MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan, 2027 $450 Calls at the Bid: 115 vs 1035 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan, 2027 $450 Calls at the Bid: 115 @ $111.75 vs 1035 OI; Ref=$324.4928

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $250 Calls Sweep (8) near the midpoint: 182 vs 3080 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $250 Calls Sweep (8) near the midpoint: 182 @ $133.625 vs 3080 OI; Ref=$322.96

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Fri $80 Calls at the Ask: 150 vs 835 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Fri $80 Calls at the Ask: 150 @ $242.75 vs 835 OI; Ref=$322.62

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jul 18 $400 Calls Sweep (11) below Bid!: 200 vs 959 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jul 18 $400 Calls Sweep (11) below Bid!: 200 @ $44.051 vs 959 OI; Ref=$323.2654

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Mar 21 $230 Calls Sweep (5) near the Ask: 72 vs 1320 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Mar 21 $230 Calls Sweep (5) near the Ask: 72 @ $94.05 vs 1320 OI; Ref=$321.18

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $350 Calls Sweep (14) near the Bid: 113 vs 2195 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $350 Calls Sweep (14) near the Bid: 113 @ $91.55 vs 2195 OI; Ref=$319.6

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Fri $215 Calls Sweep (37) near the Ask: 178 vs 1356 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Fri $215 Calls Sweep (37) near the Ask: 178 @ $103.7 vs 1356 OI; Ref=$318.515

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Mar 21 $5 Calls at the Bid: 20 vs 183 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Mar 21 $5 Calls at the Bid: 20 @ $316.25 vs 183 OI; Ref=$321.167

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Mar 21 $330 Puts at the Bid: 200 vs 3777 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Mar 21 $330 Puts at the Bid: 200 @ $29.15 vs 3777 OI; Ref=$323.44

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $0.5 Calls Sweep (5) near the Ask: 20 vs 15371 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $0.5 Calls Sweep (5) near the Ask: 20 @ $327.12 vs 15371 OI; Ref=$327.32

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $300 Calls Sweep (6) near the Bid: 81 vs 2554 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $300 Calls Sweep (6) near the Bid: 81 @ $114.352 vs 2554 OI; Ref=$328.56

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $300 Calls Sweep (7) near the Ask: 63 vs 2554 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $300 Calls Sweep (7) near the Ask: 63 @ $115.136 vs 2554 OI; Ref=$330.02

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $300 Calls Sweep (4) near the Bid: 80 vs 2554 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $300 Calls Sweep (4) near the Bid: 80 @ $115.728 vs 2554 OI; Ref=$331.64

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $100 Calls Sweep (5) near the midpoint: 93 vs 5259 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $100 Calls Sweep (5) near the midpoint: 93 @ $244.294 vs 5259 OI; Ref=$333.86

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Mar 21 $300 Puts at the Bid: 471 vs 4027 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Mar 21 $300 Puts at the Bid: 471 @ $11.2 vs 4027 OI; Ref=$332.88

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $160 Puts at the Bid: 500 vs 1296 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $160 Puts at the Bid: 500 @ $14.45 vs 1296 OI; Ref=$332.5825

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $100 Calls Sweep (5) near the Ask: 36 vs 5259 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $100 Calls Sweep (5) near the Ask: 36 @ $245.55 vs 5259 OI; Ref=$335.0

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $100 Calls Sweep (3) near the midpoint: 46 vs 5259 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $100 Calls Sweep (3) near the midpoint: 46 @ $244.561 vs 5259 OI; Ref=$334.01

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $400 Calls Sweep (6) near the Ask: 62 vs 2546 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $400 Calls Sweep (6) near the Ask: 62 @ $83.25 vs 2546 OI; Ref=$332.61

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Mar 21 $350 Calls Sweep (5) near the Bid: 675 vs 2867 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Mar 21 $350 Calls Sweep (5) near the Bid: 675 @ $21.75 vs 2867 OI; Ref=$334.0003

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan, 2027 $140 Calls at the Ask: 750 vs 772 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan, 2027 $140 Calls at the Ask: 750 @ $238.0 vs 772 OI; Ref=$338.66

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $380 Calls Sweep (11) above Ask!: 200 vs 3888 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Jan 16 $380 Calls Sweep (11) above Ask!: 200 @ $92.5 vs 3888 OI; Ref=$335.465

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Feb 21 $205 Calls Sweep (15) near the Ask: 154 vs 252 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Feb 21 $205 Calls Sweep (15) near the Ask: 154 @ $133.811 vs 252 OI; Ref=$338.535

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Fri $225 Calls Sweep (15) near the midpoint: 154 vs 2143 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Fri $225 Calls Sweep (15) near the midpoint: 154 @ $113.355 vs 2143 OI; Ref=$338.535

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Feb 21 $205 Calls Sweep (7) near the midpoint: 113 vs 252 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Feb 21 $205 Calls Sweep (7) near the midpoint: 113 @ $136.039 vs 252 OI; Ref=$340.8

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Fri $205 Calls Sweep (7) near the midpoint: 113 vs 2437 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Fri $205 Calls Sweep (7) near the midpoint: 113 @ $135.653 vs 2437 OI; Ref=$340.8

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Feb 28 $400 Calls Sweep (197) near the Ask: 1801 vs 2942 OI

MicroStrategy Option Alert: Feb 28 $400 Calls Sweep (197) near the Ask: 1801 @ $4.516 vs 2942 OI; Ref=$339.8

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스트레티지(NASDAQ:MSTR)는 비트코인(CRYPTO: BTC) 구매에서 미실현 손실을 입을 위험이 있다. 하지만 공동 설립자인 마이클 세일러는 최고 암호화폐 비트코인에 대해 여전히 낙관적이다.

