Wednesday, October 28, 2026★ Market Rebellion ★Vol. CXIV · No. 797

The Trader's Ledger

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

Bears bask in SunTrust puts

SunTrust was hit hard with other financials in yesterday’s market drop, resulting in big returns for downside positions. On May 1, Investitute’s market scanners found that 2,000 May $55 puts were purchased in one print for $0.29 with shares at $57.94. This was clearly a new position, as its volume was well above the strike’s […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 18, 2017

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Bulls find bright spot in Colgate

Colgate-Palmolive was one of the few winners in today’s market selloff, and bullish option traders were among the primary beneficiaries. On Monday, Investitute’s proprietary programs identified the purchase of 2,500 June 72.50 calls for $1.05 to $1.20 with shares at $71.82. These were clearly new positions, as volume was well above the strike’s open interest […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 17, 2017

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American Eagle mauled by bears

American Eagle Outfitters fell to multi-year lows on poor quarterly results today, returning big profits on bearish trades opened only one session earlier. Investitute’s market scanners yesterday detected the purchase of 2,800 May $11.50 puts for $0.10 to $0.15 with shares at $12.97. The volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,289 contracts, […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 17, 2017

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Calpine juices returns for calls

Calpine rose with other utility companies today, providing rare profits for bullish traders as the rest of the market plunged. On April 7, Investitute’s proprietary programs identified the purchase of 3,000 June $11 calls in one print for $0.60 with shares trading for $10.69. This was clearly a new position, as open interest in the […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 17, 2017

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Bears profit from Ocwen troubles

Downside option positions have seen astronomical gains as Ocwen Financial has plummeted. On April 13, Investitute’s systems identified the purchase of 3,000 May $4.50 puts for $0.15 as part of a bearish roll, with shares at $5.41. Open interest in the strike was only 305 contracts before the trade appeared, showing that it was a […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 17, 2017

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Jon Najarian Sees Unusual Option Activity in $SBAC

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon Najarian picked up some unusual option activity in SBAC. In a market that is selling off fairly hard today, SBAC stock is trading $4 higher. Jon is seeing some activity in the Sept $150 calls, with traders selling the Sept $155 calls against, creating a bullish vertical spread. This […]

By Chris Tsiolis · May 17, 2017

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Home Depot calls go through roof

Bullish option positions returned exponential profits today after Home Depot reported strong quarterly results. On April 10, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 25,000 May $155 calls in one print for $0.61 as shares traded for $147.29. This was clearly a new position, as the volume far exceeded the strike’s open interest of 3,096 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 16, 2017

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Traders make bank on Citigroup

Bullish option traders are reaping profits as Citigroup trades at multi-year highs. On April 13, Investitute’s market scanners found that 7,000 Weekly $61.50 calls expiring on May 26 were purchased for $0.59 with shares trading at $58.13. Open interest in the strike was a mere 33 contracts before that session began, showing that this was […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 16, 2017

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How CBL puts turned big money

CBL & Associates Properties has plummeted along with other shopping-mall operators, sending bearish positions soaring. On April 24, Investitute’s proprietary programs showed that 3,000 June $10 puts were bought mostly for $0.70 to $0.80 with shares at $9.73. The volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 1,558 contracts, indicating that this was new […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 16, 2017

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Option Activity in $MLCO & $EOG

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete Najarian saw some unusual option activity in MLCO and EOG. MLCO Jon speculates that reports of an increase in high roller gamblers could be why people are buying these calls. Traders were selling 15,000 May 22 calls for $.77 , rolling into 15,000 June 24 calls for […]

By Chris Tsiolis · May 16, 2017

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FireEye pays off again for bulls

FireEye yielded exponential returns on bullish option positions as it rallied with other cyber-security firms today. Just last Friday, Investitute’s scanners showed that 2,400 May $15.50 calls were purchased for $0.05 to $0.14 with shares at $14.77. This was clearly fresh buying, as open interest in the strike was only 546 contracts before the activity […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 15, 2017

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Calls triple in Fairmont Santrol

Bullish traders are digging up profits in Fairmont Santrol. On May 3, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 5,000 June $5 calls were purchased for $0.52 with shares at $4.81. Open interest in the strike was only 1,544 contracts before the trade occurred as part of a bullish roll, showing that it was a new position. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 15, 2017

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Chicago Bridge bears turn profits

Traders have more than tripled their money from bearish positions in Chicago Bridge & Iron. On May 10, Investitute’s market scanners detected the purchase of 6,000 May $24 puts for $0.15 with shares at $25.64. Open interest in the strike was a mere 25 contracts before that session began, showing that this was fresh buying. […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 15, 2017

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