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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Traders withdraw more gains from $BAC

Option traders have been piling into upside positions in Bank of America for weeks, and now they are paying off big time. Last Thursday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 50,000 Weekly $23.50 calls expiring on Sept. 29 were purchased in one print for $0.31 with shares at $22.85. This was clearly a new position, as […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 13, 2017

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$AEO shopping spree pays off for bulls

Option traders have tripled their money in upside positions on Amercan Eagle Outfitters. On Aug. 22, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 8,300 September $12.50 calls for $0.27 to $0.30 with shares at $11.19. This was a new position, as there was no open interest in the strike before the trade occurred. Those calls […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 13, 2017

Options News

Call buyers triple their money in $JD

JD.com has broken out of a month-long range, handing big gains to bullish option traders. On June 15, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 16,000 September $40 calls for $1.38 to $1.80 with shares at $37.55. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 9,004 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Today […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 13, 2017

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $OCLR

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in OCLR. Traders were buying the January $10 calls, 10,000 of them, for $.60. They also sold the January $8 puts, to help finance the call buying. This is an indication that the stock will trade higher in January, and Jon is in […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Sep 13, 2017

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$BAC bulls double their money intraday

Upside option volume in Bank of America has exploded higher in the last few days, and traders are already reaping signficant profits. About an hour into today’s session, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 8,500 Weekly $24 calls that expire on Sept. 29 were purchased for $0.20 to $0.25 with shares at $23.60. Open interest interest […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 12, 2017

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Bulls turn quick profit as $SWN jumps

It took just three hours for bullish traders to double their money in Southwestern Energy today. Just minutes after the opening bell, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that 2,000 Weekly $5.50 calls expiring on Sept. 22 were purchased for $0.15 to $0.20 with shares at $5.44. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was well above […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 12, 2017

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Call buyers post big gains in $BBBY

Option traders opened bullish positions in Bed Bath & Beyond at the end of last week, and those bets are already paying off. On Friday, Investitute’s market scanners detected the purchase of 3,000 October $30 calls for $0.65 as part of a bullish spread. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 12, 2017

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Bulls post huge gains in quick $SPY trade

It took just one session for option traders to quadruple their money in the SPDR S&P 500 Fund. Last Friday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 141,600 September $249 calls for $0.18 to $0.22 with shares at $246.91. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 53,144 contracts, showing that this was fresh […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 11, 2017

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$TEVA call buyers turn enormous profits

Teva Pharmaceutical rallied sharply after naming a new CEO today, and bullish option positions exploded higher. Last Thursday, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 3,770 September $16.50 calls were purchased in one print for $0.16 with shares at $15.67. This was clearly a new position, as volume was above the strike’s open interest of 3,513 contracts. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 11, 2017

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$SNAP bulls triple their money in 3 hours

Upside option positions opened in Snap this morning turned exponential gains by the afternoon. Less than an hour before noon ET, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 27,000 September $15.50 calls for $0.15 to $0.25 with shares at $15.09. These were clearly new positions, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 11, 2017

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$NLNK calls rocket 660% in 24 hours

It took just one day for bullish option traders to turn exponential profits in NewLink Genetics. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,000 September $10 calls for $0.70 to $1.70 with shares rising to $11.54. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was a mere 23 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 8, 2017

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Upside plays turn fast profits in $AIG

Yesterday option traders bet that AIG would bounce, and today they were proven right. In the final hour of yesterday’s session, Investitute’s market scanners found that 7,900 Weekly $59 calls that expire on Sept. 22 were purchased for $0.35 to $0.48 with shares at $58.27. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 8, 2017

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Bulls score big with $AZN lab results

Good news in AstraZeneca drug trials is translating to substantial gains for upside option traders. On Aug. 31, Investitute’s proprietary programs identified the purchase of 3,900 September $29.50 calls for $0.55 to $0.68 with shares at $29.84. This was clearly fresh buying, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,081 contracts. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Sep 8, 2017

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