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A cryptocurrency project inspired by scientific great Isaac Newton has quietly made waves this year, with its native coin's year-to-date explosion leaving reputable names far behind.
What happened: AB (AB), formerly Newton Project (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/">NEW</a>), has skyrocketed 7602% year-to-date to become the cryptocurrency market's most successful token in 2025.
The disparity in gains between AB and the rest of the market was staggering. Onyxcoin (XCN), the second-highest gainer this year, returned 676%, which is a fraction of what AB achieved.
See Also:<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44621245/gold-backed-cryptos-match-yellow-metals-highs-following-trumps-liberation-day-shock"> </a><a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44856286/solana-outpaces-bitcoin-ethereum-after-cathie-woods-ark-invest-piles-on-sols-new-canada-based-etf">Solana Breaks Free From Bitcoin, Ethereum Lag After Cathie Wood&#8217;s Ark Invest Accumulates New SOL Staking ETF</a>
Launched in 2018, the Newton Project is a decentralized and interoperable blockchain ecosystem, aiming to bridge the gap between digital and real-world economies.
However, the project fizzled after the initial hype and went into a multi-year hiatus, during which it also hit an all-time low.
In February, the Newton Project rebranded as AB, with a native gas token and a decentralized autonomous organization. The new avatar seems to have worked wonders for the project, sending its cryptocurrency to unprecedented highs. The AB token peaked at $0.01729 last month.
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&mdash; AB DAO (@ABDAO_Global) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABDAO_Global/status/1888209214973292548?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The stupendous rally contrasted with the broader cryptocurrency slump in 2025. The total market capitalization has shrunk 18% year-to-date, with nearly $590 billion worth of investors' wealth wiped out.
Major cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd">ETH</a>), were down 9.18% and 52% year to date, respectively.
Price Action: At the time of writing, AB traded at $0.01250, up 4.21% in the last 24 hours, <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/newton/">according </a>to CoinMarketCap.
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Fartcoin continued to outpace legacy meme coins like Dogecoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/doge/usd">DOGE</a>) and Shiba Inu, registering rallies that defied market trends.
What happened: The Solana (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/sol/usd">SOL</a>)-based cryptocurrency spiked over 4% to become the most successful meme coin in the last 24 hours.
In fact, Fartcoin was the most purchased token by smart money investors, as highlighted by the on-chain tracking platform Stalkchain.
The humorously named cryptocurrency has emerged as the<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/04/44821838/fartcoin-continues-to-run-rings-around-dogecoin-shiba-inu-rallies-57-in-7-days"> king of meme coins</a>, rising 194% in a month marked by <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/04/44804881/bitcoin-ethereum-steady-dogecoin-falls-even-as-trumps-tariff-reprieve-boosts-stocks-analyst-says-82024-btc-level-worth-watching-closely">tariff-induced fear</a> and market decline. Just for context, meme giants such as Dogecoin and Shiba Inu fell by more than 7% within the same period.
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&mdash; Stalkchain (@StalkHQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/StalkHQ/status/1912642164019912778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Popcat, the cat-themed meme coin, came in second, with a 1.33% gain over the previous day, while Shiba Inu rose 1.01% to bag the third spot.
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<td>Fartcoin (FARTCOIN)</td>
<td>+4.14%</td>
<td>$0.8799</td>
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<td>Popcat (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/">POPCAT</a>)</td>
<td>+1.33%</td>
<td>$0.2396</td>
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<td>Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/shib/usd">SHIB</a>)</td>
<td>+1.01%</td>
<td>$0.00001184</td>
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</tbody>
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On the other hand, Dogecoin, the world&#8217;s largest meme coin by market value, exhibited sideways movement in the last 24 hours.
The broader meme coin sector also drifted horizontally, registering a market capitalization gain of 0.13%.
The cryptocurrency market <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/04/44855681/bitcoin-ethereum-dogecoin-steady-amid-stock-meltdown-as-fed-chair-jerome-powell-signals-crypto-rules-relaxation-popular-analyst-identifies-key-support-level-for-eth">held up well Wednesday</a>, even as equities witnessed sharp sell-offs following tariff-fueled inflation concerns raised by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
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This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels. 
Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Technology sector: 
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>NVDA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$104.00</td>
<td>$38.4K</td>
<td>4.7K</td>
<td>67.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AAPL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$197.50</td>
<td>$50.5K</td>
<td>9.3K</td>
<td>32.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TSM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$135.00</td>
<td>$45.2K</td>
<td>4.6K</td>
<td>4.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PLTR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/25/25</td>
<td>$85.00</td>
<td>$40.2K</td>
<td>2.6K</td>
<td>3.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSTR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$312.50</td>
<td>$32.9K</td>
<td>413</td>
<td>2.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSFT</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/25/25</td>
<td>$370.00</td>
<td>$106.0K</td>
<td>1.3K</td>
<td>1.8K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NET</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$110.00</td>
<td>$48.1K</td>
<td>386</td>
<td>1.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SMCI</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$31.00</td>
<td>$380.0K</td>
<td>2.1K</td>
<td>1.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TBCH</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>10/17/25</td>
<td>$10.00</td>
<td>$27.0K</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>900</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CORZ</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$15.00</td>
<td>$41.3K</td>
<td>2.5K</td>
<td>250</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. 
• For NVDA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on April 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 265 contract(s) at a $104.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.4K, with a price of $145.0 per contract. There were 4734 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 67404 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AAPL (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on April 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 202 contract(s) at a $197.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.5K, with a price of $250.0 per contract. There were 9301 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 32493 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For TSM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 156 day(s) on September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.2K, with a price of $905.0 per contract. There were 4644 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4085 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For PLTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 9 day(s) on April 25, 2025. This event was a transfer of 201 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.2K, with a price of $200.0 per contract. There were 2619 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3526 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MSTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on April 17, 2025. Parties traded 60 contract(s) at a $312.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.9K, with a price of $549.0 per contract. There were 413 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2627 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MSFT (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on April 25, 2025. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $370.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $106.0K, with a price of $530.0 per contract. There were 1391 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1809 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding NET (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NET#NYSE">NET</a>), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on April 17, 2025. Parties traded 370 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.1K, with a price of $130.0 per contract. There were 386 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1398 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding SMCI (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMCI#NASDAQ">SMCI</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 65 day(s) on June 20, 2025. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $31.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 18 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $380.0K, with a price of $380.0 per contract. There were 2147 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1122 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For TBCH (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TBCH#NASDAQ">TBCH</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 184 day(s) on October 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.0K, with a price of $135.0 per contract. There were 4 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 900 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For CORZ (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CORZ#NASDAQ">CORZ</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 1 day(s) on April 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $41.3K, with a price of $828.0 per contract. There were 2539 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 250 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
Options Alert Terminology 
 - Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it. 
 - Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract. 
For more information, visit our <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/blog/how-to-understand-option-alerts/">Guide to Understanding Options Alerts</a> or read <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options">more news on unusual options activity</a>. 
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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CORZ

MSFT

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10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session

