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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Bears up 600% on Chicago Bridge puts

Downside option positions in Chicago Bridge & Iron turned huge profits today, following dismal quarterly results. On Aug. 1, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 15,100 August $17.50 puts for $0.90 to $1.05 with shares at $18.16. This represented new positioning, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 4,981 contracts. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 10, 2017

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Calls run higher on reported Charter bids

Charter Communications rallied again today on buyout speculation, continuing to hand exponential gains to bullish option traders. On June 29, Investitute’s systems identified the purchase of 3,000 August $350 calls for $10.20 to $10.80 with shares at $338.21. Open interest in the strike was a mere 23 contracts before the trades appeared, showing that they […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 9, 2017

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Bulls win again in Lumber Liquidators

Upside option positions have been paying off for months in Lumber Liquidators, and today was no exception. On July 17, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,600 August $25 calls for $2.40 to $2.50 with shares at $26.05. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 369 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 9, 2017

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Quick gains in Energy Transfer Equity

It took less than one full session for bullish option traders to double their money in Energy Transfer Equity. Late yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners detected the purchase of 5,000 August $17 calls for $0.32 to $0.36 with shares at $16.75. Open interest in the strike was only 270 contracts before the activity appeared, showing that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 9, 2017

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Bearish trades turn 500% profit in Mylan

Poor quarterly numbers from Mylan today resulted in big gains for downside option positions. On July 18, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that 2,000 Weekly $38 puts expiring this Friday were purchased for $1.09 to $1.22 with sharest at $38.06. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was a mere 22 contracts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 9, 2017

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Bulls triple their money in GoPro

Upside option positions turned quick profits in GoPro today as shares continued to rally after strong quartelry results last week. Just yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 5,000 Weekly $10 calls expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.14 to $0.44 with shares at $10.22. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 8, 2017

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Call buyers post 675% profit in Kors

Michael Kors rallied sharply on strong quarterly results, handing exponential gains to bullish option traders. On July 14, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 3,700 August $35 calls for $1.30 to $1.45 with shares at $34.01. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 2,145 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 8, 2017

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Lending Club bulls secure quick gains

It took just one day for option traders to post exponential profits in upside positions on Lending Club. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 8,600 August $6 calls for $0.05 to $0.16 with shares at $5.61. These were clearly new positions, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 3,720 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 8, 2017

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GrubHub call buyers post 400% profit

Upside option traders cashed in exponential gains as GrubHub continued to rally today. On July 20, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 4,000 August $50 calls for $1.30 to $1.45 with shares at $45.73. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was just 798 contracts before the activity appeared. Today […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 7, 2017

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Calls surge in China’s YY before earnings

Chinese Internet company YY reports quarterly results later this week, but bullish option traders aren’t waiting before buying. On July 12, Investitute’s market scanners found that 4,400 August $60 calls were purchased for $2.37 to $3.50 with shares at $59.65. Open interest in the strike was only 883 contracts before the trades occurred, showing that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 7, 2017

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Bulls triple their money in Tyson Foods

Strong quarterly results in Tyson Foods translated into big gains for upside option traders today. On June 1, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,500 October $60 calls for $2.50 to $2.55 with shares at $58. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was just 335 contracts before that session […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 7, 2017

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Yelp screams profits for call buyers

Bullish option positions more than tripled in value after Yelp’s quarterly results this morning. As Investitute co-founder Jon Najarian pointed out on July 14, 2,099 August $32 were bought in one print for $2.53 with shares at $31.53. Volume was double the open interest in the strike, showing that it was a new position. Today […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 4, 2017

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Patience pays in Weight Watchers

A bullish option trade in Weight Watchers is turning enormous profits five months after it was opened. Way back on March 1, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,000 January $15 calls for $3.06 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $16.63. This was clearly a new position, as volume was well […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 4, 2017

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