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The fund invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index and in securities that the Adviser determines have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of the securities that comprise the index. The index is designed to measure the performance of U.S. corporate bonds that have a maturity of greater than or equal to 1 year and less than 10 years.

Piper Sandler analyst Jessica Tassan maintains Cigna Group (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CI#NYSE">CI</a>) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $348 to $374.

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Piper Sandler Maintains Overweight on Cigna Group, Raises Price Target to $374

Piper Sandler analyst Paul Newsome maintains Skyward Specialty (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SKWD#NASDAQ">SKWD</a>) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $57 to $66.

SKWD

Piper Sandler Maintains Overweight on Skyward Specialty, Raises Price Target to $66

Piper Sandler analyst Patrick Moley maintains MARA Holdings (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MARA#NASDAQ">MARA</a>) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $30 to $23.

MARA

Piper Sandler Maintains Overweight on MARA Holdings, Lowers Price Target to $23

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) shares are trading lower Monday after industry data showed a drop in new car sales in Spain, which appears to be adding to concerns <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/05/45192200/teslas-european-woes-deepen-as-new-car-sales-for-april-plunge-in-spain-as-chinese-rivals-soar">over European performance</a>.
What To Know: New registration data from Spanish industry group <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/05/45192200/teslas-european-woes-deepen-as-new-car-sales-for-april-plunge-in-spain-as-chinese-rivals-soar">ANFAC</a> showed that Tesla sold 571 units in the country in April, down 36% on a year-over-year basis. 
Furthermore, sales over the first four months of the year declined 17% compared to the same period in 2024, while the broader electric vehicle category saw sales surge 54%, suggesting Tesla is not keeping pace with broader EV growth in the region.
Meanwhile, Chinese competitors such as BYD, MG and Omoda have posted <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/05/45192200/teslas-european-woes-deepen-as-new-car-sales-for-april-plunge-in-spain-as-chinese-rivals-soar">triple-digit percentage gains</a> in the Spanish market so far this year, highlighting a shift in consumer preference. Tesla's share of the European market has reportedly slipped from 2.9% to 2% in just one year, compounding concerns for investors.
The broader sales declines comes amid CEO Elon Musk's polarizing political activity, which has led to public protests across Europe and vandalism targeting Tesla vehicles and infrastructure. Analysts have raised concerns over weakening brand strength on the back of Musk&#8217;s political involvement. 
Musk has said in recent weeks that he plans to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44955303/tesla-stock-is-ripping-higher-wednesday-whats-driving-the-action">scale back</a> direct involvement with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to refocus on Tesla, which reported weak financial results last month. 
Total revenue fell 9% year-over-year in the first quarter as automotive revenue dropped 20% to $13.97 billion due to a decline in deliveries, Model Y updates and lower average selling prices. Tesla said it delivered 336,681 vehicles in the quarter, well below analyst estimates of 377,592 vehicles. 
Despite a strong rebound in Tesla's stock last month, where it gained over 23%, shares remain down more than 30% year-to-date. Reports surfaced last week suggesting that Tesla&#8217;s board was considering a replacement for Musk. Tesla quickly responded, calling the reports <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/04/45124373/tesla-board-explored-replacing-elon-musk-as-tesla-ceo-a-month-ago-report">&#8220;absolutely false.&#8221;</a>
&#8220;The CEO of Tesla is Elon Musk and the Board is highly confident in his ability to continue executing on the exciting growth plan ahead,&#8221; Tesla chairwoman Robyn Denholm said. 
TSLA Price Action: Tesla shares were down 2.45% at $280.16 at the time of writing, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard?new_user=False&amp;backend=google-oauth2">Benzinga Pro.</a>
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Piper Sandler analyst Patrick Moley maintains Cboe Global Markets (BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CBOE#BATS">CBOE</a>) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $234 to $245.

CBOE

Piper Sandler Maintains Overweight on Cboe Global Markets, Raises Price Target to $245

Piper Sandler analyst Frank Schiraldi maintains Arrow Finl (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AROW#NASDAQ">AROW</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $30 to $28.