Healthcare technology company Semler Scientific Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMLR#NASDAQ">SMLR</a>) announced its latest securities offering Tuesday to add to its fast-expanding Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) stockpile.
What happened: In a Form S-3 registration statement with the SEC, the firm proposed to offer $500 million in securities, including debt securities, common stock, units, and warrants.
"We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of any securities offered under this prospectus primarily for general corporate purposes, including the acquisition of Bitcoin," Semler said.&nbsp;
Semler <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/24/05/3904">adopted Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset</a> in May 2024,&nbsp; funding its purchases through corporate maneuvers such as equity and debt financings, as well as cash flows from its operations.
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Earlier in January, the firm<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/01/43195291/microstrategy-devotee-semler-scientific-doubles-down-on-bitcoin-buys"> issued convertible bonds worth $85 million</a> and used proceeds from the transaction to add to its Bitcoin reserves.
Metaplanet owned 3,192 BTCs worth $280 million as of this writing, making it the 12th-largest corporate holder of the leading cryptocurrency, <a href="https://bitcointreasuries.net/">according </a>to BitcoinTreasuries data.&nbsp;
Interestingly, the decision to buy more comes despite the firm&#8217;s 5% unrealized loss on Bitcoin assets.
Why It Matters: Semler's fundraising efforts come amid a broader trend of corporate Bitcoin adoption, evangelized by Michael Saylor's Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>), <a href="https://in.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/02/43878748/michael-saylor-bitcoin-is-economic-armor-calls-on-us-to-accumulate-btc">the world's biggest BTC hoarder</a>.
Japan-based Metaplanet Inc. (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MTPLF#OTC">MTPLF</a>), currently the tenth-largest corporate Bitcoin holder, has <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/04/44807580/eric-trump-celebrates-metaplanets-bitcoin-moonshot-as-japanese-firm-rockets-into-top-10-corporate-holders-with-388-million-btc-stash">followed the same playbook</a>.
In other news, Semler reached a $29.75 million settlement with the Justice Department, resolving claims of violations of a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/24/05/39042812/semler-scientific-28-after-adopting-bitcoin-as-primary-treasury-reserve-asset-whats-going-">federal anti-fraud law</a> related to its marketing of a product known as QuantaFlo.
Price Action: At the time of writing, Bitcoin traded at $83,169.20, down 3.11% in the last 24 hours, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard?_gl=1&#x2A;380nj0&#x2A;_ga&#x2A;MTEyOTAyOTcxMy4xNzEzMzY0NTYy&#x2A;_ga_V7ZK73W7N0&#x2A;MTcxNDk4MzIzMi42LjEuMTcxNDk4OTE0Ni4wLjAuMA..">data from Benzinga Pro</a>.&nbsp;
Semler shares were down 0.15% in after-hours trading after closing 0.41% higher at $34.40 during Tuesday&#8217;s regular session. 
The stock demonstrated high momentum—the measure of a stock&#8217;s relative strength based on its price movement patterns and volatility over multiple timeframes—as of this writing. Visit <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings </a>to compare how other Bitcoin-buying companies like Strategy score on this metric.
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Despite Unrealized Losses, Semler Scientific Plans $500 Million Securities Offering To Boost Bitcoin Holdings

This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels. 
Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session: 
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>NVDA</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$112.00</td>
<td>$35.0K</td>
<td>9.1K</td>
<td>54.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>APLD</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$5.00</td>
<td>$54.7K</td>
<td>10.5K</td>
<td>13.8K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AAPL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/25/25</td>
<td>$205.00</td>
<td>$35.1K</td>
<td>5.2K</td>
<td>6.2K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>BTDR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/02/25</td>
<td>$8.00</td>
<td>$64.3K</td>
<td>139</td>
<td>1.7K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SMCI</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$45.00</td>
<td>$31.8K</td>
<td>9.5K</td>
<td>1.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRWV</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>10/17/25</td>
<td>$40.00</td>
<td>$43.3K</td>
<td>437</td>
<td>1.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>DELL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>10/17/25</td>
<td>$110.00</td>
<td>$27.5K</td>
<td>602</td>
<td>1.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMAT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$148.00</td>
<td>$97.0K</td>
<td>410</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PLTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$120.00</td>
<td>$175.7K</td>
<td>10.1K</td>
<td>745</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSTR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$320.00</td>
<td>$25.0K</td>
<td>1.3K</td>
<td>370</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. 
• For NVDA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on April 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 164 contract(s) at a $112.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.0K, with a price of $214.0 per contract. There were 9127 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 54341 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding APLD (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/APLD#NASDAQ">APLD</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 276 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 238 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.7K, with a price of $229.0 per contract. There were 10574 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 13886 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AAPL (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 10 day(s) on April 25, 2025. This event was a transfer of 90 contract(s) at a $205.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.1K, with a price of $395.0 per contract. There were 5217 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6212 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For BTDR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BTDR#NASDAQ">BTDR</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 17 day(s) on May 2, 2025. This event was a transfer of 1740 contract(s) at a $8.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $64.3K, with a price of $37.0 per contract. There were 139 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1750 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding SMCI (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMCI#NASDAQ">SMCI</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on May 16, 2025. Parties traded 475 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.8K, with a price of $67.0 per contract. There were 9597 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1574 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding CRWV (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRWV#NASDAQ">CRWV</a>), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 185 day(s) on October 17, 2025. Parties traded 38 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.3K, with a price of $1142.0 per contract. There were 437 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1479 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For DELL (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DELL#NYSE">DELL</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 185 day(s) on October 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 62 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.5K, with a price of $445.0 per contract. There were 602 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1130 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding AMAT (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMAT#NASDAQ">AMAT</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on April 17, 2025. Parties traded 522 contract(s) at a $148.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $97.0K, with a price of $186.0 per contract. There were 410 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1078 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For PLTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 640 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 62 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $175.7K, with a price of $2835.0 per contract. There were 10159 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 745 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MSTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on April 17, 2025. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $320.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.0K, with a price of $1250.0 per contract. There were 1340 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 370 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
Options Alert Terminology 
 - Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it. 
 - Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract. 
For more information, visit our <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/blog/how-to-understand-option-alerts/">Guide to Understanding Options Alerts</a> or read <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options">more news on unusual options activity</a>. 
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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BTDR

