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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Put buyers score profits of 635% in $FL

Weak quarterly results at Foot Locker translated to strong gains for bearish option traders. On Aug. 3, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 6,000 August $48 puts for $1.75 to $1.95 with shares at $48.80. These were clearly new positions, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,975 contracts. Those puts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 18, 2017

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$COF bears find big gains in their wallet

It has taken less than a week for option traders to double their money on bearish positions in Capital One Financial. On Monday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,300 August $83.50 puts mostly for $0.37 with shares at $84.45. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,996 contracts, indicating that this […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 17, 2017

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Call buyers hit pay dirt as $GLD rallies

The SPDR Gold Trust caught a bid as stocks tumbled today, turning large profits in bullish option positions. On Aug. 9, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 24,400 October $131 calls were purchased for $0.35 to $0.37 with shares at $120.84. Open interest in the strike was a mere 62 contracts before the trades occurred, showing […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 17, 2017

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$BABA bulls double their money overnight

Alibaba hit all-time highs even as the broader market fell today, rewarding upside option traders with big profits. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 18,500 August $162.50 calls for $2.85 to $3.25 with shares at $159.58. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 8,166 contracts, indicating that this was fresh […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 17, 2017

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Bulls triple their money on $A earnings

Upside option traders turned exponential gains today thanks to strong quarterly results from Agilent. Back on April 17, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,500 August $55 calls for $2.10 and $2.15 with shares at $53.39. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was just 308 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 16, 2017

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Traders turn quick profits in $MOS

It took less than a day for Mosaic to yield big gains for bullish option positions. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 3,600 August $20 calls were bought for $0.28 to $0.34 against open interest of 70 contracts as 1,500 August $20.50 calls were purchased for $0.08 to $0.18 against open interest of 181 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 16, 2017

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$AA call buyers post gains of 550%

Bullish option traders saw huge gains today as Alcoa resumed its recent rally. On June 22, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 10,000 August $32 calls for $1.12 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $29.92. Open interest in the strike was only 392 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that it […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 16, 2017

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $MU

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in MU. Traders were buying September $33 calls, with the stock moving up 3% today. The calls are now trading for over $.5o, and Jon thinks they will go a lot higher. He is in the trade for 1-2 weeks. Jon also mentioned […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Aug 16, 2017

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Bearish traders up 13,000% in $DKS

Bearish option positions scored stratospheric gains after Dick’s Sporting Goods reported poor quarterly numbers this morning. Last Tuesday, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 1,900 August $34 puts were purchased for $0.45 to $0.50 with shares at $37.62. Open interest in the strike was just 318 contracts before the trades occurred, showing that this was fresh […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 15, 2017

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$SYF call buyers post enormous gains

Synchrony Financial rallied with the help of Warren Buffett today, sending bullish option trades soaring. Last Thursday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 3,000 August $30.50 calls for $0.10 to $0.15 with shares at $29.27. Open interest in the strike was just 242 contracts before the trades occurred, showing that they were new positions. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 15, 2017

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$LOW bears nail 300% profit in a day

Downside option positions saw quick gains as Lowe’s fell sharply today. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,500 August $77 puts for $0.55 to $0.80 with shares at $77.78. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 818 contracts before the activity appeared. Today those puts traded […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 15, 2017

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $COH & $LULU

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in COH and LULU. Jon was seeing call buying in COH November $45 strike, with 5,000 traded. Jon jumped in for around $1, and thinks this is the way to buy a “falling knife”. This is just another example of how […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Aug 15, 2017

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$RCL call buyers double their money

Bullish traders have scored big gains in Royal Caribbean since it began the month with strong quarterly results. On June 29, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 3,000 August $110 calls bought for $4.45 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $109.26. Open interest in the strike was a mere 6 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 14, 2017

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