Tuesday, October 27, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 797

The Trader's Ledger

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

Calpine powers big profits for bulls

Bullish option trades have tacked on enormous gains as Calpine has rallied sharply in the last month, resulting in another enormous gain upside option trades. On April 20, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 25,000 September $12 calls were purchased for $0.35 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $10.05. This was clearly a […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 20, 2017

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AMD calls return 300% in one day

Bullish option traders didn’t have to wait long to see exponential profits in Advanced Micro Devices Just yesterday, Investitute’s market scanners showed that 9,200 Weekly 12.50 calls expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.09 to $0.17 with shares at $12.08. Volume was above the strike’s open interest, indicating that this was fresh buying. Those calls […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 20, 2017

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Lennar bulls constructing gains

Long-term upside positions rose sharply today as homebuilder Lennar reported strong earnings. On June 2, Investitute’s proprietary programs identified the purchase of 5,000 January 2019 55 calls in one print for $6.80 with shares at $52.76. Open interest in the strike was just 10 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that it was a new […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 20, 2017

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Valeant bulls double their money

Upside option positions posted big gains with today’s rally in Valeant Pharmaceuticals. On May 2, Investitute’s tracking systems identified the purchase of 7,200 July $10 calls for $1.30 to $1.72 with shares at $10.26. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 4,524 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Today those calls traded […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 19, 2017

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Lumber Liquidators calls pay off

Bullish option trades are turning significant profits as Lumber Liquidators rebounds. On April 3, Investitute’s market scanners found that 5,000 August $21 calls bought mostly for $2.45 to $2.55 with shares at $21.40. Open interest in the strike was only 241 contracts before the trades appeared, showing that they were new positions. Today those calls […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 19, 2017

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Bearish trades score big in Oasis

Oasis Petroleum is trading at multi-month lows, returning exponential gains on downside option positions. On April 19, Investitute’s proprietary programs detected the purchase of 3,000 August $10 puts for $0.70 with shares at $12.23. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 822 contracts before the activity appeared. Those puts […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 19, 2017

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Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $SFM

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Pete Najarian is seeing unusual option activity in SFM. A trader is buying up 9,500 Dec $25 calls for $1.50, and sold 15,000 $17.5 puts to finance the calls. This is an extremely bullish bet, where the trader will own shares at $17.5 or lower, but is looking for the […]

By Chris Tsiolis · Jun 19, 2017

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Bulls see 570% profit from Praxair

Praxair yielded enormous returns on upside option positions that expired today. On March 14, Investitute’s scanners identified the purchase of 7,500 June 125 calls for $155 as part of a bullish vertical spread with shares at $116.56. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was 2,497 contracts. Today those calls […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 16, 2017

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Wal-Mart puts post major gains

Bearish option trades that expired this afternoon drew exponential returns as Wal-Mart Stores plummeted. On June 6, Investitute’s scanners found that 4,978 June $79 puts were purchased for $0.79 as part of a bearish spread with shares at $78.90. Open interest in the strike was only 875 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that it […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 16, 2017

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Back-to-back wins for Kroger bears

Downside option positions are soaring on Kroger’s misfortunes. Just yesterday we posted an update showing significant profits from 3,200 June $30 puts purchased for $0.90 to $0.95 a little over a week ago. Shares traded for $29.80 at that time. Only 24 hours later, those contracts nearly doubled in value to $9.94–a gain of more […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 16, 2017

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Calls turn profit of 1,000% in ILG

Bullish option traders have made a killing in time-share operator ILG. On March 28, Investitute’s proprietary systems showed that 3,000 June $20 calls were purchased for $0.65 as part of a bullish roll with shares at $19.84. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was a mere 96 contracts before […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 16, 2017

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Whole Foods bulls score huge win

Whole Foods Market surged today on news that it was on Amazon’s shopping list, resulting in exponential profits on upside option positions. On April 12, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 4,500 August $34 calls were purchased for $2.30 to $2.40 with shares at $34.05. This represented fresh buying, as volume was more than double the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 16, 2017

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Early bets pay off for bulls at MGM

Upside option trades in MGM Reports opened early this year have proven worth the wait. Back on Feb. 16, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 4,500 June $28 calls were purchased for $1.66 as part of a bullish three-way strategy. Shares were trading for $27.61 at that time. Today those calls sold for $4.55, a profit […]

By Mike Yamamoto · Jun 16, 2017

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