CRWV

DELL

<ul>
<li>A CryptoQuant analyst has suggested it might be time for investors to load up on altcoins.</li>
<li>The analyst&#8217;s view is based on a key chart.</li>
<li>Other analysts have also expressed similar views, but the tide may not lift all boats.</li>
</ul>
Over the past few months, the volatility of altcoins, which makes them appealing to investors with high-risk tolerance, has again proven to be a double-edged sword. Amid <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/04/44720918/trump-tariffs-are-pressuring-bitcoin-bonds-commodities-vaneck-warns">broader market uncertainty</a>, most altcoins have tanked over 50% from their Q4 2024 highs.
But now, one analyst suggests that a reversal may be on the horizon.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Altcoins In &#8220;A Buying Zone?&#8221;</h2>
&#8220;It might be time to start a DCA strategy on altcoins,&#8221; CryptoQuant analyst &#8220;Darkfost&#8221; asserted in a <a href="https://cryptoquant.com/insights/quicktake/67f803c60c912a79521675da-It-might-be-time-to-start-a-DCA-strategy-on-altcoins?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=sns&amp;utm_campaign=quicktake&amp;utm_content=darkfost">report</a> on Thursday.
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DCA, short for dollar-cost averaging, is a popular investment strategy where a fixed amount of money is invested at regular intervals regardless of price action. By suggesting that investors start a DCA altcoin strategy, Darkfost is encouraging investors to load up on altcoins in anticipation of a potential rally.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">It might be time to start a DCA strategy on Altcoins. "We've entered a buying zone, which is defined by the 30-day moving average falling below the annual average&#8230; last time we reached these levels was in September 2023, right after the bear market ended." – By <a href="https://twitter.com/Darkfost_Coc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Darkfost_Coc</a> <a href="https://t.co/xEHnHD5bg8">pic.twitter.com/xEHnHD5bg8</a>
&mdash; CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) <a href="https://twitter.com/cryptoquant_com/status/1910591153683997022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The analyst&#8217;s view is based on an intersection of moving averages on the Aggregated Altcoin Trading Volume for Stablecoin Quote Pairs chart, tracking volumes across multiple altcoin pairs.&nbsp;
Darkfost argues that altcoins have recently entered &#8220;a buying zone,&#8221; as the 30-day moving average on this chart has fallen below the annual average.
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The analyst highlighted that this last occurred in September 2023, before the beginning of the bullish market run that continued in 2024.
&#8220;These phases can last several weeks or even months, but historically, they&#8217;ve consistently offered attractive opportunities to set up a DCA strategy,&#8221; the CryptoQuant analyst stressed.
Darkfost is not the only analyst recently suggesting that an altcoin rally may be on the horizon.&nbsp;
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">A Selective Rally?</h2>
In an April 3 <a href="https://x.com/RaoulGMI/status/1907885565640319262?t=SRh2Bb912kY-JhIUaqYV1g&amp;s=19">livestream</a>, Real Vision Chief Crypto Analyst Jamie Coutts argued that altcoins still had gas for one more impulsive move in the current market cycle, eying June for the start of such a rally. But Coutts cautioned that the tide would not lift all boats, instead urging investors to look out for assets seeing a bump in network activity.
This view suggests that the coming rally may not be the all-out &#8220;altcoin season&#8221; that market participants have been pining for since the recent bull run kicked off. It aligns with <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/02/43877698/alt-season-has-begun-expert-says-but-will-ethereum-xrp-solana-benefit">recent arguments from CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju</a> that the dynamics of crypto altcoin season have changed.
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Altcoin season is a bull market phase during which altcoins record substantial price increases, significantly outperforming Bitcoin. It has historically been the result of capital rotation from Bitcoin as investors seek higher beta plays. As such, the historical sign for altcoin season has been a decline in Bitcoin dominance.
But with the emergence of proxies like MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>) and spot exchange-traded funds, Young Ju contended that the cord between Bitcoin and altcoins has been broken. Further, he argued that the metric to watch was no longer Bitcoin dominance but trading volumes, theorizing that coins that will make it will be the ones with paper wrappers like ETFs or ecosystems based on stablecoins or Bitcoin.
Nonetheless, any potential altcoin rally will likely depend on an improvement in the current macroeconomic conditions, as uncertainty sparked by <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/04/44754189/bitcoin-ethereum-dogecoin-tumble-as-trump-ups-china-tariffs-scraps-irs-rule-in-nod-to-crypto-voters-rising-yuan-could-boost-altcoins-says-analyst">President Donald Trump&#8217;s tariff policy</a> discourages investments in risk assets.
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This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels. 
Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Technology sector: 
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>NVDA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$112.00</td>
<td>$39.2K</td>
<td>14.9K</td>
<td>45.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AAPL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$205.00</td>
<td>$54.2K</td>
<td>16.9K</td>
<td>34.9K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TSM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/25/25</td>
<td>$130.00</td>
<td>$439.5K</td>
<td>600</td>
<td>30.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$330.00</td>
<td>$30.1K</td>
<td>21.4K</td>
<td>8.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ORCL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$105.00</td>
<td>$787.5K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
<td>3.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>IREN</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$10.00</td>
<td>$32.6K</td>
<td>1.2K</td>
<td>3.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>STM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>10/17/25</td>
<td>$22.00</td>
<td>$27.4K</td>
<td>532</td>
<td>2.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>DT</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$45.00</td>
<td>$26.2K</td>
<td>2.9K</td>
<td>1.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMD</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$125.00</td>
<td>$230.8K</td>
<td>12.1K</td>
<td>1.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>APLD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$10.00</td>
<td>$56.4K</td>
<td>7.3K</td>
<td>661</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. 
• For NVDA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on April 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 176 contract(s) at a $112.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.2K, with a price of $223.0 per contract. There were 14991 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 45526 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AAPL (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on April 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 137 contract(s) at a $205.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.2K, with a price of $396.0 per contract. There were 16922 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 34919 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For TSM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 11 day(s) on April 25, 2025. This event was a transfer of 3280 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $439.5K, with a price of $134.0 per contract. There were 600 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 30483 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For MSTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 3 day(s) on April 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 91 contract(s) at a $330.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.1K, with a price of $333.0 per contract. There were 21469 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8414 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For ORCL (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 67 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 3500 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $787.5K, with a price of $223.0 per contract. There were 1051 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3517 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For IREN (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IREN#NASDAQ">IREN</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 641 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 61 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.6K, with a price of $535.0 per contract. There were 1211 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3155 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding STM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/STM#NYSE">STM</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 186 day(s) on October 17, 2025. Parties traded 117 contract(s) at a $22.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.4K, with a price of $235.0 per contract. There were 532 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2119 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For DT (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DT#NYSE">DT</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on April 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 142 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.2K, with a price of $185.0 per contract. There were 2931 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1392 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding AMD (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 67 day(s) on June 20, 2025. Parties traded 75 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $230.8K, with a price of $3078.0 per contract. There were 12144 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1149 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For APLD (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/APLD#NASDAQ">APLD</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 277 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 600 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $56.4K, with a price of $94.0 per contract. There were 7374 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 661 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
Options Alert Terminology 
 - Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it. 
 - Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract. 
For more information, visit our <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/blog/how-to-understand-option-alerts/">Guide to Understanding Options Alerts</a> or read <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options">more about unusual options activity</a>. 
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

IREN

ORCL

Bitcoin treasury company Strategy has acquired an additional 3,459 BTC for approximately $285.8 million at an average price of $82,618 per Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>), bringing its total holdings to 531,644 BTC—equivalent to more than 2.5% of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/04/44787283/is-bitcoin-a-safe-haven-if-ray-dalios-worse-than-a-recession-warning-comes-true">Bitcoin&#8217;s total supply.</a>
What Happened: According to an <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1050446/000095017025053501/mstr-20250331.htm">SEC filing</a> on Monday, the purchases occurred between April 7 and April 13, funded by proceeds from the sale of 959,712 shares of Strategy&#8217;s class A common stock (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>). 
This acquisition follows a brief pause in buying during the first week of April, when the company reported <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/04/44671650/strategy-reports-59-billion-in-unrealized-bitcoin-losses-pauses-new-purchases">unrealized losses of $5.91 billion for Q1</a> after spending approximately $7.66 billion to acquire 80,715 BTC at an average price of around $94,922.
Executive chairman Michael Saylor hinted at the purchase a day before the official announcement, posting &#8220;No tariffs on orange dots&#8221; on social media alongside an update to the company&#8217;s Bitcoin purchase tracker.
Strategy&#8217;s total Bitcoin holdings are now worth over $45 billion, acquired at an average price of $67,556 per Bitcoin for a total cost of around $35.9 billion, including fees and expenses.
Despite Q1 marking bitcoin&#8217;s worst quarterly performance since 2018—dropping nearly 12%—Strategy has continued its aggressive acquisition strategy.
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Why It Matters: The company still has substantial capital available for future purchases, with $2.08 billion worth of MSTR shares and $20.97 billion worth of STRK shares remaining available for issuance and sale under its offering programs. 
These offerings are part of Strategy&#8217;s ambitious &#8220;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/03/44220378/strategy-files-for-21b-in-preferred-stock-to-fund-bitcoin-acquisition">21/21 plan</a>,&#8221; which targets a total capital raise of $42 billion for Bitcoin acquisitions.
While some investors have expressed concerns about Strategy&#8217;s premium to NAV valuation, analysts at Bernstein <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/03/44563102/strategy-acquires-22048-more-bitcoin-for-1-92-billion-bringing-total-holdings-to-528185-btc">remain optimistic</a>. 
With debt under 13% and no payments due until 2028, they consider the firm&#8217;s leverage manageable and predict Strategy&#8217;s Bitcoin holdings could double to over one million BTC by the end of 2033.
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Strategy Adds 3,459 Bitcoin Despite Q1 Losses, Holds 2.5% Of BTC Supply