AROW

Piper Sandler Maintains Neutral on Arrow Finl, Lowers Price Target to $28

<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Crude Oil False Breakout Strategy Backtest (2010–2024): Code, Filters &amp; Optimization Guide</h2>
In this article, we'll explore a trading technique that isn't widely known but is certainly worth examining: the false breakout strategy, also known as the "Fade Breakout." This strategy takes advantage of situations where the market initially seems poised to break through key price levels—such as highs or lows, or support and resistance—but then abruptly reverses direction and continues moving in the opposite way.
This is a clearly counterintuitive approach, falling under the category of mean-reverting or reversal strategies. It does not follow the existing trend but rather seeks to enter a position when prices are primed for a reversal. In today's markets—especially in the short term—this type of approach tends to be increasingly effective. That's due to the high liquidity and efficiency present in certain markets, which often causes prices to retrace quickly when approaching significant levels, only to then resume their original trend in a zig-zag fashion.
Based on these assumptions, we're going to test whether a market typically known for trend-following behavior—like the Crude Oil Future (@CL)—could also present profitable opportunities using this kind of mean-reverting logic.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Fade Breakout Strategy Setup: Rules &amp; Code for Crude Oil Futures</h2>
Let's define the rules of this simple strategy.
We'll open a short position if, after breaking above the previous day's high (Highd(1)), prices drop back below that level in the very next bar.
Conversely, we'll open a long position if, after breaking below the previous day's low (Lowd(1)), prices rise back above that level in the next bar.
Here's the basic code that captures this logic:
<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">input: MyStop(0)
if c[1]&gt;highd(1) and c&lt;highd(1) then sellshort next bar at market;
if c[1]&lt;lowd(1) and c&gt;lowd(1) then buy next bar at market;
setstopcontract;
setexitonclose;
</blockquote>
The system operates on 30-minute bars and closes all positions at the end of the trading day—unless a $1,500 stop loss is triggered. Figure 1 shows the equity curve for the strategy applied from 2010 through 2024.
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Figure 1 – Backtested Equity Curve of the Crude Oil False Breakout Strategy (2010–2024)
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Figure 2 – Performance Metrics: Crude Oil Intraday Strategy Without Filters
The metrics already appear interesting, with a steadily rising equity curve across the full historical range. However, the average trade—at just $33—is still too low. This could be improved by adding filters to reduce the number of trades, which currently sits around 3,000.
Likewise, the maximum drawdown of $29,000 is too high for an intraday system and needs to be reduced. Still, considering these results come from only a few lines of code, the foundations for a promising strategy are certainly present.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Improving Strategy Performance: Volume Filters for False Breakouts</h2>
So, what's the next step in improving this system? What kind of filter would make sense here?
Let's not forget what drives our entry logic: we're entering after a failed breakout attempt—presumably because the market lacked the strength to break through a certain level. What if we tried to measure this strength using volume?
Let's add volume as a filter. A trade will now only be executed if there's been a false breakout and the volume in the breakout bar is lower than the average volume over a defined number of bars, specified by the input "vol_len".
We'll run an optimization on "vol_len", ranging from 2 to 20 with steps of 1.
Below is the updated code with the volume filter applied:
<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">input: MyStop(0), MyProfit(0);
input: num_bar(1);
input: vol_len(10);
If Volume[1] &lt; Average(Volume, vol_len)&nbsp; then begin
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; if c[1]&gt;highd(1) and c&lt;highd(1) then sellshort next bar at market;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; if c[1]&lt;lowd(1) and c&gt;lowd(1) then buy next bar at market;
