Monday, October 26, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 793

The Trader's Ledger

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

Bulls quadruple their money in $DO

Diamond Offshore surged on strong quarterly numbers today, providing exponential returns on upside option positions. On Oct. 20, Investitute’s tracking systems lit up with the purchase of 11,600 November $17.50 calls for $0.17 to $0.32. These were clearly new positions, as volume far surpassed the strike’s open interest of 1,301 contracts. Those calls traded for […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 30, 2017

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$INTC calls turn exponential profits

Option traders made a killing today in bullish positions opened in Intel earlier this month. On Oct. 2, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 2,700 Weekly $38 calls expiring this afternoon were purchased for $0.89 to $1.10 with shares at $38.35. Open interest in the strike was only 789 contracts before the trades occurred, showing that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 27, 2017

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Bulls quadruple their money in $AMZN

Option traders posted huge profits today after Amazon.com blew past earnings forecasts. On Aug. 30, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 4,700 November $1,100 calls for $6.70 to $7.30 with shares at $962.11. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 643 contracts before the activity appeared. Those calls […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 27, 2017

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$GOOG returns major gains on calls

Option traders tripled their money in bullish positions on Alphabet today. On Aug. 23, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 4,000 November $935 calls bought for $32.70 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $923.20. There was no open interest in the strike before the trade occurred, showing that it was a […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 27, 2017

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Bulls riding high on $MSFT breakout

Microsoft rallied sharply on strong quarterly numbers, returning exponential gains on positions opened three months ago. On July 31, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,000 November $75 calls for $1.98 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $72.80. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 27, 2017

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$WLL bulls post huge profits in a week

Trader quadrupled their money today in bullish earnings bets on Whiting Petroleum. On Monday, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 2,100 Weekly $5 calls expiring on Nov. 3 were purchased for $0.20 to $0.22 with shares at $4.85. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 146 contracts before the activity […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 27, 2017

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Bearish plays pay off as $MAT plunges

Traders posted huge profits in downside positions opened in Mattel only a week ago. On Oct. 20, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 5,600 Weekly $14.50 puts expiring today were purchased for $0.35 with shares at $16.07. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 1,684 contracts before that session […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 27, 2017

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How $HUN bulls racked up quick gains

It took less than a week for option traders to triple their money in bullish positions on Huntsman. On Tuesday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,600 November $30 calls for $0.40 to $0.65 with shares at $29.40. These were clearly new positions, as volume was more than double the strike’s open interest of […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 27, 2017

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $GOOGL & $MSFT

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $GOOGL and $MSFT Traders were buying 5,300 of the March $1035 calls for over $60. Pete thinks it is part of a spread or roll from January. Pete is in these calls. Traders were also buying 23,000 of the January $87.5 calls […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Oct 27, 2017

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Traders post big profits on $TWTR

Twitter rallied after a surprisingly strong earnings report, resulting in exponential gains for bullish option positions. On Tuesday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,000 November $17.50 calls for $0.84 to $0.88 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $17.28. These were clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 26, 2017

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Calls ring up huge gains in $OSTK

Traders quadrupled their money in upside positions on Overstock.com less than a week after opening them. On Oct. 20, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 1,780 November $40 calls for $1.97 to $3 with shares at $37.35. Volume was nearly double the strike’s open interest of 975 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 26, 2017

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Patience pays off for $COP bulls

Traders are reaping huge gains today on bullish positions opened three months ago in ConocoPhillips. Back on July 24, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 2,900 November $45 calls for $1.37 with shares at $42.72. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 545 contracts before that session […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 26, 2017

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $NUAN

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in $NUAN. Traders were buying the January $16 calls for $.50. Pete is in these contracts.

By Chris Tsiolis · Oct 26, 2017

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