WIIM

Strategy shares are trading higher after the company hinted it might resume purchasing Bitcoin after a week-long pause.

Michael Saylor, co-founder and executive chairman of Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>), hinted at a resumption of its Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) buying streak following a week&#8217;s pause.
What happened: Saylor took to X on Sunday to post a chart that tracks the company's Bitcoin purchases, with a cryptic caption, "No Tariffs on Orange Dots."
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">No Tariffs on Orange Dots <a href="https://t.co/Cg3bCVPMcM">pic.twitter.com/Cg3bCVPMcM</a>
&mdash; Michael Saylor (@saylor) <a href="https://twitter.com/saylor/status/1911408383808217104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 13, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Notably, similar Sunday posts with mysterious messaging have piqued the market's interest recently, as they have <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/02/43583287/michael-saylor-declares-death-to-blue-lines-long-live-green-dots-is-strategys-btc-purchase-streak-about-to-resume">almost always</a> preceded Bitcoin acquisitions the following Monday.&nbsp;
If Saylor's firm does announce BTC buys on Monday, it'd <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/04/44671650/strategy-reports-59-billion-in-unrealized-bitcoin-losses-pauses-new-purchases">mark a resumption after a week's pause</a>. In a recent SEC filing, Strategy revealed that no additional BTC was purchased during the week ending April 6.
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As of this writing, Strategy's Bitcoin stockpile has grown to 528,185 BTCs, worth $44.68 billion, with an unrealized profit of 25%, <a href="https://bitcointreasuries.net/">according </a>to&nbsp; bitcointreasuries.com.
Why It Matters: Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market witnessed a much-needed rebound last week after President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44782168/dogecoin-xrp-pumped-in-last-weeks-rebound-but-this-under-the-radar-token-was-the-real-head-turner-with-a-134-rally">relaxed his sweeping tariff measures</a>, which had been the sector&#8217;s undoing recently.
However, Bitcoin mining, a critical part of the industry, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/04/44672428/analyst-warns-tariffs-could-push-us-bitcoin-mining-build-costs-20-higher">may face disruptions</a>, as most U.S.-based miners rely on China for supplies of application-specific integrated circuits and the equipment that includes these chips. 
Analyst John Todaro warned that material costs for core infrastructure at U.S. Bitcoin mining sites could rise by roughly 20%, threatening to cut into miners' profits.
Notably, the U.S. has <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/04/44778488/as-trump-intensifies-tariff-war-with-china-global-economy-feels-the-tremors-whats-the-endgame-here">raised import duties on Chinese goods</a> to a whopping 145% as a result of the uncompromising stance taken by the two countries.
Price Action:&nbsp; At the time of writing, Bitcoin was exchanging hands at $84,717.19, up 0.41% in the last 24 hours, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard?_gl=1&#x2A;380nj0&#x2A;_ga&#x2A;MTEyOTAyOTcxMy4xNzEzMzY0NTYy&#x2A;_ga_V7ZK73W7N0&#x2A;MTcxNDk4MzIzMi42LjEuMTcxNDk4OTE0Ni4wLjAuMA..">data from Benzinga Pro</a>.&nbsp;
Shares of Strategy were up 2.21% in pre-market trading after closing 10.2% higher at $299.98 during Friday's regular session.&nbsp;
MSTR demonstrated a high momentum score—a measure of the stock&#8217;s relative strength based on its price movement patterns and volatility over multiple timeframes—as of this writing. To find out similar high-momentum stocks,  go to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings</a>.
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Michael Saylor Signals Resumption Of Strategy's Bitcoin-Buying Streak After A Week's Break: 'No Tariffs On Orange Dots'

Wall Street ended the week on a strong note, with major indices posting their best weekly performance in years, as traders appeared confident that the escalation in the U.S.-China trade war — which led to triple-digit tariff increases on both sides — would be resolved in the near term.
Not even a shocking University of Michigan survey on consumer sentiment — revealing the most pronounced stagflation concerns in decades — nor fears of stress in the Treasury market were enough to curb the surge in dip-buying activity that emerged in the final <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/economics/macro-economic-events/25/04/44764554/consumer-sentiment-crashes-to-3-year-lows-as-inflation-expectations-spike-to-1981-highs">day of the week.</a>
<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Wall Street Rallies, Treasury Stress Fades</h1>
The S&amp;P 500 index, as tracked by the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>), closed at 5,363, up 1.8% on the day and 5.7% for the week, marking its best weekly performance since October 2023.
From its lows earlier in the week, the index jumped 11% and now sits just four percentage points below the level it held prior to President Donald Trump's tariff announcement on April 2.
The Nasdaq 100 index, tracked by the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), also rose 1.8% on Friday, bringing weekly gains to 7.5% — its strongest performance since November 2022.
Since Monday's lows, tech stocks have surged 13% and are now about three percentage points below pre-tariff levels.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, tracked by the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIA#NYSE">DIA</a>), rose 1.6%, extending weekly gains to 4.9%, the best week for blue chips since October 2023.
From the week's lows, the Dow has gained about 10%, and it currently trades nearly five percentage points below the level prior to the tariff news.
Materials were the best-performing sector on Friday, with the Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLB#NYSE">XLB</a>) closing 3.5% higher, buoyed by strong rallies in mining stocks.
The VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GDX#NYSE">GDX</a>) jumped 5.7% on the day and nearly 20% for the week, reaching levels last seen in 2012, as gold prices continued to break record highs.
Tensions in the Treasury market, which had triggered concern in Washington earlier in the day as the 30-year yield hit 5% and the 10-year surpassed 4.5%, eased by the close. The 30-year yield retreated sharply to 4.85%, while the 10-year settled at 4.47%. The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TLT#NASDAQ">TLT</a>) ended in the green, up 0.54%.
Oil prices rose 2.1% to $61.50 a barrel, and copper climbed 4.8%, signaling easing fears about global economic conditions.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) also reflected the improved risk sentiment, rising more than 5% to $83,850.
<h1 class="wp-block-heading">S&amp;P 500&#8217;s Top 5 Performers</h1>
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<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Company Name </th>
<th>% Change</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Monolithic Power Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MPWR#NASDAQ">MPWR</a>)</td>
<td>+9.74%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Newmont Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NEM#NYSE">NEM</a>)</td>
<td>+7.67%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HII#NYSE">HII</a>)</td>
<td>+7.63%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Moderna Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRNA#NASDAQ">MRNA</a>)</td>
<td>+6.89%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fastenal Co. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FAST#NASDAQ">FAST</a>)</td>
<td>+6.42%</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</figure>
<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Nasdaq 100&#8217;s Top 5 Performers</h1>
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<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Company Name </th>
<th>% Change</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>)</td>
<td>+10.02%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fastenal Co.</td>
<td>+6.41%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>)</td>
<td>+5.49%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>)</td>
<td>+5.20%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMAT#NASDAQ">AMAT</a>)</td>
<td>+4.83%</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</figure>
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Stocks Notch Best Week In Years As Dip Buying On Tariff Crisis Gathers Momentum

