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Mark R. Hake, CFA

Mark R. Hake, CFA

Mark R. Hake, CFA, is a financial analyst and entrepreneur. He has been a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) for over 36 years and has worked for long-short hedge funds picking stocks, as well as pension and investment firms (investment departments). He owned his own investment management and investment research firms focused on value stocks, both in the U.S. and overseas. In addition, he worked in the Pentagon for the Secretary of Defense during the Reagan Administration, analyzing high-tech industries worldwide. He has an MBA from George Washington University, a Master’s Degree in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Bachelor’s Degree from Ohio University. Mark focuses on U.S. and international value and income stocks, as well as options strategies for Barchart.

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Is Domino's Pizza Stock Too Cheap Here? Analysts Think So

Domino's Pizza Inc. stock has fallen since its April 27 earnings release. It delivered strong free cash flow and FCF margins. Moreover, analysts have higher price targets. One play is to sell short nearby...

DPZ : 316.52 (+0.02%)
Medicare Advantage Company Alignment Healthcare Shows Huge, Unusual Call Option Activity

Alignment Healthcare, a fast-growing Medicare Advantage company, had strong Q1 revenue and adjusted EBITDA results. That may be the underlying reason for the huge, unusual call option activity today.

ALHC : 16.35 (-0.12%)
Gen Digital Stock Shows Unusual Call Options Volume - Are Investors Bullish?

Gen Digital Inc. has had unusually high call options volume today. The software company reported strong free cash flow (FCF) results on May 7. The unusual call volume may indicate that GEN stock is undervalued....

GEN : 24.82 (-0.12%)
Meta Stock Is Off Its Highs, and Could be Cheap - What's the Best META Play?

Meta Platforms' stock is down after the Q1 earnings release. META could be cheap based on revenue, operating cash flow, capex, and free cash flow forecasts. Value investors are looking at shorting OTM...

META : 610.26 (+0.47%)
Unusual In-the-Money Put Options Trades in Amazon Stock Show Investors Bullish

A Barchart report today shows a huge, unusual volume of in-the-money (ITM) put options in Amazon stock. That implies that some institutional investors are happy to set a buy-in price for AMZN stock.

AMZN : 266.32 (-0.80%)
ConocoPhillips Put Options Look Attractive to Short Sellers as Oil Rises

Oil prices keep rising, now over $105. As a result, ConocoPhillips stock is higher. One play is to collect income by selling short COP put options every month. This play works well for value investors....

COP : 120.46 (-0.07%)
CLM26 : 107.77s (-0.82%)
Cisco Systems Reported Lower FCF and Margins - Has CSCO Stock Peaked?

Cisco Systems' free cash flow fell vs last year, as did its FCF margins. However, its fair value could be 16% higher based on higher revenue forecasts. One play is to sell short out-of-the-money puts and...

CSCO : 120.41 (+1.87%)
Shorting OXY Puts Is Working - Especially if Oil Keeps Rising

Occidental Petroleum's stock has mirrored the recent rise in oil futures, as seen in the June 26 WTI futures contract. One profitable way to play it is to sell short out-of-the-money (OTM) OXY put options....

OXY : 58.81 (-0.03%)
CLM26 : 107.77s (-0.82%)
Palantir Shows Huge Unusual Call Options Buying - PLTR Could Be Cheap Here

Two large tranches of Palantir Technologies call options have traded today. Investors could be bullish on PLTR as it is well off recent peaks. I discussed this in a recent Barchart article.

PLTR : 136.88 (-0.39%)
Unusual Put Options in Taiwan Semiconductor Stock Show Investors are Bullish

An unusually large in-the-money (ITM) put option tranche expiring over the next month in Taiwan Semiconductor shows investors are still bullish on TSM stock.

TSM : 404.52 (-0.65%)

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