Mark R. Hake, CFA, is a financial analyst and entrepreneur. He has been a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) for 32 years and has owned his own investment management and investment research firms focused on value stocks, both in the U.S. and overseas
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Nasdaq, Inc. stock is near a 3-month low. If, indeed, the market has hit a bottom, it makes sense to sell short out-of-the-money (OTM) NDAQ put options. That way, an investor can set a lower buy-in and...
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Today, large, unusual put option volume in Intel stock (INTC) signals a bullish outlook. The puts are at-the-money strike prices with a 4% yield to short sellers. This signals institutional investors are...
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Today, a Barchart report shows a large, unusual volume in Apple options, including out-of-the-money put options. They tend to show that investors are bullish on AAPL stock going forward.
Oil is now at a new high of $113.24 ahead of Trump's Tuesday evening Iran deal ultimatum. Chevron stock is higher, pushing up CVX put and call option premiums. That makes them worth shorting.
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Nvidia Inc.'s $2 billion investment in Marvell Technology and management's recent earnings guidance have pushed MRVL stock higher. That's led to huge, unusual in-the-money put options trading - a bullish...
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RTX Corp. stock, parent of defense companies Raytheon, Collins, Pratt & Whitney, is off recent peak prices. Shorting out-of-the-money (OTM) puts may be a good play at significantly lower strike prices....
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Tesla stock has been falling over the past month. That has pushed up put option premiums. Meanwhile, analyst price targets are significantly higher. As a result, it makes sense to short out-of-the-money...
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Nvidia Inc. stock is still cheap here. Shorting one-month out Nvidia put options yields over 1.6% at a strike price 7% lower than the current price. Value investors can set a lower buy-in point and get...
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Intel Corp stock has been moving higher, and investors may be signaling a bottom in INTC. This is from a large, unusual volume in near-term out-of-the-money INTC puts today. This is because INTC stock...
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Today, Barchart reports large, unusual activity in out-of-the-money (OTM) Robinhood put options. Is HOOD stock at a bottom? Shorting HOOD puts here yields 1.36% at a 10% lower strike price at a 10-day...