APLD,BITF,CAN,CLSK,COIN,CORZ,HIVE,HUT,IREN,MARA,MSTR,RIOT,WULF

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CLSK

COIN

HIVE

MARA

RIOT

WULF

Shares of Bitcoin miners and crypto-linked stocks are trading higher amid strength in Bitcoin.

This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels. 
Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session: 
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>NVDA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/11/25</td>
<td>$105.00</td>
<td>$30.1K</td>
<td>44.2K</td>
<td>15.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$300.00</td>
<td>$42.0K</td>
<td>4.5K</td>
<td>7.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$94.00</td>
<td>$28.5K</td>
<td>2.9K</td>
<td>7.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSFT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$380.00</td>
<td>$42.0K</td>
<td>12.3K</td>
<td>3.7K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MCHP</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/11/25</td>
<td>$37.00</td>
<td>$65.0K</td>
<td>44</td>
<td>2.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MU</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$72.00</td>
<td>$45.6K</td>
<td>1.9K</td>
<td>1.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CLSK</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$8.00</td>
<td>$33.1K</td>
<td>3.8K</td>
<td>1.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AAPL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$170.00</td>
<td>$77.4K</td>
<td>12.2K</td>
<td>1.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AVGO</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$130.00</td>
<td>$99.0K</td>
<td>5.8K</td>
<td>695</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRWD</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>08/15/25</td>
<td>$360.00</td>
<td>$80.9K</td>
<td>454</td>
<td>594</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. 
• For NVDA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 67 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.1K, with a price of $450.0 per contract. There were 44249 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 15631 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For MSTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 6 day(s) on April 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 30 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.0K, with a price of $1400.0 per contract. There were 4504 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7581 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding AMD (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 6 day(s) on April 17, 2025. Parties traded 101 contract(s) at a $94.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 29 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.5K, with a price of $282.0 per contract. There were 2925 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7407 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MSFT (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 6 day(s) on April 17, 2025. Parties traded 35 contract(s) at a $380.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.0K, with a price of $1200.0 per contract. There were 12301 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3732 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For MCHP (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MCHP#NASDAQ">MCHP</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $37.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 33 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $65.0K, with a price of $65.0 per contract. There were 44 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2032 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MU (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MU#NASDAQ">MU</a>), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 6 day(s) on April 17, 2025. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $72.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.6K, with a price of $152.0 per contract. There were 1914 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1502 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For CLSK (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CLSK#NASDAQ">CLSK</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 70 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $8.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 18 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.1K, with a price of $109.0 per contract. There were 3821 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1450 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AAPL (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 70 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 126 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $77.4K, with a price of $615.0 per contract. There were 12206 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1403 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AVGO (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 35 day(s) on May 16, 2025. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $99.0K, with a price of $198.0 per contract. There were 5883 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 695 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For CRWD (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRWD#NASDAQ">CRWD</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 126 day(s) on August 15, 2025. This event was a transfer of 21 contract(s) at a $360.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $80.9K, with a price of $3861.0 per contract. There were 454 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 594 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
Options Alert Terminology 
 - Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it. 
 - Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract. 
For more information, visit our <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/blog/how-to-understand-option-alerts/">Guide to Understanding Options Alerts</a> or read <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options">more news on unusual options activity</a>. 
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

CRWD

MCHP

10 Information Technology Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session

This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels. 
Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Technology sector: 
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>NVDA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/11/25</td>
<td>$108.00</td>
<td>$29.8K</td>
<td>33.1K</td>
<td>62.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PLTR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/11/25</td>
<td>$80.00</td>
<td>$27.0K</td>
<td>9.7K</td>
<td>12.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>INTC</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$22.00</td>
<td>$84.8K</td>
<td>31.8K</td>
<td>9.2K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$305.00</td>
<td>$575.4K</td>
<td>1.4K</td>
<td>6.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>WOLF</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$2.00</td>
<td>$30.0K</td>
<td>829</td>
<td>2.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AVGO</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$200.00</td>
<td>$108.0K</td>
<td>10.1K</td>
<td>1.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>DELL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$52.5K</td>
<td>1.4K</td>
<td>874</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TSM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$155.00</td>
<td>$26.5K</td>
<td>2.4K</td>
<td>792</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>LRCX</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$60.00</td>
<td>$34.3K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
<td>697</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/20/26</td>
<td>$155.00</td>
<td>$108.6K</td>
<td>1.8K</td>
<td>664</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. 
• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on April 11, 2025. Parties traded 139 contract(s) at a $108.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.8K, with a price of $215.0 per contract. There were 33144 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 62502 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For PLTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on April 11, 2025. This event was a transfer of 410 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 24 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.0K, with a price of $66.0 per contract. There were 9719 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12047 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding INTC (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 36 day(s) on May 16, 2025. Parties traded 786 contract(s) at a $22.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 31 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $84.8K, with a price of $108.0 per contract. There were 31860 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9251 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For MSTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on April 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 1019 contract(s) at a $305.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $575.4K, with a price of $563.0 per contract. There were 1484 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6664 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding WOLF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WOLF#NYSE">WOLF</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 36 day(s) on May 16, 2025. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $2.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 23 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $60.0 per contract. There were 829 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2527 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding AVGO (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 71 day(s) on June 20, 2025. Parties traded 135 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $108.0K, with a price of $800.0 per contract. There were 10154 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1301 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding DELL (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DELL#NYSE">DELL</a>), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 281 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 125 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.5K, with a price of $420.0 per contract. There were 1469 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 874 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For TSM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on April 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $155.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.5K, with a price of $530.0 per contract. There were 2448 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 792 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding LRCX (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LRCX#NASDAQ">LRCX</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 162 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.3K, with a price of $690.0 per contract. There were 1039 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 697 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding AMD (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 344 day(s) on March 20, 2026. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $155.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $108.6K, with a price of $362.0 per contract. There were 1846 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 664 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
Options Alert Terminology 
 - Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it. 
 - Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract. 
For more information, visit our <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/blog/how-to-understand-option-alerts/">Guide to Understanding Options Alerts</a> or read <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options">more about unusual options activity</a>. 
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

