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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Arista turns huge gains for bulls

It took less than a week for upside option traders to quadruple their money in Arista Networks. On Monday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 8,200 August $165 calls for $2.75 as part of a bullish spred with shares at $149.26. Volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 3,624 contracts, showing that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 4, 2017

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Bears post quick profits in Finisar

Finisar pulled back along with other networking names today, resulting in large gains for downside option positions. Just Wednesday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 2,400 August $27 puts were purchased for $1.29 to $1.35 with shares at $26.38. Volume was more than double the strike’s open interest of 1,097 contracts, indicating that this was fresh […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 4, 2017

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Downside trades flourish in Fluor

Short-term bearish positions in Fluor racked up exponential gains before expiring today. On Monday, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 2,600 Weekly $44 puts expiring this afternoon were purchased for $0.90 to $1.10 with shares at $44.34. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was a mere 32 contracts before the activity […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 4, 2017

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Teva puts gain 14,000% in one day

Poor quarterly results from Teva Pharmaceuticals today handed stratospheric profits to bearish option traders. Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners found that 10,100 Weekly $30.50 puts expiring tomorrow were purchased for $0.37 to $0.54 with shares at $31.20. Open interest in the strike was only 349 contracts against open interest of 349 contracts. Today those puts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 3, 2017

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Bulls run up the score in Take-Two

Upside option position racked up huge gains in Take-Two Interactive Software today, thanks to strong quarterly results. Back on May 22, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 1,600 September $70 calls for $5.10 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $68.98. Open interest in the strike was only 292 contracts before the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 3, 2017

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Cheesecake Factory feeds bears

Downside option positions more than tripled in value after Cheesecake Factory posted weak quarterly results this morning. On July 21, Investitute’s proprietary programs identified the purchase of 2,100 August $50 puts for $1.70 to $1.80 with shares at $49.91. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 164 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 3, 2017

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $WYN & $YNDX

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in WYN and YNDX. Jon was seeing unusual call buying in WYN, where traders were buying the September $105 calls, 5,000 of them, for $1.50. Jon is in this name through mid-August. Pete saw traders buying 4,500 November $34 calls in […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Aug 3, 2017

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Jon Najarian Talks $TSLA

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon is discussing a successful trade in TSLA. Yesterday, Jon talked about some unusual option activity in the $320 and $325 calls. The stock moved higher before earnings, and then traded through $350 after earnings. The calls were cited at around $7, and were trading as high as $24 after […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Aug 3, 2017

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Xerox bulls scan profits of 400%

Upside option positions are seeing huge gains in Xerox after strong quarterly results. On June 26, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 1,770 August $31 calls for $0.33 to $0.47 with shares at $29.25. Open interest in the strike was just 28 contracts before the activity appeared, showing that it was fresh buying. Today […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 2, 2017

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Bears score in Range Resources

Range Resources hit a 52-week low after weak quarterly results, resulting in exponential gains in downside option positions. On June 19, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 4,100 August $23 puts for $1.60 to $1.90 against with shares at $22.99. These were new positions, as there was no open interest in the strike before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 2, 2017

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Bulls cash in on Intrepid Potash

Intrepid Potash released strong quarterly numbers this morning, handing big profits to upside option traders. On July 13, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,000 September $3 calls for $0.30 with shares at $2.69. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest, showing that it was a new position. Those calls traded up to […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 2, 2017

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $MAR & $AVGO

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $MAR and $AVGO Jon alerted us to a trade in MAR, with the stock down $3 today. Traders were buying upside vertical ratio spreads, 4,000 11August $105 calls bought for $1.40 and 8,000 11August $107 calls sold for $0.75. Jon […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Aug 2, 2017

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International Gaming bets pay off

Bullish option traders hit the jackpot in International Gaming Technology today. On July 24, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 2,100 August $20 calls for $0.55 to $0.65 with shares at $19.98. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 896 contracts, showing that this was new positioning. Today those calls traded as […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Aug 1, 2017

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