Stocks in Play - January 9th 2025

Stocks in Play: OKLO, OPEN, OPAD

Welcome to today's Stocks in Play report. Below are the key stocks to watch, along with brief x-ray and analysis.

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Yesterday In Review

Took FLYX just over $6, Trimmed after the second halt over $8 then let it play out until afterhours. They did a stock offering after hours which caused it to drop below my original entry. Decided to cut on the initial bounce as it really is a story stock. Mostly I will leave these situations until the next day as many recover but the Story is somewhat weak. Out in the end for a small profit overall. Took APLD also which whipsawed all day. Still holding that. Also in UAVS, there was lots of drone news yesterday and I opted for UAVS over $1.50 as a solid play. Also entered BE which failed.

Market Awareness

Caution with the Tariff ruling coming at 10am EST. Expect volatility. Potential we also get the new FED Chair announcement today also.

Today’s Picks

OPEN:  Trump tweet about $200b mortgage purchases instruction has moved all the Mortgage companies and the Real Estate companies. OPEN looks the best to me. OPAD also squeezing very hard. Probably more story than substance.

X-Ray OPEN: Industry Group: Real Estate Services, Market Cap: 6.13B, Float: 811.80M Short Interest 14.37%, Days to Cover: 1.14, Exchange: NASDAQ

OKLO:  Announced a binding agreement with META to develop a 1.2 GW nuclear power campus in Pike County, Ohio, to support Meta's regional data centers including their AI supercluster in New Albany. The deal provides Meta with a mechanism to prepay for power and provide funding to advance project certainty for Oklo's Aurora powerhouse deployment. OKLO is seen as a total promote company. So this is a big deal for them to get endorsement from META. Still a story but I think this can launch a sustained move in the stock. Nuclear in theme. Chart only medicore is the main downside on this. Stock has a habit of whipsawing the early move intraday.

X-Ray OKLO: Industry Group: Utilities - Independent Power Producers, Market Cap: 15.25B, Float: 123.00M Short Interest 16.80%, Days to Cover: 1.40, Exchange: NYSE

Delayed Reaction Watchlist (click here Tradingview)

Sources & Services I Use in my Trading:

• Finviz - Short Interest, Float, Articles, Fundamentals (Free)

• Benzinga Pro - News Source + News Squawk + Earnings Data (Paid)

• Tradingview - Charting & Scanning (Paid)

• BiopharmaIQ - FDA Calendars & Upcoming Catalysts (Paid)

• Koyfin - Fundamental Data (Paid)

• EarningsWhispers - Earnings Calendar (Free)

• Tradersync - Trade Journal (Paid)

_{PS: There are many ways to trade stocks in play. It does not have to be the one that keeps going straight up and sometimes it doesn’t even have to be day one of the catalyst. Everyone must find a setup, timeframe and method that works for them. This list is supposed to educate on the criteria I use and the methods in which I find Stocks in Play. Yours may differ and that is completely okay.}