end;
if MyStop &gt; 0 then setstoploss(MyStop);
If MyProfit &gt; 0 then setprofittarget(MyProfit);
setstopcontract;
setexitonclose;
</blockquote>
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Figure 3 – Optimization Results for Volume Filter Input "vol_len"
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Figure 4 – Improved Trade Metrics After Adding Volume Filter (vol_len = 15)
Choosing a value of 15 for vol_len significantly reduces the max drawdown from $29,000 to around $17,000 and nearly doubles the average trade from $33 to $64. This is due to the number of trades being cut from 2,989 to 1,319.
So, volume is indeed a meaningful and helpful indicator for our strategy. Intuitively, low-volume breakout attempts are more likely to fail, leading to a reversal—at least in the short term.
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Figure 5 – Chart Example of a Long Entry
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Stop Loss &amp; Profit Target Optimization to Increase the Average Trade Value</h2>
Let's now move on to the next level of our analysis by taking a look at the optimal Stop Loss and Profit Target values. Up until now, we've used a fixed Stop Loss of $1,500 and haven't set any monetary profit target to close the position, other than the session close at 5:00 PM.
So, we'll optimize the "MyStop" and "MyProfit" inputs—setting the former in a range from 1000 to 1800 with a step of 100, and the latter from 0 to 3000, also with a 100 step.
As for the Stop Loss, we'll choose a value of $1,400, and for the Profit Target, we'll go with $1,800, since this setup allows us to increase our average trade to $78 with a net profit of approximately $104,000.
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Figure 6 – Stop Loss &amp; Profit Target Optimization Ranges
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Figure 7 – Strategy Results After Stop Loss and Profit Target Optimization
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Advanced Filtering: Using Price Patterns to Improve Strategy Reliability</h2>
At this stage of development, we have a trading system that is definitely interesting but still not ready for live trading or capable of handling the associated costs. So we proceed with additional testing—for example, using our proprietary pattern lists to check whether certain price configurations can help further filter the system. We then optimize accordingly.
One particularly promising pattern is Pattern No. -8. When applied, it allows entry into a position only if the distance between the current session's open and low is not greater than the same distance measured in the previous session, multiplied by a specific coefficient. Essentially, prices must not have dropped beyond a certain threshold; otherwise, the trade is blocked.
Given the improvements it brings, we decide to implement it: the net profit rises to $110,720, the drawdown decreases from $15,700 to $12,750, and the average trade increases from $78 to $98.
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Figure 8 – Pattern Optimization Results
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Figure 9 – Refined Equity Curve After Applying Pattern Filter
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Figure 10 – Final Performance Summary: Crude Oil False Breakout Strategy with All Filters Applied
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Conclusion: Is the False Breakout Strategy Worth Using on Crude Oil Futures?</h2>
The strategy now shows an overall average trade of nearly $100, which is not far from the minimum value we generally recommend for this type of intraday system ($110–$120), where positions are held for just a few hours a day. However, all the foundations for a solid trading system are in place, as we&#8217;ve achieved a fairly consistent and profitable equity line across most of the years in the backtest. This proves that this entry technique—based on false breakouts—performs well in today's markets, including those that have historically been more strongly trend-following.
We've reached the end of this article, and now it's your turn to take this system further—perhaps by using other pattern libraries from Unger Academy to filter and refine the most profitable trades.
Until next time, happy trading!

