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

The Trader's Ledger

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

$ETSY bulls quadruple their money

Strong quarterly numbers from Etsy translated to big profits for option traders today. On Feb. 1, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,000 June $22.50 calls for $1.15 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $19.15. This was clearly a new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 453 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 28, 2018

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$TJX call buyers ring up big profits

Traders more than tripled their money in TJX today thanks to positive quarterly results. On Jan. 9, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,100 March $77.50 calls for $2.05 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $75.62. Open interest in the strike was a mere 14 contracts before the trade occurred, showing […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 28, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $INTC & $AIG

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $INTC and $AIG. In INTC, Pete is seeing unusual activity in the July $52.50 calls, as traders bought 5,000 for 2.18. This follows the May call buying that he pointed out yesterday. Pete owns INTC calls. Pete also sees bullish activity in AIG, noting […]

By Chris Sykora · Feb 28, 2018

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$M call prices skyrocket eightfold

Macy’s reported surprisingly strong quarterly numbers this morning, handing huge gains to bullish option traders. On Feb. 13, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 March $25 calls for $1.43 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $24.56. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 27, 2018

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Bulls draw healthy gains in $THC

Option traders racked up big profits in Tenet Healthcare today thanks to strong quarterly results. On Dec. 21, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,000 June $18 calls in one print for $1.55 with shares at $15.11. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was a mere 9 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 27, 2018

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Bears score big as $NTRI plunges

Downside option positions posted exponential returns today after Nutrisystem issued a weak outlook last night. Last Thursday, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 3,000 March $35 puts for $1 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $40.45. Open interest in the strike was a mere 71 contracts before the trade occurred, showing […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 27, 2018

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

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $INTC and $AMD. In INTC, Pete sees unusual activity in the May $52.50 calls, as traders bought 10,000 of them for over a dollar. This activity comes on the back of Citi naming the stock a top pick with a $58 price target. […]

By Chris Sykora · Feb 27, 2018

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$XOM call buyers turn quick profits

Option traders have more than doubled their money on bullish positions opened in Exxon Mobil just three sessions ago. Last Thursday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 11,000 March $76.50 calls for $1.23 to $1.36 with shares at $76.06. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 508 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 26, 2018

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Call prices jump threefold in $VALE

Bullish option traders mined big returns in Vale today. On Jan. 2, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 6,700 March $14 calls for $0.25 to $0.31 with shares at $12.74. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 2,110 contracts. Those calls sold for $0.86 late this […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 26, 2018

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$SSTK bulls quadruple their money

Option traders posted huge gains in Shutterstock today. On Feb. 12, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,000 March $50 calls in one print for $1.05 with shares at $44.19. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was a mere 19 contracts before that session began. Those calls traded […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 26, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $VMW & $XOM

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $VMW and $XOM. In VMW, he is seeing unusual activity in the April $135 calls, as traders bought 4,400 of them for 4.70. Pete is in the stock and is in these calls. Pete is also seeing bullish activity in XOM, where traders […]

By Chris Sykora · Feb 26, 2018

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$EBAY calls double overnight

Option traders who opened bullish positions in eBay yesterday collected sizable profits just 24 hours later. Investitute’s tracking systems found yesterday that 3,000 Weekly $43 calls expiring this afternoon were purchased at the same second for $0.39 with shares at $43.18. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 23, 2018

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Bulls turn quick gains in $BHGE

It took less than three sessions for option traders to post significant profits in Baker Hughes. On Wednesday, Investitute’s market scanners detected the purchase of 2,200 March $26 calls for $1.10 to $1.59 with shares at $27. Open interest in the strike was only 361 contracts before the trades occurred, showing that these were new […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 23, 2018

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