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Bulls finding fertile ground in $CF

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 12, 2017

Bulls finding fertile ground in $CF

Upside option positions are turning exponential profits in CF Industries. On Sept. 6, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,000 November $32.50 calls for $0.84 to $1.35 with shares at $30.64. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 2,044 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those calls ended today’s session trading […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 12, 2017

Traders double their money in $PYPL

Bullish option positions rang up big profits in PayPal today at 52-week highs. On Sept. 27, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 5,200 November $65 calls for $1.98 to $2.14 with shares at $63.48. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 741 contracts before the trades occurred. Those […]

$SNAP bulls see big gains intraday

Option traders who opened upside positions in Snap this morning ended the day with enormous gains. Today Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 6,600 Weekly $15 that expire this Friday were purchased for $0.08 to $0.40 with shares at $15.20. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 3,581 contracts, indicating that this was fresh […]

$AERI pays off again for call buyers

Aeri Pharmaceuticals soared with positive clinical data today, handing bullish traders their second big win in recent days. On Oct. 5, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,000 November $55 calls for $6.10 to $7.10 with shares at $53.80. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was just 314 contracts […]

$NFLX bulls post blockbuster gains

Option traders are cashing in exponential profits in upside positions opened in Netflix only one week ago. Last Wednesday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 3,200 Weekly $190 calls that expire this Friday were purchased for $0.60 to $2.10 with shares at $185.39. These were clearly new positions, as volume was far above the strike’s open […]

Traders triple their money in $PVG

Pretium Resources soared on a bullish analyst report today, returning huge profits on upside option positions. On Sept. 11, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 2,050 October $8 calls for $1.10 to $1.35 with shares at $9.07. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 257 contracts before the […]

$CHRW bulls driving huge gains

Traders have been consistently buying upside positions in C.H. Robinson Worldwide recently, and those upside positions are already paying off exponentially. Last Thursday, Investitute’s tracking systems identified the purchase of 5,800 October $77.50 for $0.29 to $0.40 with shares at $75.24. These was clearly fresh buying, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest […]

$JBLU call buyers are flying high

Airlines have come back with a vengeance in this month, and bullish traders are posting big gains in JetBlue Airways today. On Oct. 3, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,600 November $20 calls for $0.35 to $0.64 with shares at $19.27. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was […]

Why bulls are scoring big in $PFE

Option traders are cashing in as Pfizer considers selling a major part of its business. On Sept. 12, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 53,600 January $36 calls for $0.72 to $0.75 with shares at $35.09. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume far exceeded the strike’s open interest of 6,059 contracts. Today those […]

$WMT calls soar in just one week

Bullish option traders racked up huge profits as Wal-Mart rallied sharply on its annual investor day. On Oct. 3, Investitute’s market scanners found that 5,100 Weekly $80 calls that expire this Friday were purchased for $0.92 to $1.36 with shares at $79.48. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,327 contracts, indicating that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Oct 9, 2017

Bulls discover gusher in $CVRR

Traders are seeing exponential gains in CVR Refining. On Aug. 30, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,100 October $10 calls for $0.15 with shares at $8.30. There was no open interest in the strike before that session began, showing that this was new positioning. Those calls ended trading today for $1.15, more than […]