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Is The False Breakout Strategy Worth Using On Crude Oil Futures?

UBS analyst Josh Silverstein upgrades EQT (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EQT#NYSE">EQT</a>) from Neutral to Buy and raises the price target from $54 to $64.

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UBS Upgrades EQT to Buy, Raises Price Target to $64

UBS analyst Gregg Orrill upgrades Portland Gen Electric (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/POR#NYSE">POR</a>) from Neutral to Buy and raises the price target from $47 to $50.

UBS Upgrades Portland Gen Electric to Buy, Raises Price Target to $50

UBS analyst Graham Doyle upgrades GE HealthCare Techs (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEHC#NASDAQ">GEHC</a>) from Sell to Neutral and lowers the price target from $74 to $73.

GEHC

UBS Upgrades GE HealthCare Techs to Neutral, Lowers Price Target to $73

Piper Sandler analyst John Barnidge maintains Apollo Global Management (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/APO#NYSE">APO</a>) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $193 to $174.

Piper Sandler Maintains Overweight on Apollo Global Management, Lowers Price Target to $174

Shares of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) are trading lower Monday. But they continue to be <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/electric-vehicle">in a sideways trend</a>.
A classic ‘Flag' pattern may have formed on the chart. If so, it could be bullish for the shares and suggest the recent uptrend may soon get back into gear. This is why we have made it our <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/stock-of-the-day">Stock of the Day</a>.
Many traders and investors were surprised and confused when Tesla rallied after posting disappointing earnings. They didn't understand why the stock moved higher. But it was simply the result of supply and demand.
Because the numbers were widely anticipated to be bad, people sold or shorted shares before the release. So, by the time the earnings hit the tape, everyone who wanted to sell had done so. The market had run out of sellers.
And a market with no supply can only move higher. Those who wish to buy are forced to push the price up to get sellers interested and draw them into the market.
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As you can see on the chart below, the move upwards was driven by a large amount of volume.
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But some of the people who drove the price higher may have thought that the rally got ahead of itself. They thought that if they took a break and stepped out of the market for a few days, the stock price could decline and they could finish their buying at lower prices.
As a result of these buyers going to the sidelines, the volume that trades fell off. The sideways range that forms on the chart can end up looking like a flag, following a move higher that looks like a pole.
The flag pattern is a ‘continuation' pattern.
If the traders who drove the price higher see that their leaving the market hasn't resulted in the stock dropping, they will reenter the market and continue buying. This could force the stock into an uptrend and it may be about to happen with Tesla.
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Stock Of The Day: Does This Classic Pattern Suggest A Move Higher In Tesla?

TD Securities analyst Wayne Lam maintains Hecla Mining (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HL#NYSE">HL</a>) with a Hold and lowers the price target from $6 to $5.

TD Securities Maintains Hold on Hecla Mining, Lowers Price Target to $5

Piper Sandler analyst Alex Goldfarb maintains Lineage (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LINE#NASDAQ">LINE</a>) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $75 to $60.

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Piper Sandler Maintains Overweight on Lineage, Lowers Price Target to $60

Piper Sandler analyst Alexander Goldfarb maintains Newmark Group (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NMRK#NASDAQ">NMRK</a>) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $19 to $16.

NMRK

Piper Sandler Maintains Overweight on Newmark Group, Lowers Price Target to $16

TD Securities analyst Cherilyn Radbourne maintains Brookfield (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BN#NYSE">BN</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $77 to $74.

