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Unusual Options Activity: Visa (V)
Trader bets on 17 percent rally in shares in the next year.January 2021 $235 call options onVisa (V) saw a four-fold rise in volume, going from 200 contracts to over 750. The bet, expiring 347 days,…
Feb 3, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: AT&T (T)
Trader bets on rally with in-the-money calls. April 2020 $34 call options onAT&T (T) saw a 13-fold rise in volume, going from 144 open contracts to nearly 1,900 trade hands. The bet, expiring in…
Jan 31, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: FireEye (FEYE)
Trader bets on rally in next week. With 8 days until expiration, the February 7th $16 call options onFireEye (FEYE) saw an explosion in volume, going from 170 open contracts to over 7,350—a 43-fold…
Jan 30, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Trader bets on 70 percent rally by July.July $85 call options onAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD) saw a 30-fold surge in volume, going from 100 open contracts to about 3,000. The trade, expiring in 170…
Jan 29, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: AbbVie (ABBV)
Trader bets on jump in shares in the next month. February 21st call options with an $87 strike onAbbVie (ABBV) saw a 30-fold rise in volume, going from 104 open contracts to over 3,100. The trade,…
Jan 28, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Juniper Networks (JNPR)
Trader bets on decline through March.March 2020 $23 put options onJuniper Networks (JNPR) saw a 50-fold surge in volume, going from 123 open contracts to over 5,900 trade hands. The trade, expiring…
Jan 27, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Spotify Technology (SPOT)
Trader bets on 80 percent rally in shares this year.January 2021 calls with a $270 strike price onSpotify Technology (SPOT) saw a five-fold increase in volume, going from 157 open contracts to over…
Jan 24, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE)
Trader bets space tourism company’s shares will go to the moon this year.January 2021 calls with a $25 strike onVirginGalactic Holdings (SPEC)saw a 12-fold rise in volume, going from 295 contracts to…
Jan 23, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Las Vegas Sands (LVS)
Trader bets on current rally to continue.The May 2020 $70 call options onLas Vegas Sands (LVS) saw a 12-fold rise in volume, going from 812 open contracts to over 10,200. The bet, expiring in 114…
Jan 22, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Traders bet on drop this week.$50.50 put options expiring on Friday, January 24th, onAdvanced Micro Devices (AMD) saw a 43-fold rise in volume, going from 102 open contracts to over 4,350 trade…
Jan 21, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Nike (NKE)
Traders bet on rally to continue.The February 14th $28 call options onNike (NKE) saw a 14-fold rise in volume, going from 104 open contracts to nearly 1,500. With 25 days to go until expiration, the…
Jan 20, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Wells Fargo (WFC)
Traders bet on relief rally after earnings miss.Shares ofWells Fargo (WFC) took a hit after reporting earnings earlier this week, and at least one trader is betting that some of that recent loss will…
Jan 17, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Target (TGT)
Traders bet on recovery from yesterday’s drop.Yesterday, shares of retailerTarget (TGT) slid about 7 percent as the company announced poor holiday sales. But at least one trader sees the drop as…
Jan 16, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Best Buy (BBY)
Traders bet on continued rally this month.The January 31st $95 call options onBest Buy (BBY) saw a 16-fold rise in volume, going from 174 open contracts to seeing over 2,800 contracts trade. The bet,…
Jan 15, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: ON Semiconductor Corporation (ON)
Traders bet on further rally in shares.April 2020 $30 call options onON Semiconductor Corporation (ON) saw a 28-fold rise in volume, going from 123 open contracts to over 3,400. Expiring in just 94…
Jan 14, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR)
Traders bet on rally in oil giant.$18 call options expiring in March onPetroleo Brasileiro (PBR), also known as Petrobras, saw an 8-fold rise in volume, going from 916 open contracts to having over…
Jan 13, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: The TJX Companies (TJX)
Traders bet on rally in next month.The February $65 call options onThe TJX Companies (TJX) saw nearly 8,900 contracts trade hands. With a prior open interest of just 160 contracts, that’s a 56-fold…
Jan 10, 2020
Is Boeing a Buy in 2020
Courtesy of our friends at True Market Insiders Research Exposes Shortcut to Stock Market Riches JPMorgan buried a shocking statistic on page 65 of its 2017 Annual Report. The trading team in…
Jan 9, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW)
Traders see a big rally in the first half of the year.The June 2020 $52.50 call options onThe Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) saw a 10-fold rise in volume, going from 340 open contracts to over…
Jan 9, 2020
Unusual Options Activity: General Electric (GE)
Traders make in-the-money bearish bet.The March 20th 2020 $14 put options onGeneral Electric (GE) saw a 12-fold rise in volume, going from 855 open contracts to just under 10,000 contracts. The…
Jan 8, 2020