecting huge profits by the afternoon. About half-an hour into the session, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 7,500 April $80 calls for $0.70 and $0.75 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $72.94. This was clearly a new position, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 16, 2018

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Bulls triple their money in $JBL

It took less than a week for option traders to post exponential profits in Jabil. On March 13, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,000 March $30 calls for $0.43 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $28.28. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 16, 2018

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Calls stack up as $CY rallies

Option traders posted substantial gains on upside positions in Cypress Semiconductor before they expired today. On Jan. 12, Investitute’s proprietary systems flagged the purchase of 5,200 March $17 calls for $0.85 to $1.02 with shares at $17.08. Volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 2,558 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 16, 2018

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$LDOS call buyers score big

Option traders doubled their money on bullish positions in Leidos that expired this afternoon. On Feb. 9, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 5,997 March $65 calls were purchased for $1.50 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $61.57. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 167 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 16, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $ASH & $X

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $ASH and $X. In X, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual activity in the April $42 calls, as traders bought 12,000 of them from 0.81-1.37. Jon Najarian is seeing unusual activity in ASH, where 7,500 of the April $80 calls were bought, […]

By Chris Sykora · Mar 16, 2018

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$WSM call buyers ring up profits

Bullish option traders doubled their money in Williams-Sonoma today, thanks to a strong earnings report. On Feb. 9, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,000 March $52.50 calls for $1.90 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $50.48. Open interest in the strike was only 300 contracts before the trade occurred, showing […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 15, 2018

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Bears gain from struggles at $LB

Downside option positions are paying off in L Brands, which has not recovered from its recent selloff after quarterly results. On Feb. 8, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 3,000 March $45 puts for $1.80 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $48.21. This was clearly a new position, as volume was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 15, 2018

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$VRSN call prices triple overnight

Option traders posted large gains today on bullish positions opened in VeriSign only 24 hours earlier. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 4,100 April $125 calls for $2.08 to $3.50 with shares at $122.88. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 2,043 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 15, 2018

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$CWH call prices surge overnight

It took less than 24 hours for option traders to post substantial profits in Camping World. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,000 September $40 calls for $3.40 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $36.24. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 14, 2018

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Call buyers come up aces in $IGT

Option traders revealed winning hands in International Game Technology today. On Feb. 14, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 1,100 March $25 calls for $2.60 with shares at $26.45. There was no open interest in the strike before the trade appeared, showing that this was fresh buying. Those calls traded for $5.30 today, doubling […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 14, 2018

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$TWTR bulls double their money

Twitter was one of the rare bright spots in the market today, resulting in big gains for upside option positions. On Feb. 20, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 April $35 calls for $1.42 to $1.45 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $32.70. There was no open interest in the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Mar 14, 2018

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