INTC

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WOLF

As global trust in centralized institutions frays, analysts at Bernstein say three foundational decentralized technologies — Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>), public blockchains and tokenized assets — are poised to become integral to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/04/44703305/bitcoin-is-a-more-liquid-and-higher-volatility-version-of-gold-bernstein">a new financial order.</a>
What Happened: In its report, Bernstein's digital assets team argues that the combination of geopolitical realignment, trade conflicts and financial system fragmentation is accelerating the adoption of decentralized technologies across sovereign and institutional actors.
"Bitcoin, decentralized blockchains, and tokenized currencies are forming the backbone of a new settlement and value layer," wrote lead analyst Gautam Chhugani in the report.
Bernstein sees Bitcoin increasingly viewed as a digital store of value free from geopolitical entanglements. 
"Bitcoin is the only ‘store of value' asset which is not controlled by any single nation-state," the report states. 
With roughly $2 trillion in market cap, Bitcoin remains small compared to gold's $20 trillion, but its self-custodial, portable nature and 24/7 liquidity are making it attractive to both corporates and potentially sovereign actors.
Institutional flows continue to grow: over $60 billion flowed into Bitcoin ETFs in 2024, while corporate treasuries, including Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>), held over 10% of circulating supply combined. 
Bernstein also expects the U.S. government to formalize its recently announced Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, beginning with ~200,000 BTC seized by law enforcement.
Also Read: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/04/44717039/treasury-secretary-bessent-trump-admin-will-take-a-close-look-at-impediments-to-blockchain-stablecoins">Treasury Secretary Bessent: Trump Admin Will Take A Close Look At Impediments To Blockchain, Stablecoins&#8217;</a>
Decentralized blockchains like Ethereum (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd">ETH</a>) and Solana (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/sol/usd">SOL</a>) are positioned as neutral cross-border settlement infrastructure. 
Ethereum's transition to proof-of-stake, its deflationary supply dynamic and increased institutional usage via ETFs have all enhanced its credibility, while Solana is being recognized for its low-cost, high-throughput architecture.
"Decentralized blockchains solve for global trust and permission-less settlement without centralized authority," the analysts note, emphasizing that speculative token trading was merely a proving ground for more serious use cases like global finance.
Tokenization is the third pillar Bernstein identifies, transforming traditional assets like treasuries, equities, and currencies into digital representations on-chain. 
Today, over $5 billion in U.S. Treasuries are tokenized, led by initiatives like BlackRock's BUIDL. 
Meanwhile, stablecoins, now with a $234 billion supply, settled over $16 trillion in value in 2024, making them a critical backbone for crypto and potentially for global B2B transactions and remittances.
"Stablecoins are becoming systemically important to the U.S. financial infrastructure," the report states, pointing to their treasury holdings and the incoming legislation as tailwinds for broader adoption.
What&#8217;s Next: Bernstein views these three pillars not as isolated innovations but as components of a new interoperable financial stack.
"In a multipolar, deglobalized world, these technologies are no longer optional—they're becoming core infrastructure," said Chhugani.
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Bitcoin, Blockchains, Tokenization Form The Core Of New Global Financial Infrastructure: Bernstein

Shares of Bitcoin miners and crypto-linked stocks are trading higher following President Trump's decision to implement a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for all countries except China.

