Tuesday, October 27, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 796

The Trader's Ledger

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

Alcoa bulls quadruple their money

Upside option trades in Alcoa are yielding huge gains ahead of its earnings report this week. On June 27, Investitute’s proprietary programs detected the purchase of 20,000 July $36 calls for $0.35 to $0.40 with shares at $32.03. Open interest in the strike was only 733 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that it was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 17, 2017

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Calls soar in Century Aluminum

Bullish option traders are turning big profits in Century Aluminum. On May 31, Investitute’s market scanners detected the purchase of 13,800 July $16 calls for $0.38 to $0.50 with shares at $13.94. Open interest in the strike was a mere 57 contracts before the trades occurred, showing that they were new positions. Today those calls […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 17, 2017

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $V & $AA

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian are seeing unusual option activity in $V and $AA. Jon is seeing call-buying action in the V September $97.5 strike, where he thinks traders are anticipating a good earnings report and are looking for the stock to rally through the summer. Jon is in a call […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Jul 17, 2017

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First Solar calls enter stratosphere

A highly bullish option strategy in First Solar has resulted in moonshot returns. Way back on April 24, Investitute’s proprietary scanners identified the purchase of 5,000 September $32.50 calls for $1.23 and the sale of 6,000 September $22.50 puts for $1, resulting in a net cost of $0.23. Volume was far above open interest in […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 14, 2017

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Bearish bets score in Wynn Resorts

Traders doubled their money in downside option positions on Wynn Resorts today. On July 7, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 1,500 Weekly $133 puts expiring this afternoon were purchased for $2.23 as part of a bearish ratio spread. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 220 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 14, 2017

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AK Steel bulls up 300% in 24 hours

Option traders turned huge profits in AK Steel just one day after opening upside positions. Only yesterday, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 5,000 Weekly $6.50 calls expiring this afternoon were purchased $0.05 and $0.06 with shares at $6.29. Volume was above the strike’s open interest, showing that this was fresh buying. Today those calls traded […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 14, 2017

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Calls spike higher as Nutanix rallies

Nutanix surged with a high-profile upgrade from Goldman Sachs today, sending bullish option positions flying. On June 23, Investitute’s market scanners detected the purchase of 2,100 July $22.50 calls for $0.15 to $0.30 with shares at $19.25. Volume was above the strike’s open interest of 1,821 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Today those […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 14, 2017

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YY call buyers triple their money

Option traders are racking up huge returns from upside positions in Chinese Internet company YY. Back on May 10, Investitute’s market scanners identified the purchase of 2,300 August $55 calls for $2.43 to $3.30 with shares at $51.95. Volume was more than double the strike’s open interest of 1,116 contracts, indicating that these were new […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 14, 2017

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Bulls cash in on Western Digital

Western Digital has been rallying all week, and upside option positions are posting exponential profits. On Monday, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 4,300 July $89 calls for $1.40 to $1.90 with shares at $87.88. Open interest in the strike was just 259 contracts before the trades appeared, showing that this was new positioning. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 14, 2017

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Potash is fertile ground for calls

Option traders have doubled their money in upside positions as Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan has rebounded this week. On June 12, Investitute’s market scanners showed that 5,000 Weekly $16.50 calls expiring today were purchased for $0.58 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $16.74. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 14, 2017

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Applied Optoelectronics calls soar

Bullish option traders are reaping gigantic profits in network-technology company Applied Optoelectronics On June 30, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 2,300 Weekly $61 calls expiring on Aug. 11 were purchased for $6.80 to $8.50 with shares at $62.95. There was no open interest in the strike before that session began, showing that it was a […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 14, 2017

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $MSFT $WDC & $NRG

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in MSFT, WDC, and updated us on one of Pete’s alerts from earlier (NRG). Traders were buying MSFT July $76 calls, 15,000 of them. Jon is in these, and they expire next week. Also, Jon is seeing activity in WDC, where traders were […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Jul 14, 2017

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Hertz drives huge returns for calls

Bullish option traders posted exponential gains as Hertz spiked higher today. Back on May 17, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 3,000 July $12.50 calls bought for $0.45 with shares at $10.31. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 796 contracts before the trade occurred. Those calls traded up […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jul 13, 2017

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