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Where options traders are mining for a rally

Where options traders are mining for a rally

Someone wants to turn iron into gold with options. Here's the large bullish trade detected yesterday in Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF): 25,000 August 8 calls bought for $1.29. 25,000 August 8 puts sold for $0.28. 25,000 June 7 calls sold for $1.96 as an existing position...

Bulls stick with copper bigwig: Options recap

Bulls stick with copper bigwig: Options recap

Only a week ago, Freeport McMoRan (FCX) was the target of a large bullish options trade. Today the copper giant is seeing more of the same. Activity hit fast and furious in FCX's July 16 calls out of the gate this morning. Large blocks changed hands for $2.20 to...

Options traders see fireworks in beaten down tech stock

Options traders see fireworks in beaten down tech stock

Options traders seem to expect a hot summer from a forgotten tech stock. More than 19,000 July 29 calls traded in Juniper Networks (JNPR) on Friday. Buyers initially paid $0.56 and kept nibbling as the stock moved higher. Pretty soon they doubled to $1.15 and even...

Feeding frenzy in the Golden Arches: Options recap

Feeding frenzy in the Golden Arches: Options recap

The world's top burger joint has gone nowhere all year. But yesterday news of a corporate shakeup triggered a feeding frenzy in the Golden Arches. McDonald's (MCD) ripped 4.37 percent to $169.48, its highest close since early February. Investors supersized positions...

Why furniture bulls may expect an earnings pop

Why furniture bulls may expect an earnings pop

Will a high-end furniture stock go higher? At least one big trader seems to think so. RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware, peddles four-figure sofas, rugs and cabinets. Yesterday someone bought 5,000 June 110 calls for $5.75 and sold an equal number of June 120...

Casinos, copper and online actions: Options recap

Casinos, copper and online actions: Options recap

Below is a summary of noteworthy options trades from Monday, June 4. Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) operates casinos in the Chinese gambling hub of Macau. It last saw $35 in July 2014, and options traders targeted a move to that level with a bullish ratio...

Going Mobile for Earnings: TradeStation Tutorial

Going Mobile for Earnings: TradeStation Tutorial

Plenty of customers were trading Apple (AAPL) yesterday before the company's earnings report. Even if they didn't log from their desks, they still could have placed orders on the go using TradeStation's uber-powerful Mobile App. In case you haven't installed it yet,...

Bulls Return to Gaming Space: Options Recap

Bulls Return to Gaming Space: Options Recap

Two weeks ago, a options traders were bullish in a slot-machine maker. Yesterday, a similar transaction lit up a race-track and casino operator. Traders bought 6,000 June 31 calls in Penn National Gaming (PENN) for $1.25 in the middle of the afternoon. A block of...

How the bulls are chasing Fox: Options activity

How the bulls are chasing Fox: Options activity

If you've ever wondered about bulls chasing a Fox, look no further than the activity yesterday's options market. And no, we're not talking about a rerun of Downton Abbey. We're talking about the big spike of options activity in media conglomerate Twenty-First Century...