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The maker of industrial fasteners reported its revenue grew 30% last year, as international markets grew to account for about a third of its business from 14% in 2023
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Key Takeaways:</h4>
<ul>
<li>ZJK's revenue rose 30% to $37.8 million last year, accelerating from 17% growth the previous year, as the company aggressively expanded its global footprint</li>
<li>The company looks well positioned to benefit from the AI boom by supplying its high-precision fasteners to an A-list of clients that includes Nvidia and Foxconn</li>
</ul>
After briefly flirting with global fame – and the volatility that comes with it – industrial fastener maker&nbsp;ZJK Industrial Co. Ltd.&nbsp;(ZJK.US) seems to have learned its lesson and is sticking with the nuts-and-bolts these days, based on our reading of the company's maiden&nbsp;<a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zjk-industrial-co-ltd-announces-financial-results-for-fiscal-year-2024-302439408.html">annual earnings announcement</a>&nbsp;released last week.
While the report contained lots of details about ZJK's business making the various types of screws and other fasteners that are its mainstay, one thing notably absent was any mention of AI chip superstar Nvidia. ZJK was far more willing to invoke the Nvidia name last December, when&nbsp;<a href="https://thebambooworks.com/zjk-eyes-entry-to-big-leagues-with-potential-expansion-of-nvidia-partnership/">it revealed</a>&nbsp;that it had been invited to create fasteners for potential use in the chipmaker's new high-tech cooling systems.
That lit a brief fire under ZJK's stock, which nearly tripled in a single day after the announcement. But the stock has given back all those gains and more since then, and at its latest close of $4.54, it now trades about 10% lower than the $5 it sold shares for in its Nasdaq IPO last September.
ZJK already counted Nvidia as one of its customers prior to the announcement, and its all-star client list that also includes the likes of electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD, global drone leader DJI and iPhone maker Foxconn was one of its biggest selling points during the IPO. But rather than hype up the potential of the new Nvidia partnership, and risk more volatility in its stock, ZJK chose to focus on its business basics in its latest report.
That report looks quite solid, showing the company's top-line revenue growth accelerated sharply last year, even as its profit fell sharply under the weight of a falling gross margin and soaring marketing and administrative costs. But a closer look at the numbers shows the big rise in expenses owed to the company's ongoing geographic diversification drive, as it tries to wean itself from reliance on China for the big majority of both its sales and production.
The company is also emerging as a low-profile play into the huge potential of artificial intelligence (AI), since many of its big-name clients like to use its high-quality screws and other products in the high-tech chipsets and other hardware needed to power such applications. While prices are sagging for fasteners in other applications due to intense competition, ZJK reported that prices actually rose for its AI-related products that require higher precision and thus can be made by fewer suppliers.
Despite the broadly positive signals, investors weren't too impressed with ZJK's latest report, at least not initially. The stock lost 10% of its value in the three trading days after the announcement, even though it gained most of that back in the next two days. That probably reflects the relatively thin trading volume in the stock due to the small size of its float.
The company raised a relatively modest sum of nearly $7 million in its IPO, and last month&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1941506/000205565525000002/xsl144X01/primary_doc.xml">announced</a>&nbsp;plans to sell another 614,000 shares, which would bring its fundraising total to around $10 million. Still, the company has only sold about 2 million shares into its publicly traded float so far, or just over 3% of its total shares.
We've previously said ZJK could sell more shares to raise additional cash, especially as it spends more heavily on its global expansion. Such sales would have the added benefit of bringing more stability to its stock price by raising the size of its float.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Global expansion</h4>
Next, we'll take a closer look at the latest financial report that shows how the company is rapidly diversifying its global footprint, which looks smart in the face of a slowdown in China's economy and growing hostility towards Chinese exports from other countries.
ZJK's revenue rose 30% last year to $37.8 million from $29.1 million in 2023, accelerating from 17% growth the previous year. Its China revenue was roughly unchanged last year, rising just slightly from $25.1 million in 2023 to $25.2 million in 2024, according to its&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001941506/000173112225000613/e6523_20f.htm">annual report</a>&nbsp;filed around the same time as its latest earnings announcement.
Instead, all of the revenue growth came from foreign markets, notably Taiwan and Singapore, which are home to some of the world's largest chip foundries and contract manufacturers. Taiwan saw the biggest gains, with revenue from that market nearly quadrupling to $7.63 million last year, boosting the market to 20% of ZJK's revenue from just 8.3% a year earlier. Revenue from Singapore grew to $3.2 million from nil in 2023, accounting for 13% of the total.
Revenue from the Americas actually fell to $546,000 last year from $790,000 in 2023, though that's probably a good thing due to all the recent U.S.-China trade frictions. Finally, revenue from ZJK's "other" global markets rose 15% year-on-year to $1.27 million. As a result of those gains, global markets rose to account for about a third of the company's revenue last year, more than double the 14% they accounted for in 2023.
That expansion came on the back of relatively big jumps in sales and marketing and administrative costs, which both rose by about 165%, as the company added headcount and overseas offices to aid in its overseas sales efforts. ZJK also launched a new factory in Vietnam in April last year, which added more costs. We'd generally view such added expenses as a positive, since such global diversification will ultimately protect the company from any slowdowns in China and should provide more longer-term growth potential.
The company's gross margin slipped by 2 percentage points to 35.9% last year from 37.9% in 2024, as it blamed pricing pressures. But as we've previously noted, the company pointed out that its average selling prices for many AI-related products increased, reflecting less competition in that part of the market and the fact that these products were less price sensitive due to the big premiums companies can charge for AI-related products.
On its bottom line, ZJK's profit fell by about half to $3.66 million from $7.69 million in 2024. But its overall cash grew to $12.3 million at the end of last year from $2.8 million a year earlier, boosted by the IPO and strong positive cash flow. At the end of the day, this company looks quite well positioned to benefit from the coming AI boom, and is taking the necessary steps to capitalize on that. Equally important, it's realized the importance of focusing on the present and not hyping the future too much, even though it's still possible that last year's new Nvidia initiative could ultimately still become an important new revenue source.

