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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Calls light up profits with $FEYE

Strong earnings translated to big gains for upside options in FireEye. On Dec. 18, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 10,000 February $15 calls for $0.87 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $14.49. Open interest in the strike was only 2,125 contracts, showing that this was a new position. Those calls […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 10, 2018

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$MXIM bulls quadruple money

Upside option positions have posted huge gains in chip maker Maxim Integrated Products . On Oct. 6, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,200 February $50 calls for $1.80 to $1.90 with shares at $48.58. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 408 contracts before the activity appeared. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 10, 2018

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$UNP trade turns profit intraday

A large option position in Union Pacific yielded significant gains in just a few hours yesterday. In midday trading, Investitute’s market scanners flagged the purchase of 20,000 June $120 calls for $9.90 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $122.15. This was clearly a new position, as volume was well above the strike’s […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 10, 2018

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $QQQ & $V

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $QQQ and $V . Pete Najarian is seeing bearish activity in the QQQ where 17,000 of the May $148 puts were bought for 4.43, rolled from 20,000 May $155 puts, which already produced a profit for the trader. Pete is in these puts […]

By Chris Sykora · Feb 9, 2018

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$TWTR call prices skyrocket 27-fold

Option traders posted astronomical profits on bullish positions opened in Twitter just after Labor Day. Way back on Sept. 6, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 13,445 March $25 calls for $0.37 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $16.63. This was clearly a new position, as volume was far above the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 8, 2018

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$COTY bulls post big gains overnight

It took less than 24 hours for option traders to quadruple their money in Coty. Just yesterday afternoon, Investitute’s market scanners found that 2,000 Weekly $17.50 calls expiring tomorrow were purchased for $0.66 to $0.90 with shares at $17.45. There was no open interest in the strike before the trade occurred, showing that it was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 8, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $V & $IWM

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $V and $IWM . Jon Najarian is seeing activity in V, where traders made a bullish bet by buying 7,500 of the June $120 calls from 5.50-5.89. Jon bought them as well, and will be in the calls for a month […]

By Chris Sykora · Feb 8, 2018

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$SWN bears triple their money

Southwestern Energy has declined steadily for the last three weeks, yielding large gains on downside option positions. On Jan. 30, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 11,300 March $4 puts for $0.15 to $0.20 with shares at $4.50. These were clearly new positions, as volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 2,245 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 7, 2018

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How $WTW calls soared 19-fold

Weight Watchers turned stratospheric profits for bullish option traders today. On Nov. 13, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 April $60 calls for $0.90 to $1.10 with shares at $42.74. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 68 contracts before the activity appeared. Investitute co-founder Pete Najarian […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 7, 2018

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$SNAP call prices rocket 11-fold

Bullish option traders racked up astronomical gains today after Snap surprised Wall Street with strong quarerly results. On Jan. 18, Investitute’s market scanners found that 6,100 Weekly $15 calls expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.55 to $0.68 with shares at $13.94. These were clearly new positions, as volume was far above the strike’s open […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 7, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $GILD & $PG

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $GILD and $PG . Pete Najarian is seeing activity in GILD, where traders bought up almost 10,000 of the March $85 calls for 2.20. Pete likes the bullish call buying and the potential for M&A activity by Gilead. He is in […]

By Chris Sykora · Feb 7, 2018

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$QQQ put prices skyrocket tenfold

Option traders posted exponential gains on downside positions in the tech-heavy PowerShares QQQ Fund before it rebounded today. On Jan. 23, Investitute’s proprietary systems showed that 6,120 Weekly $163.50 puts expiring this Friday were purchased in one print for $0.67. The trade was part of a bearish spread with shares at $168.71. Those puts traded […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 6, 2018

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Why $ARRY bulls scored big gains

Option traders racked up huge profits in Array Biopharma today. On Nov. 14, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase 5,000 March $12 calls for $1 with shares at $10.37. Open interest in the strike was only 755 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that it was a new position. Those calls traded for $4.90 today, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Feb 6, 2018

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