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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Traders score on $BG deal report

Bunge surged on takeover speculation just before the closing bell yesterday, turning big gains on bullish option positions. On Dec. 7, Investtitute’s market scanners flagged the purchase of 5,000 January $72.50 calls for $2.20 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $69.90. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 20, 2018

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Why calls surged 10-fold in $SQ

Square’s long rally has led to geometric gains in option positions opened last summer. Way back on June 7, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,100 January $30 calls for $1.30 to $1.45 with shares at $23.93. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 563 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 20, 2018

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Bulls chugging higher with $CSX

CSX pulled back after quarterly results early this week, but option traders still turned significant profits on positions that expired yesterday. On Dec. 18, Investitute’s proprietary systems cited the purchase of 4,500 January $54 calls for $1.28 to $1.41 with shares at $53.07. There was no open interest in the strike before that session began, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 20, 2018

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$VOYA bulls triple their money

Voya Financial has rallied in the last month, handing large profits to upside option traders. On Dec. 21, Investitute’s tracking systems flagged the purchase of 3,300 January $50 calls for $1.35 to $3.05 with shares at $52.02. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those calls traded for […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 18, 2018

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Why $ALB puts rocketed 32-fold

Albemarle fell sharply on pricing concerns this week, yielded astronomical profits today on bearish option positions opened just 48 hours earlier. On Tuesday, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 3,500 January $120 puts for $0.20 to $0.35 with shares at $128.42. These were clearly new positions, as volume was well above the strike’s open […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 18, 2018

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$IP call buyers print huge profits

Option traders posted enormous gains in International Paper today amid buyout speculation. On Dec. 28, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 1,875 February $62.50 calls for $0.21 as part of a bullish roll. Open interest in the strike was only 53 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that it was a new position. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 18, 2018

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Bulls post large gains in $CSTM

Option traders have quadrupled their money in Constellium. On Nov. 15, Investitute’s market scanners cited the purchase of 2,000 February $11 calls for $0.55 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $9.13. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 384 contracts before that session began. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 18, 2018

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$AKS bulls turn big profits in hours

Option traders who piled into AK Steel this morning doubled their money by the afternoon. About 90 minutes into today’s session, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 20,200 February $7 calls for $0.25 to $0.33 with shares at $6.44. Investitute co-founder Pete Najarian cited the unusual activity on CNBC’s “Halftime Report” a few hours […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 17, 2018

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Patient $TER bulls post huge gains

Bullish option positions in Teradyne opened last summer are yielding gigantic returns. Way back on July 5, Investitute’s market scanners found that 5,100 January $35 calls were purchased for $1.40 to $1.50 with shares at $30.83. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 481 contracts before that session began. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 17, 2018

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Why $JUNO calls rocketed 8-fold

Juno Therapeutics soared on merger speculation today, handing exponential gains to option traders. On Dec. 20, Investitute’s proprietary systems cited the purchase of 2,050 February $52.50 calls for $2.25 to $2.40 with shares at $45.72. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 186 contracts before the activity appeared. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 17, 2018

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $MRO, $EFA & $AKS

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $MRO, $EFA & $AKS

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $MRO, $EFA and AKS. Traders were buying MRO July $20 calls. Jon bought these. Also, traders were buying up EFA calls in February $75 strike. Jon is in these for about 2 weeks. Pete is seeing buying in AKS, where […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Jan 17, 2018

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$VIPS call prices rocket 18-fold

Bullish traders posted astronomic gains in Vipshop today. On Nov. 21, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purhcase of 5,100 February $10 calls in one print for $0.35 with shares at $8.29. This was clearly a new position, as volume was above the strike’s open interest of 4,765 contracts. Those calls traded up to $6.40 today, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 16, 2018

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$MGM bets pay off big for bulls

Option traders have more than doubled their money on positions opened in MGM Resorts just one week ago. On Jan. 9, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,000 February $34 calls in one print for $1.09 with shares at $33.73 after a positive note from JP Morgan at that time. This was clearly a […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jan 16, 2018

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