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

The Trader's Ledger

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

$IAC bulls triple their money

IAC/InterActiveCorp has seen its stock price double in the last year, and option traders are collecting exponential gains along the way. On Sept. 21, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 2,000 October $120 calls for $1.50 to $1.70 with shares at $115.71. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 20, 2017

Options News

$SKX calls post stratospheric gains

Bullish traders scored manifold returns today after Skechers USA blew past quarterly expectations. On Sept. 14, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 10,400 October $30 calls for $0.30 to $0.50 with shares at $25.94. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 1,083 contracts before the activity appeared. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 20, 2017

Options News

Bulls double their money in $PYPL

Option traders rang up big gains in PayPal today after quarterly numbers easily topped expectations. On Oct. 11, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 6,000 November $70 calls for $1.26 to $1.70 with shares at $67.77. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 1,051 contracts before that session […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 20, 2017

Options News

$SYF calls draw enormous profits

Strong quarterly results in Synchrony propelled upside option positions to exponential gains today. On Sept. 18, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 4,000 October $31 calls for $0.30 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $29.22. Open interest in the strike was only 289 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that this […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 20, 2017

Options News

$ADBE bulls post astronomic gains

Upside option positions went through the roof today as Adobe Systems shot to all-time highs. On Sept. 29, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,200 October $152.50 calls for $0.87 to $0.94 with shares at $147.68. These were clearly new positions, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,935 contracts. Today […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 19, 2017

Options News

Traders strike pay dirt in $WPM

Wheaton Precious Metals rallied along with gold and silver as investors sought safe havens today, and upside option positions turned quick profits overnight. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 6,400 October $20 calls were purchased for $0.11 to $0.26 with shares at $20.01. Volume was more than double the strike’s open interest of 3,143 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 19, 2017

Options News

$VZ call buyers dial up big profits

Option traders quadrupled their money in bullish positions opened on Verizon Communications less than three days earlier. On Tuesday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,000 October $48 calls for $0.77 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $48.19. This was clearly a new position, as volume was well above the strike’s […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 19, 2017

Options News

$XLV bulls double their money in a day

Upside option positions in the SPDR S&P Health Care Fund turned large profits only 24 hours after they were opened. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 39,000 November $84 calls were purchased for $0.49 to $0.59 with shares at $82.86. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 2,568 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 18, 2017

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Calls light up as $CREE burns shorts

Cree squeezed higher on turnaround hopes today, returning exponential profits on upside option positions. On Oct. 2, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 November $29 calls for $1.30 with shares at $28.32. Open interest in the strike was a mere 16 contracts before the trades occurred, showing that this was fresh buying. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 18, 2017

Options News

Bears are profiting from $AGN losses

Allergan has been hit hard after losing a high-profile court ruling, and downside option positions are drawing large gains as a result. On Sept. 19, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 3,600 November $210 puts for $4.85 to $5.73 with shares at $215.23. These are clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 18, 2017

Options News

Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $IBM, $XLF, $PG & $ABBV

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in IBM, XLF, PG and ABBV. Pete informed us of traders buying up the IBM November $160 calls, where traders were buying these contracts for $1.25-2.40. Pete is bullish IBM and owns the stock. Pete also alerted us to call buying […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Oct 18, 2017

Options News

$JNJ bulls quadruple money in week

It took only five sessions for option traders to turn exponential gains in Johnson & Johnson. Last Tuesday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 12,600 November $135 calls for $1.57 to $2.10 with shares at $133.82. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 4,111 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 17, 2017

Options News

$GWW call buyers turn quick profits

W.W. Grainger surged on strong quarterly numbers today, returning huge gains on bullish option positions opened just at the end of last week. Last Friday afternoon, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,000 November $180 calls for $8.60 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $180.60, the third bullish trade in four […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 17, 2017

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