Monday, October 26, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 792

The Trader's Ledger

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

$GGP bulls post huge gains in a week

Mall operator GGP surged after an unsolicited takeover bid today, returning exponential profits on upside option positions opened just last Tuesday. On Nov. 7, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 4,700 November $20 calls for $0.16 to $1.05 with shares at $20.31. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 13, 2017

Options News

$MAT calls skyrocket on merger news

Bullish option positions in Mattel spiked to stratospheric levels today on buyout reports. On Oct. 27, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 26,000 November $15.50 calls for $0.05 to $0.15 with shares at $13.53. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 866 contracts before the activity appeared. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 13, 2017

Options News

Bulls rack up fivefold gains in $OSTK

Overstock.com reached its highest level in more than a decade today, handing huge profits to upside option traders. On Oct. 24, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 3,600 December $40 calls for $3.20 to $5.60 with shares at $38.90. This is clearly fresh buying, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 13, 2017

Options News

Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $WTW & $GM

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $WTW & $GM. In WTW, traders were buying 10,000 of the April $60 calls for about $1. Pete is in these through April, and he likes the stock. Also, traders were buying calls in GM, the February $48 calls for $.64. Pete […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Nov 13, 2017

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$MU bulls see sixfold increase in calls

Micron has turned enormous profits for upside options all year, and today was no exception. On Sept. 12, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 29,700 November $37 calls for $1.30 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $34.28. Open interest in the strike was only 1,002 before the trade occurred, showing that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 10, 2017

Options News

$JCP call prices quadruple overnight

J.C. Penney surprised the market with strong sales this morning, returning huge gains on option positions opened just one session earlier. Yesterday Investitute’s market scanners lit up with 28,000 December $3 calls purchased for $0.21 to $0.24 with shares at $2.76. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 1,192 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 10, 2017

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Short-term bulls hit jackpot in $DIS

Traders quadrupled their money in less than a week on upside option positions in Disney. On Monday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 2,700 Weekly $99 calls expiring today were purchased for $1.76 to $2.07 with shares at $99.35. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 776 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 10, 2017

Options News

Traders triple their money in $SQ

Bullish option positions posted big gains today as Square rebounded. On Oct. 26, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 7,708 November $33 calls for $2.55 as part of a bullish spread. Shares were $34.51 at the time. Those calls were listed at $6.70 today, 3 times their purchase price. The stock rose 15 percent […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 10, 2017

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$M bulls triple their money overnight

Macy’s proved skeptics wrong by beating earnings estimates this morning, returning sizable profits on option positions opened just one session earlier. Yesterday Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 20,000 November $18 calls for $0.75 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $17.49. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 9, 2017

Options News

Wave of $MAC calls finally scores

Macerich has seen consistently bullish option activity for months, and today those trades paid off in a big way. On Oct. 6, Investitute’s tracking systems identified the purchase of 2,500 November $60 calls for $1.10 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $56.43. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,080 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 9, 2017

Options News

Why $COTY looks so good to bulls

Coty surged on strong quarerly results today, yielding huge returns on upside option positions in the cosmetics company. On Oct. 31, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,990 November $17 calls for $0.21 with shares at $15.28. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 709 contracts before that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 9, 2017

Options News

Bulls double their money in $NAK

Option traders are mining large gains in Northern Dynasty Minerals. On July 6, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 10,900 November $1.50 calls for $0.30 with shares at $1.26. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was 2,706 contracts before the activity appeared. Those calls traded for $0.70 this morning, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 9, 2017

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$QRVO bulls triple their money in hours

Traders who opened bullish positions in Qorvo this morning saw huge gains by the afternoon. Barely 15 minutes into today’s session, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 6,500 November $82.50 calls were purchased for $0.35 to $0.50 with shares at $78.71. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Nov 8, 2017

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