Tuesday, October 27, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 795

The Trader's Ledger

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

Patience pays in Anheuser-Busch

Anheuser-Busch InBev saw several bullish option trades earlier this year, and now those positions are proving that they were worth the wait. On April 19, Investitute’s tracking systems identified the purchase of 30,000 September $125 calls in one print for $1.40 with shares at $109.99. Open interest in the strike was only 1,451 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 27, 2017

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Verizon calls up 12,000% in a week

Bullish option traders posted stratospheric profits after Verizon Communications reported strong sales this morning. On July 20, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 3,900 Weekly $45.50 expiring tomorrow calls were bought for $0.11 to $0.18 with shares at $44.43. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was a mere 69 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 27, 2017

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Tempur Sealy bulls on cloud nine

Upside option positions reaped exponential gains on Tempur Sealy’s strong quarterly results today. On June 2, Investitute’s proprietary programs cited the purchase of 3,250 September $50 calls for $3.50 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $47.72. The volume was above the strike’s open interest of 2,926 contracts, showing that it is a […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 27, 2017

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Bulls double their money in Gilead

Upside options trades in Gilead Sciences turned big profits today on strong quarterly results. Back on May 3, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 10,300 December $70 calls for $3.15 to $3.35 with shares at $67.04. Open interest in the strike was only 394 contracts, showing that this was new positioning. Those calls traded […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 27, 2017

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in Airline Stocks $LUV $DAL $AAL $JBLU

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in a variety of airliners. Pete has been seeing buying all across the sector, with short-term August calls being bought in multiple names. First was LUV, where traders were buying 14,000 Aug $65 calls. In DAL, traders were buying vertical call spreads in […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Jul 27, 2017

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Bulls post 300% profit in U.S. Steel

Upside option trades turned exponential gains as U.S. Steel reported strong quarterly numbers. On June 15, Investitute’s market scanners detected the purchase of 12,200 August $24 calls for $0.80 to $0.88 with shares at $20.24. Volume was far above the strike’s open interest of 3,816 contracts, showing that this was fresh buying. Those calls traded […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 26, 2017

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Traders dial up large gains in AT&T

Bullish option positions in AT&T yielded big profits thanks to strong quarterly results. On July 20, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 10,700 Weekly $36 calls expiring this Friday were purchased mostly for $0.65 with shares at $36.32. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 375 contracts before the activity […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 26, 2017

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Bears turn quick profits in Juniper

Juniper Networks dropped on poor guidance today, resulting in large profits on downside option positions. Just yesterday afternoon, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that 2,000 Weekly $29.50 puts expiring this Friday were purchased in one print for $0.59 with shares at $30.20. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was just […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 26, 2017

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Pete Najarian Talks $AMD

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian gave us his take on AMD. Pete likes that they beat earnings, and that their forecast was strong. Considering the price action and charts lately, Pete is bearish on this name. He thinks that NVDA is a better play in this sector.  

By Chris Tsiolis · Jul 26, 2017

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Another jackpot in Scientific Games

Scientific Games is en fuego, and investors are cashing in on upside option trades for the second session in a row. Just yesterday, Investitute posted a winning position from February, which was rolled into another bullish trade as 6,000 January $22 calls sold for $11.25 while 11,500 January $35 calls were purchased for $3.40 with […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 25, 2017

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McDonald’s: Fast food, quick profit

Bullish option trades in McDonald’s posted large gains today, less than two full sessions after the positions were opened. On Friday afternoon, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 3,500 Weekly $155 calls expiring on Aug. 4 were purchased for $1.94 as part of a bullish spread with shares at $153.45. This was clearly a new position, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 25, 2017

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Puts skyrocket as Interpublic falters

Bearish option traders turned big profits today as Interpublic Group reported weak quarterly results. On July 12, Investitute’s proprietary programs identified the purchase of 3,500 August $24 puts for $0.50 and $0.55 with shares at $24.62. Open interest in the strike was a mere 28 contracts before that session began, showing that this was fresh […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 25, 2017

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $SMH & $SGMS

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete is seeing unusual option activity in SMH and updated us on an SGMS trade from yesterday. Yesterday, Pete saw traders buying 34,000 November $69 puts, with the stock trading at &87, which is a bet that is way out of the money. Today, traders were buying the Aug $84 […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Jul 25, 2017

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