Monday, October 26, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 794

The Trader's Ledger

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

$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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Bullish plays pay off big in $GLUU

Upside option positions are scoring huge gains in Glu Mobile less than a week after they were opened. Last Wednesday, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 5,200 December $5 calls were purchased for $0.09 to $0.15 with shares at $3.78. Open interest in the strike was a mere 48 contracts before the trades occurred, showing that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 17, 2017

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$AMAT call buyers turn quick profits

It took less than three sessions for traders to double their money in Applied Materials. Last Thursday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 11,200 October $55 calls for $0.29 to $0.44 with shares at $53.60. Volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 3,042 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those calls […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 16, 2017

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Bulls triple their money in $RDC

Option traders are scoring big in Rowan Companies, which has rebounded sharply with the price of oil in the last month. On Sept. 26, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,200 October $12 calls for $0.69 to $0.75 with shares at $12.13. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 16, 2017

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$SOHU calls post big gains in a day

Traders opened upside option positions in Sohu.com at the end of last week, and they are already reaping large profits. On Friday, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 2,000 November $65 calls for $3.50 to $4.60 with shares at $65.32. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was a mere […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 16, 2017

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$X bulls double their money in a day

U.S. Steel rallied sharply today, reaping huge rewards for upside option positions opened only 24 hours earlier. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 4,000 November $26 calls as part of a bullish roll for $1.35 to $1.47 with shares at $25.49. This was clearly a new position, as volume was above the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 13, 2017

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$GWW calls surge ahead of earnings

W.W. Grainger reports quarterly results early next week, and option traders are already posting big gains in upside positions. On Wednesday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 1,500 October $175 calls for $4.65 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $170. Open interest in the strike was 520 contracts before the trade […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 13, 2017

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Bears print large gains as $DDD falls

3-D Systems has seen its stock price nearly cut in half in the last five months, resulting in exponential profits for downside option positions. On July 26, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 5,000 November $15 puts in one print for $1.11 with shares at $17.13. This was clearly a new position, as volume […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 13, 2017

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Call buyers hit bull’s eye in $TGT

It took only 24 hours for bullish option traders to ring up exponential profits in Target. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 2,100 Weekly $59.50 calls that expired this afternoon were purchased for $0.16 to $0.62 with shares at $59.70. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 242 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 13, 2017

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Bulls triple their money in $CSCO

Cisco has come back to life in recent months, and option traders have scored big on upside positions. On Sept. 18, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 4,000 Weekly $33 calls that expired this afternoon were purchased for $0.19 and $0.20 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $32.59. This was clearly a new […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 13, 2017

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$VIAB calls turn big gains overnight

Option traders quadrupled their money today in bullish Viacom positions opened only one session earlier, Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners detected the purchase of 2,400 October $24 calls for $0.60 to $0.95 with shares at $24.24. Open interest in the strike was a mere 20 contracts before the trades occurred, showing that this was fresh […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 13, 2017

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Traders mine large profits in $FCX

Upside option buyers doubled their money in Freeport-McMoRan just before their positions expired today. On Sept. 14, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 9,500 Weekly $14 calls that expired this afternoon for $0.44 to $0.48 with shares at $13.75. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 96 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 13, 2017

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$TWTR calls win big in just 3 hours

Cheap bullish bets placed on Twitter this morning turned exponential profits before lunchtime was over. About 40 minutes after today’s opening bell, Investitute’s market scanners found that 8,400 Weekly $18.50 calls that expire tomorrow afternoon were purchased for $0.04 to $0.15 with shares at $18.16. Volume was nearly double the strike’s open interest of 4,442 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 12, 2017

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