This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels. 
Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session: 
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>NVDA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/11/25</td>
<td>$100.00</td>
<td>$27.5K</td>
<td>45.2K</td>
<td>84.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AAPL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$170.00</td>
<td>$45.5K</td>
<td>12.7K</td>
<td>10.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSTR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>04/11/25</td>
<td>$220.00</td>
<td>$33.8K</td>
<td>4.0K</td>
<td>5.7K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MU</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/11/25</td>
<td>$67.00</td>
<td>$30.0K</td>
<td>3.0K</td>
<td>2.7K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>QCOM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$130.00</td>
<td>$25.2K</td>
<td>286</td>
<td>2.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PLTR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$78.00</td>
<td>$50.0K</td>
<td>2.1K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSFT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>12/19/25</td>
<td>$430.00</td>
<td>$63.4K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
<td>301</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AVGO</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$185.00</td>
<td>$62.0K</td>
<td>887</td>
<td>282</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>APP</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/11/25</td>
<td>$250.00</td>
<td>$140.5K</td>
<td>1.3K</td>
<td>280</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ADI</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$210.00</td>
<td>$48.5K</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>115</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. 
• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on April 11, 2025. Parties traded 37 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.5K, with a price of $745.0 per contract. There were 45277 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 84353 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AAPL (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 8 day(s) on April 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.5K, with a price of $455.0 per contract. There were 12791 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10600 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MSTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on April 11, 2025. Parties traded 101 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.8K, with a price of $335.0 per contract. There were 4006 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5727 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For MU (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MU#NASDAQ">MU</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on April 11, 2025. This event was a transfer of 160 contract(s) at a $67.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $188.0 per contract. There were 3087 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2716 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding QCOM (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QCOM#NASDAQ">QCOM</a>), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on April 17, 2025. Parties traded 55 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.2K, with a price of $459.0 per contract. There were 286 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2188 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For PLTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 8 day(s) on April 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $78.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.0K, with a price of $500.0 per contract. There were 2187 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1020 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For MSFT (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 254 day(s) on December 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 38 contract(s) at a $430.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $63.4K, with a price of $1670.0 per contract. There were 1039 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 301 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AVGO (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 163 day(s) on September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 40 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $62.0K, with a price of $1550.0 per contract. There were 887 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 282 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding APP (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/APP#NASDAQ">APP</a>), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on April 11, 2025. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $140.5K, with a price of $2810.0 per contract. There were 1315 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 280 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding ADI (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ADI#NASDAQ">ADI</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 100 day(s) on July 18, 2025. Parties traded 113 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.5K, with a price of $430.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 115 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
Options Alert Terminology 
 - Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it. 
 - Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract. 
For more information, visit our <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/blog/how-to-understand-option-alerts/">Guide to Understanding Options Alerts</a> or read <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options">more news on unusual options activity</a>. 
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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<li>BABA</li>
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Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>) risked incurring unrealized losses on its Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) purchases, yet co-founder Michael Saylor remains bullish on the apex cryptocurrency. 
What Happened:&nbsp;Strategy has acquired a total of 528,185 BTCs at an average cost price of $67,458, according to a Tuesday X post by blockchain analytics firm Arkham. The total market value of its stockpile was $40.16 billion, marking a 13% floating profit.
However, Bitcoin was trading at a little over $76,000 as of this writing, meaning that an 11% downside move could flip the firm&#8217;s unrealized gains into unrealized losses.
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&mdash; Arkham (@arkham) <a href="https://twitter.com/arkham/status/1909656241648845134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44621245/gold-backed-cryptos-match-yellow-metals-highs-following-trumps-liberation-day-shock"></a><a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44677895/another-crypto-firm-set-to-go-public-galaxy-digital-foresees-nasdaq-listing-soon-after-sec-approves-delaware-move">Another Crypto Firm Set To Go Public: Galaxy Digital Foresees Nasdaq Listing Soon After SEC Approves Delaware Move</a>
Why It Matters: Strategy, the world&#8217;s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, has seen its stockpile <a href="https://strategytracker.com/mstr/?chart=reserve-chart&amp;timeRange=year">surge </a>133% over the last three quarters, driven by the leading cryptocurrency&#8217;s bullish flip.
However, the company made a rare pause last week, disclosing that no <a href="https://in.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/04/44671650/strategy-reports-59-billion-in-unrealized-bitcoin-losses-pauses-new-purchases">additional Bitcoin</a> was purchased between March 31 and April 4, owing to a lack of interest in its equity issuance program. It also reported nearly $6 billion in unrealized losses for the first quarter of 2025.
Strategy has indicated that if it fails to secure equity and debt financing on time, it may have to sell Bitcoin to pay its financial obligations, and that too at a price lower than the cost basis. Though a usual disclaimer, it contrasted sharply with <a href="https://in.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/02/44044388/michael-saylor-says-sell-a-kidney-but-keep-the-bitcoin-but-mstr-is-down-28-since-he-appeared-on-the-cover-of-forbes">Saylor&#8217;s &#8220;Never sell your Bitcoin&#8221; narrative</a>.
Meanwhile, despite the ongoing slump, the Strategy co-founder maintained his bullish view on the top cryptocurrency, deeming it &#8220;digital gold.&#8221;
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&mdash; Michael Saylor (@saylor) <a href="https://twitter.com/saylor/status/1909585228479217966?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Price Action:&nbsp; At the time of writing, Bitcoin was exchanging hands at $76,048, down 5.61% in the last 24 hours, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard?_gl=1&#x2A;380nj0&#x2A;_ga&#x2A;MTEyOTAyOTcxMy4xNzEzMzY0NTYy&#x2A;_ga_V7ZK73W7N0&#x2A;MTcxNDk4MzIzMi42LjEuMTcxNDk4OTE0Ni4wLjAuMA..">data from Benzinga Pro</a>.
Shares of Strategy fell 3.13% in after-hours trading after closing 11.3% lower at $237.95 during Tuesday&#8217;s regular trading session. 
The MSTR stock demonstrated a very high momentum score as of this writing. To explore similar high-momentum equities,  visit <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2%23:~:text%3DTurn%2520Market%2520Chaos,when%2520markets%2520rebound&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1744171816028337&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Cd91_WIkJtPBF_SDL_dHV">Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings.</a>
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Date	Put/Call	Strike Price	Exp Date	DTE	Trade Vol	Day Vol	Vol / OI	OI	Trade Type	Sentiment
03:53 PMFeb 20, 2025	CALL	$450.00	Jan 15, 2027	635	111	115	11	1035	TRADE	BEARISH
02:30 PMFeb 20, 2025	CALL	$250.00	Jan 16, 2026	271	2235	182	73	3080	SWEEP	NEUTRAL
01:55 PMFeb 20, 2025	CALL	$80.00	Feb 21, 2025	-58	0	150	0	835	TRADE	BULLISH
01:38 PMFeb 20, 2025	CALL	$400.00	Jul 18, 2025	89	280	200	29	959	SWEEP	BEARISH
01:10 PMFeb 20, 2025	CALL	$230.00	Mar 21, 2025	-30	98	72	7	1320	SWEEP	BULLISH
10:17 AMFeb 20, 2025	CALL	$350.00	Jan 16, 2026	271	176	113	8	2195	SWEEP	BEARISH
03:59 PMFeb 19, 2025	CALL	$215.00	Feb 21, 2025	-58	916	178	68	1356	SWEEP	BULLISH
03:08 PMFeb 19, 2025	CALL	$5.00	Mar 21, 2025	-30	70	20	38	183	TRADE	NEUTRAL
01:50 PMFeb 19, 2025	PUT	$330.00	Mar 21, 2025	-30	806	200	21	3777	TRADE	NEUTRAL
01:17 PMFeb 19, 2025	CALL	$0.50	Jan 16, 2026	271	141	20	1	15371	SWEEP	BULLISH
01:09 PMFeb 19, 2025	CALL	$300.00	Jan 16, 2026	271	237	81	9	2554	SWEEP	BEARISH
01:03 PMFeb 19, 2025	CALL	$300.00	Jan 16, 2026	271	177	63	7	2554	SWEEP	BULLISH
12:47 PMFeb 19, 2025	CALL	$300.00	Jan 16, 2026	271	90	80	4	2554	SWEEP	BEARISH
11:18 AMFeb 19, 2025	CALL	$100.00	Jan 16, 2026	271	682	93	13	5259	SWEEP	NEUTRAL
11:13 AMFeb 19, 2025	PUT	$300.00	Mar 21, 2025	-30	121	471	3	4027	TRADE	BULLISH
10:57 AMFeb 19, 2025	PUT	$160.00	Jan 16, 2026	271	0	500	0	1296	TRADE	NEUTRAL
10:06 AMFeb 19, 2025	CALL	$100.00	Jan 16, 2026	271	482	36	9	5259	SWEEP	BULLISH
10:04 AMFeb 19, 2025	CALL	$100.00	Jan 16, 2026	271	96	46	2	5259	SWEEP	NEUTRAL
03:34 PMFeb 18, 2025	CALL	$400.00	Jan 16, 2026	271	1354	62	53	2546	SWEEP	BULLISH
02:51 PMFeb 18, 2025	CALL	$350.00	Mar 21, 2025	-30	1522	675	53	2867	SWEEP	BEARISH
11:02 AMFeb 18, 2025	CALL	$140.00	Jan 15, 2027	635	0	750	0	772	TRADE	BULLISH
09:32 AMFeb 18, 2025	CALL	$380.00	Jan 16, 2026	271	0	200	0	3888	SWEEP	BULLISH
03:05 PMFeb 14, 2025	CALL	$205.00	Feb 21, 2025	-58	1640	154	651	252	SWEEP	BULLISH
03:05 PMFeb 14, 2025	CALL	$225.00	Feb 14, 2025	-65	903	154	42	2143	SWEEP	NEUTRAL
01:33 PMFeb 14, 2025	CALL	$205.00	Feb 21, 2025	-58	248	113	98	252	SWEEP	NEUTRAL
01:33 PMFeb 14, 2025	CALL	$205.00	Feb 14, 2025	-65	248	113	10	2437	SWEEP	NEUTRAL
01:06 PMFeb 14, 2025	CALL	$400.00	Feb 28, 2025	-51	6921	1801	235	2942	SWEEP	BULLISH