Sunday, October 25, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 792

The Trader's Ledger

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

$HPE call prices rocket sixfold

Bullish option traders scored astronomic gains in Hewlett Packard Enterprise today thanks to strong quarterly results. On Nov. 20, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,700 May $16 calls in one print for $0.40 with shares at $14.05. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was a mere 42 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 23, 2018

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Traders score big on $BUFF deal

Bullish option traders posted a huge windfall in Blue Buffalo Pet Products on acquisition news today. On Jan. 31, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 3,800 March $32.50 calls for $2.25 to $3.10 with shares at $33.89. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 571 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 23, 2018

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Bulls triple their money in $EWZ

Option traders posted exponential gains today in the iShares MSCI Brazil Fund. On Nov. 8, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 2,467 March $44 calls were purchased for $0.88 with shares at $39.60. This clearly was a new position, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,153 contracts. Those calls traded for as much […]

By Chris Sykora · Feb 23, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $LOW & $BB

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $LOW and $BB. In LOW, he is seeing unusual activity in the October $95 calls, as traders bought 25,000 of them for 10.05. Pete is in the stock and this bullish activity in the options market gives him confidence in his position. Pete […]

By Chris Sykora · Feb 23, 2018

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$PBR call prices soar sevenfold

Option traders are racking up huge gains in Petrobras. On Jan. 5, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 4,500 Weekly $11.50 calls expiring this Friday were purchased in one print for $0.34 with shares at $11.05. This was a new position, as there was no open interest in the strike before that session began. Investitute co-founder […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 22, 2018

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$HTZ bulls drive home big profits

It took barely a week for option traders to triple their money in Hertz. On Feb. 14, Investitue’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,000 March $21 calls as part of a bullish roll with shares at $17.89. bought for 0.77 to 0.84 above open interest of 3,197 contracts, 3,000 April 24 calls sold for […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 22, 2018

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How $YNDX calls surged fourfold

Option traders cashed in exponential profits on bullish positions opened in Yandex just last week. On Feb. 12, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 7,500 March $38 calls for $1.30 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $36.55. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 22, 2018

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$GGB bulls quintuple their money

Bullish option traders have posted exponential profits in Brazilian steel maker Gerdau as it has benefited from the recent rally in its industry. On Oct. 11, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 5,000 March $4 calls for $0.25 with shares at $3.41. Open interest in the strike was just 457 contracts before the trade […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 22, 2018

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

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $RF and $XOM. Pete is seeing bullish activity in RF, where 5,000 of the March $22 calls were bought from 0.09-0.12. This follows the purchase of 7,500 of the same contracts yesterday. Pete owns these calls and will be in them for a […]

By Chris Sykora · Feb 22, 2018

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$NUE bulls rack up hefty gains

Option traders more than doubled their money in Nucor today. On Feb. 12, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 6,000 Weekly $65 calls expiring on March 2 were purchased for $1.36 to $1.54 with shares at $63.75. Open interest in the strike was a mere 4 contracts before that session began, showing that this was fresh […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 21, 2018

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$EAT calls soar fivefold in hours

Traders who opened bullish options positions in Brinker International this morning collected huge gains by the afternoon. At 11:30 a.m. ET, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,200 March $35 calls for $0.30 to $0.65 with shares at $33.50. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 662 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 21, 2018

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Bears triple their money in $RIG

Transocean fell today after quarterly results, yielding large profits on downside option positions. On Feb. 1, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 4,950 March 11 puts for $0.56 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $11.43. Volume was above the strike’s open interest, showing that this was a new position. Those puts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 21, 2018

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Bulls post big profits in $STLD

It took barely a week for option traders to triple their money in Steel Dynamics. On Feb. 13, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,000 March $50 calls in one print for $0.40 with shares at $44.76. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 94 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 21, 2018

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