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Brag, Burn, Learn: ZJK Industrial's Costly Nvidia Lesson

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. 
Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Health Care 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>HIMS</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/09/25</td>
<td>$42.00</td>
<td>$31.6K</td>
<td>1.4K</td>
<td>3.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ALDX</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$2.50</td>
<td>$62.2K</td>
<td>973</td>
<td>2.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MDT</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/23/25</td>
<td>$83.00</td>
<td>$187.0K</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>KNSA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$20.00</td>
<td>$42.7K</td>
<td>308</td>
<td>299</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRK</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$80.00</td>
<td>$41.0K</td>
<td>5.0K</td>
<td>286</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ALT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$6.00</td>
<td>$30.0K</td>
<td>5.1K</td>
<td>200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>INSM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$72.50</td>
<td>$31.9K</td>
<td>2.7K</td>
<td>197</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PFE</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$30.00</td>
<td>$77.4K</td>
<td>29.7K</td>
<td>115</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$27.1K</td>
<td>434</td>
<td>104</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>UNH</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$480.00</td>
<td>$50.9K</td>
<td>849</td>
<td>63</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. 
• For HIMS (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HIMS#NYSE">HIMS</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on May 9, 2025. This event was a transfer of 80 contract(s) at a $42.00 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 $31.6K, with a price of $395.0 per contract. There were 1486 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3666 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For ALDX (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ALDX#NASDAQ">ALDX</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 11 day(s) on May 16, 2025. This event was a transfer of 1778 contract(s) at a $2.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $62.2K, with a price of $35.0 per contract. There were 973 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2028 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MDT (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MDT#NYSE">MDT</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 18 day(s) on May 23, 2025. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $83.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $187.0K, with a price of $187.0 per contract. There were 24 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1006 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding KNSA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KNSA#NASDAQ">KNSA</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 74 day(s) on July 18, 2025. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $20.00 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 $42.7K, with a price of $855.0 per contract. There were 308 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 299 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For MRK (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRK#NYSE">MRK</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 46 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 79 contract(s) at a $80.00 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 $41.0K, with a price of $520.0 per contract. There were 5034 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 286 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For ALT (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ALT#NASDAQ">ALT</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 137 day(s) on September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $6.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $150.0 per contract. There were 5132 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 200 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For INSM (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INSM#NASDAQ">INSM</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 46 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 49 contract(s) at a $72.50 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 $31.9K, with a price of $658.0 per contract. There were 2748 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 197 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding PFE (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PFE#NYSE">PFE</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 256 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 113 contract(s) at a $30.00 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 $77.4K, with a price of $686.0 per contract. There were 29726 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 115 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For CRL (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRL#NYSE">CRL</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 11 day(s) on May 16, 2025. This event was a transfer of 28 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.1K, with a price of $970.0 per contract. There were 434 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 104 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding UNH (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UNH#NYSE">UNH</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on May 16, 2025. Parties traded 7 contract(s) at a $480.00 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 $50.9K, with a price of $7280.0 per contract. There were 849 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 63 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.

