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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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Unusual Put Volume in Rare Earth Stock REalloys Could Be a Bullish Play on ALOY

Today's heavy options volume in rare-earth magnet company REalloys Inc. (ALOY) suggests that investors may be bullish on ALOY stock ahead of its earnings next week.

ALOY : 12.95 (+3.27%)
HP Inc. Has Unusual Put Option Activity - A 7.4% Short-Put Yield - But Is It a Trap?

Investors are trading out-of-the-money HP Inc. put options expiring in 2 months in heavy volume. That allows short-put HPQ investors to earn a 7.4% yield. But could this be a yield trap?

HPQ : 31.30 (+6.90%)
Domino's Pizza Stock Looks Cheap - Short Put Plays Work Here

Domino's Pizza stock may be undervalued based on its strong free cash flow (FCF) and upside in analysts' price targets. Short put plays one month from now have a 2.0% yield at a low strike price.

DPZ : 350.88 (-0.80%)
Investors Trade Corning Inc Long-Dated Call Options in Unusually Heavy Volume - Bullish on GLW

Investors have been piling into a long-dated, in-the-money (ITM) call option on Corning Inc. (GLW). That's a very bullish signal from investors. This could lead to strong free cash flow (FCF) forecasts....

GLW : 158.54 (-5.32%)
Cisco Systems Is In a Trading Range Ahead of Earnings - Shorting OTM Puts and Calls Works

Analysts have been raising price targets for Cisco Systems, set to report earnings this week. CSCO stock has been in a trading range. Shorting one-month out-of-the-money (OTM) puts and calls works.

CSCO : 113.47 (-8.40%)
Advanced Micro Devices Dips on Lower FCF, But Short Put Plays Attract Value Investors

Advanced Micro Devices reported strong Q2 revenue and earnings growth, but its free cash flow dipped below Q1 levels. But, AMD is undervalued, and a 10% lower short put play yields 3.5% for 1 month.

AMD : 483.01 (+0.02%)
Netflix Looks Attractive to Short-Put Players - a 2.0% One Month Income Yield

Netflix stock looks attractive to value investors, especially to out-of-the-money (OTM) short-put investors. For example, a 2.0% yield for one month is available on a put option with a 5% lower strike...

NFLX : 78.24 (+5.43%)
Investors Short Snowflake Inc. Puts Options In Huge Volume - For a 10% Yield Over 1.3 Years Out

Investors have shorted a huge volume of Snowflake, Inc. put options that expire in 499 days and are 50% below today's price. They gain a 10% yield for 1.37 years away - a very bullish play in SNOW stock....

SNOW : 337.38 (+1.54%)
Huge, Unusual Trading in Marvell Technology Call Options - Investors Are Bullish on MRVL Stock

Today, there is unusually large trading volume in Marvell Technology (MRVL) call options, over 50x normal. Investors are bullish on MRVL stock, pushed by Palantir's 26% move higher today.

MRVL : 222.18 (+2.35%)
PLTR : 179.01 (+4.66%)
Reddit's Tumble Has Been Overdone After It Produced Strong FCF - RDDT Could be 40% Too Cheap

Reddit generated a strong Q2 FCF margin (32.4%) and a trailing 12-month (TTM) margin of 36.7%. So why did RDDT stock tumble 20% on Friday? On Monday, RDDT was up 10%. It could still be worth 40% more.

RDDT : 158.12 (+3.04%)

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