Tuesday, October 27, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 794

The Trader's Ledger

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

Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $HDS

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in HDS. Traders were buying the at-the-money $32.50 calls out in September. Jon thinks someone wants to participate in the upside with these calls, instead of owning the stock outright. Jon is in these, and will be for about 2 weeks.

By Chris Tsiolis · Aug 31, 2017

Options News

$KMI bulls triple their money in hours

Traders who opened upside positions in Kinder Morgan this morning were pocketing big profits by the afternoon. Barely an hour into today’s session, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 5,000 Weekly $19 calls that expire this Friday were purchased for $0.07 to $0.09 with shares at $18.97. These were clearly new positions, as volume was well […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 30, 2017

Options News

$INCY calls turn large profit overnight

It took just one day for bullish options to draw significant returns from Incyte. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,500 December $150 calls for $4.60 with shares at $125.37. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 109 contracts before the activity appeared. Today those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 30, 2017

Options News

$GILD calls up 300% on delayed reaction

Gilead Sciences announced a major acquisition yesterday morning, but it took a full 24 hours for the stock–and its options–to rally sharply On Aug. 21, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 4,100 October $72.50 calls for $2.05 to $2.19 with shares at $72.75. This was clearly fresh buying, volume was well above the strike’s […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 30, 2017

Options News

$X call buyers see huge gains in a day

U.S. Steel is turning large profits on positions opened just 24 hours ago. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 4,500 Weekly $26.50 calls that expire this Friday were purchased for $0.10 to $0.37 with shares at $26.17. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 2,937 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 30, 2017

Options News

$NEM bulls double their money in a day

Newmont Mining appears to be breaking out, and it’s taking upside option traders along for the ride. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 4,400 Weekly $36.50 calls expiring on Sept. 8 were purchased for $1.27 to $1.52 with shares at $37.70. Open interest was only 40 contracts before the activity appeared, showing that this […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 29, 2017

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Short-term calls strike pay dirt in $ABX

It took only four sessions for bulls to quintuple their money in Barrick Gold. Last Thursday, Investitute’s scanners found that 2,400 Weekly $17.50 calls expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.12 and $0.13 with shares at $17.04. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was just 360 contracts before the activity […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 29, 2017

Options News

For bears, $FINL is gift that keeps giving

The Finish Line plunged for the second time this month, resulting in huge gains for downside option positions today. On June 22, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,000 November $12 puts for $1.10 to $1.20 with shares at $12.69. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 110 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 29, 2017

Options News

Calls turn quick profits as $PBYI surges

Puma Biotechnology rallied sharply as merger fever hit the pharmaceutical space today, leading to big gains for bullish option traders. On Friday, proprietary programs cited the purchase of 3,000 September $85 calls for $4.20 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $81.45. Open interest in the strike was a mere 64 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 29, 2017

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$FIT call buyers are up another 300%

Upside option traders posted huge gains on Friday, and they posted even more profits today. Late Friday afternoon, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 2,300 Weekly $6 calls expiring on Sept. 1 were purcahsed for $0.05 to $0.07 with shares at $5.75. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 895 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 28, 2017

Options News

How downside options gained in $SM

Bearish option traders turned big profits in SM Energy today. On July 28, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 7,500 September 15 puts in one print for $0.75 with shares at $17.84. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was 91 contracts before the trade occurred. Today those puts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 28, 2017

Options News

$GES calls double in value overnight

It took just one day for option traders to score again with bullish positions in Guess. On Friday, Investitute’s market scanners cited the purchase of 5,000 September $15 calls for $0.70 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $15.47. Open interest in the strike was only 411 contracts before the session began, showing […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 28, 2017

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$SFM bears triple their money in 3 days

Sprouts Farmers Market has plummeted in anticipation of competition from Amazon.com, handing substantial gains to downside option traders. Last Thursday, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 1,500 September $25 puts were purchased for $1.40 to $1.60 against with shares at $23.68. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 640 contracts, indicating that this was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 28, 2017

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