Options

ALDX

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. Class A Common Stock

HIMS

INSM

KNSA

10 Health Care Stocks Whale Activity 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 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. 
Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Consumer Discretionary 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>TSLA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/09/25</td>
<td>$280.00</td>
<td>$27.2K</td>
<td>5.5K</td>
<td>53.9K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMZN</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/09/25</td>
<td>$185.00</td>
<td>$38.6K</td>
<td>5.3K</td>
<td>12.2K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CMG</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>06/13/25</td>
<td>$45.00</td>
<td>$309.8K</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>8.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>GM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$50.00</td>
<td>$31.7K</td>
<td>23.5K</td>
<td>663</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>JD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$34.00</td>
<td>$96.9K</td>
<td>420</td>
<td>404</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NKE</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/18/26</td>
<td>$60.00</td>
<td>$31.5K</td>
<td>4.3K</td>
<td>368</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PDD</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/30/25</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$110.6K</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>144</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>DASH</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$210.00</td>
<td>$32.4K</td>
<td>3.8K</td>
<td>107</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CVNA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$240.00</td>
<td>$39.5K</td>
<td>300</td>
<td>80</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>LULU</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$275.00</td>
<td>$36.1K</td>
<td>260</td>
<td>61</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. 
• Regarding TSLA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on May 9, 2025. Parties traded 32 contract(s) at a $280.00 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 $27.2K, with a price of $850.0 per contract. There were 5504 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 53957 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AMZN (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on May 9, 2025. This event was a transfer of 199 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.6K, with a price of $194.0 per contract. There were 5352 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12233 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding CMG (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMG#NYSE">CMG</a>), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 39 day(s) on June 13, 2025. Parties traded 6298 contract(s) at a $45.00 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 $309.8K, with a price of $49.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8002 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For GM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GM#NYSE">GM</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 46 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 481 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.7K, with a price of $66.0 per contract. There were 23584 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 663 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For JD (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JD#NASDAQ">JD</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 137 day(s) on September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 213 contract(s) at a $34.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $96.9K, with a price of $455.0 per contract. There were 420 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 404 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For NKE (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NKE#NYSE">NKE</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 409 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 32 contract(s) at a $60.00 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 $31.5K, with a price of $985.0 per contract. There were 4335 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 368 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For PDD (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PDD#NASDAQ">PDD</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 25 day(s) on May 30, 2025. This event was a transfer of 129 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $110.6K, with a price of $858.0 per contract. There were 1 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 144 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For DASH (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DASH#NASDAQ">DASH</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 46 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 27 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.4K, with a price of $1200.0 per contract. There were 3849 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 107 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding CVNA (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CVNA#NYSE">CVNA</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 46 day(s) on June 20, 2025. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $240.00 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 $39.5K, with a price of $3955.0 per contract. There were 300 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 80 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding LULU (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LULU#NASDAQ">LULU</a>), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on May 16, 2025. Parties traded 33 contract(s) at a $275.00 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 $36.1K, with a price of $1096.0 per contract. There were 260 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 61 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>. 
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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 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>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/09/25</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$25.4K</td>
<td>30.9K</td>
<td>48.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AAPL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$150.00</td>
<td>$58.9K</td>
<td>14.2K</td>
<td>12.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PLTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>05/09/25</td>
<td>$140.00</td>
<td>$33.6K</td>
<td>9.8K</td>
<td>11.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/09/25</td>
<td>$100.00</td>
<td>$29.8K</td>
<td>6.6K</td>
<td>8.9K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>VRNS</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$45.00</td>
<td>$64.5K</td>
<td>1.3K</td>
<td>5.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TSM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$180.00</td>
<td>$216.2K</td>
<td>26.9K</td>
<td>5.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/09/25</td>
<td>$385.00</td>
<td>$77.7K</td>
<td>1.2K</td>
<td>4.2K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CORZ</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$8.00</td>
<td>$471.0K</td>
<td>8.0K</td>
<td>3.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AI</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>05/09/25</td>
<td>$23.00</td>
<td>$42.8K</td>
<td>21.6K</td>
<td>2.7K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ZETA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$12.50</td>
<td>$901.6K</td>
<td>301</td>
<td>2.3K</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 bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on May 9, 2025. This event was a transfer of 128 contract(s) at a $115.00 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 $25.4K, with a price of $198.0 per contract. There were 30978 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 48575 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 neutral, expiring in 256 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $58.9K, with a price of $5890.0 per contract. There were 14287 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12528 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding PLTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on May 9, 2025. Parties traded 102 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.6K, with a price of $330.0 per contract. There were 9897 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11636 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 4 day(s) on May 9, 2025. Parties traded 58 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.8K, with a price of $515.0 per contract. There were 6633 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8940 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding VRNS (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VRNS#NASDAQ">VRNS</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on May 16, 2025. Parties traded 287 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $64.5K, with a price of $225.0 per contract. There were 1373 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5476 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 bullish, expiring in 46 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 250 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $216.2K, with a price of $865.0 per contract. There were 26960 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5068 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 bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on May 9, 2025. This event was a transfer of 77 contract(s) at a $385.00 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 $77.7K, with a price of $1008.0 per contract. There were 1237 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4219 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding CORZ (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CORZ#NASDAQ">CORZ</a>), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 46 day(s) on June 20, 2025. Parties traded 3000 contract(s) at a $8.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $471.0K, with a price of $157.0 per contract. There were 8008 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3522 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding AI (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AI#NYSE">AI</a>), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on May 9, 2025. Parties traded 997 contract(s) at a $23.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.8K, with a price of $43.0 per contract. There were 21613 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2777 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For ZETA (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZETA#NYSE">ZETA</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 256 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 2300 contract(s) at a $12.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $901.6K, with a price of $392.0 per contract. There were 301 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2303 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.

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