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

The Trader's Ledger

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

Bulls win big at Las Vegas Sands

Las Vegas Sands rose with an upgrade today, dealing a winning hand to traders. On April 17, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 3,400 Weekly $57.50 calls expiring this afternoon were purchased for $0.14 to $0.19 with shares at $56.26. Open interest in the strike was a mere 20 contracts before that session began, showing that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 12, 2017

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Huge trade hits gusher in Petrobras

A large bullish position is yielding big returns after Petrobras posted strong quarterly results. On Tuesday, Investitute’s market scanners detected the purchase of 15,000 May $10 calls in one print for $0.05 as shares went for $9.30. This was clearly a new position, with volume exceeding the strike’s open interest of 14,170 contracts. Those calls […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 12, 2017

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Calls surge as AstraZeneca rallies

Bullish traders have turned exponential profits in AstraZeneca. On April 21, Investitute’s proprietary programs found that 5,200 May $32.50 calls were bought for $0.15 with shares at $29.71. Volume was well above the strike’s open interest of 3,184 contracts, indicating that this was new positioning. This afternoon those calls traded for $1.55, a gain of […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 12, 2017

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Puts pay off as Penney plummets

Skepticism over J.C. Penney’s turnaround story has turned into profits for bearish traders. On Monday, Investitute’s tracking systems showed that 12,000 Weekly $5 puts expiring this afternoon were purchased for $0.10 to $0.12 with shares at $5.52. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 483 contracts before the trades […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 12, 2017

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Nothing subtle in Nuance returns

Bullish traders have scored big in Nuance, thanks to a strong earnings report this week. On May 3, Investitute’s tracking programs showed that 2,100 May $18 calls were purchased for $0.55 to $0.57. Open interest in the strike was only 846 contracts before that session began, indicating that this was new positioning. Stock $17.86. EPS […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 11, 2017

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Snap’s drop means profit for bears

Traders recently posted profits with upside bets in Snap, but today they made far more money with downside positions. Just yesterday, Investitute’s tracking systems found that 6,500 Weekly $20 puts expiring tomorrow were purchased for $0.40 with shares at $23.01. The volume was well above the strike’s previous opening interest of 3,791 contracts, indicating that […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 11, 2017

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Calls grow in Lumber Liquidators

Bullish traders have doubled their money in Lumber Liquidators. On April 3, Investitute’s market scanners detected the purchase of 5,000 August $21 calls for $2.45 to $2.55 with shares at $21.40. These were clearly new positions, as open interest in the strike was only 241 contracts before the activity appeared. Those calls traded for $5 […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 11, 2017

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Activity in $PPC & $GE

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, the Najarian brothers picked up some unusual option activity in PPC and GE. PPC Earlier today, traders were buying up 14,000 June 25 calls for $.40. This is a bullish bet that says PPC will be higher by June expiration. Pete mentioned that he doesn’t see much unusual activity in […]

By Chris Tsiolis · May 11, 2017

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Huge profits from Valeant calls

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Huge profits from Valeant calls

Traders have reaped fast and large returns in Valeant Pharmaceuticals. On Monday, Investitute’s proprietary systems showed that 10,100 Weekly $11 calls expiring this Friday were purchased for $0.26 to $0.31 with shares at $9.86. Volume was well above the strike’s previous open interest of 3,557 contracts, indicating that this was fresh buying. Today those calls […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 10, 2017

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Nvidia bulls rake in fast money

Traders turned big profits today after Nvidia’s quarterly results. On April 25, Investitute’s scanners found that 3,300 May $112 calls were purchased for $1.91 as part of a vertical spread with shares at $104.92. Open interest in the strike was only 202 contracts before the trade occurred, showing that it was a new position. Today […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 10, 2017

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Bears cast a spell on Disney

Downside positions paid off today after Disney reported disappointing quarterly results. On May 3, Investitute’s tracking systems detected the purchase of 5,800 May $113 puts for $1.61 to $2.18 with shares at $112.84. Open interest in the strike was only 788 contracts before the trades appeared, showing that they were new positions. Those puts traded […]

By Mike Yamamoto · May 10, 2017

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$SNAP Gets Slammed

Check out Pete Najarian and the rest of the CNBC Fast Money crew talking about SNAP earnings.

By Chris Tsiolis · May 10, 2017

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Najarian Brothers See Unusual Activity in $NUAN & $NBR

On today’s CNBC Halftime Report, Jon and Pete saw some unusual option activity in NUAN and NBR. NUAN Jon saw a trader buy 5,400 June 19 calls, trading for $1. This is a bullish bet, Jon likes the risk reward, and is in this name for about 2 weeks. NBR Pete saw action in the […]

By Chris Tsiolis · May 10, 2017

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