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

The Trader's Ledger

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

$NRG call buyers are up 1,300%

NRG Energy has been ripping higher for months, resulting in the second increase of tenfold or higher for bullish option positions in as many months. On July 11, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 10,000 September $18 calls for $0.55 with shares at $16.46. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 23, 2017

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Bulls triple their money in $ARRY

Upside option traders are making huge profits in Array BioPharma ahead of a key data presentation next month. On Aug. 8, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 10,000 September $9 calls for $0.50 and $0.55 with shares at $7.90. This was clearly a new position, open interest in the strike was 2,673 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 23, 2017

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$COTY bears record profit of 500%

Coty fell for the second straight session today after posting poor quarterly results, handing exponential profits to downside option traders. On Aug. 9, Investitute’s systems found that 2,800 Weekly $18.50 puts expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.29 and $0.30 with shares at $19.78. Open interest in the strike was only 34 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 23, 2017

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Bears make a killing as $FOSL plunges

Downside option positions have reaped enormous profits as Fossil trades at its worst level in 16 years. On July 11, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 11,900 September $9 puts were purchased for $0.60 to $0.75 wth shares at $10.12. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 1,048 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 22, 2017

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$DAR bulls double their money in a day

Option traders have already turned quick profits on upside positions opened in Darling Ingredients only yesterday. Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,000 September $16 calls for $0.35 with shares at $15.76 yesterday afternoon. Open interest in the strike was only 321 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that this was new positioning. Today […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 22, 2017

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Bears quadruple their money in $NAT

Downside option positions are turning exponential profits as Nordic American Tankers trades at record lows. Back on May 12, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 2,200 October $5 puts were purchased for $0.15 and $0.20 with shares at $7.27. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was just 570 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 21, 2017

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$THC bulls post huge gains on rebound

Option traders opened upside positions in Tenet Healthcare on Friday, and they have already quintupled their money. Just Friday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 5,800 September $15 calls for $0.45 to $0.55 with shares at $13.92. Open interest in the strike was only 763 contracts before the trades occurred, showing that this was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 21, 2017

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Calls turn quick 450% profit in $WUBA

It didn’t take long for bullish option traders to make big money in Chinese e-commerce company 58.com. Late Friday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,000 September $55 calls for $1.75 to $1.85 with shares at $53.20. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 386 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 21, 2017

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$ROST calls gain 465% in four days

It took less than a week for bullish traders to post huge gains in option positions on Ross Stores. On Tuesday, Investitutes proprietary programs cited the purchase of 5,000 August $55 calls for $0.75 and $0.80 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $52.87. This was clearly new positioning, as volume was well […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 18, 2017

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Shopping spree pays off for $CHS bears

Downside option positions in Chico’s FAS racked up big gains before expiring at today’s close. Way back on Feb. 17, Investitute’s scanners detected the purchase of 2,400 August $13 puts in one print for $1.20 with shares at $14.05. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was just 40 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 18, 2017

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$YY call buyers finish with 540% gain

Upside options in Chinese Internet company YY posted huge gains before expiring this afternoon. Back on May 10, Investitute’s systems found that 2,300 August $55 calls were bought for $2.43 to $3.30 with shares at $51.95. This represented new positioning, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,116 contracts, Today those calls […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 18, 2017

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Downside plays win quick race in $NKE

Bearish option traders quadrupled their money in Nike just days after opening their positions. On Tuesday, Investitute’s proprietary programs flagged the purchase of 5,300 September $57.50 puts for $0.78 to $0.85 with shares at $58.64. This represented new positions, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,855 contracts. Those puts traded up […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 18, 2017

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Bearish traders cross tape first at $FINL

Sales came up short at The Finish Line, resulting in huge profits for downside option positions. On June 26, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,400 August $14 puts for $0.70 with shares at $13.99. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 2,498 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those puts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 18, 2017

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