HP, Inc. delivered strong fiscal Q3 earnings, revenue, free cash flow (FCF), and higher FCF margins. That augurs well for HPQ stock, although unit sales were down and growth may depend on price hikes.

HP, Inc. will announce its fiscal Q3 results after the market close today. Investors are piling into long-dated, deep out-of-the-money HPQ put options. The short-put yield is high, but is HPQ stock set...

A Barchart report today shows Tesla (TSLA) institutional investors have bought long-dated put options (over 1-year expiry). The in-the-money put trades could be both bearish and bullish TSLA bets.

ConocoPhillips stock (COP) is just off a three-month peak. That makes selling COP covered calls with a one-month expiry attractive to shareholders. The $140 call expiring Sept. 25 yields 1.75%.

A Barchart report shows unusually large volume in out-of-the-money puts and calls in Intel Corp (INTC). It may indicate that investors are still bullish on INTC despite the stock's recent weakness.

Palo Alto Networks is set to release its fiscal Q4 earnings on Sept. 1. Since my last article, when I set a $402 price target, analysts have raised their revenue forecasts. The new PANW PT is $433, 21%...

Nvidia will release earnings on Wednesday, Aug. 26, after the market closes. NVDA stock has been treading water ahead of earnings, but expect volatility. Some investors may want to short puts after the...

Micron stock is up from a recent trough and in a trading range. But short-put MU yields at a strike 9% lower over the next month have a 4.50% 1-month yield. That's very attractive to value investors.

A Barchart report shows that despite recent strong Q2 results and a 10% spike in Merck stock today, an unusually large volume of put options has traded at a much lower strike price. Is MRK stock overvalued?...

Today, massive out-of-the-money (OTM) put option trading in Bank of NY Mellon (BNY) shows some investors are earning a 3.33% 150-day yield at a strike price more than 8% below today's price.