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Biostax Corp is a biotechnology company utilizing the Biostax Development Engine, is a developer and marketer of pharmaceutical, biotechnology and MedTech products that have a well-defined path to market. The company is focused on driving the development and commercialization of proprietary mechanisms to prevent, intercept and improve these diseases at affordable cost. It is a therapeutic and health tech agnostic, constantly seeking assets with low acquisition costs and high growth opportunities having significant clinical and commercial potential.

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Snowflake Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SNOW#NYSE">SNOW</a>) shares are trading higher Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and announced an expanded <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/02/43999325/snowflake-doubles-down-on-ai-expands-openai-partnership-microsoft-365-teams-to-have-new-cortex-agents">partnership with Microsoft Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>)</a>.
What To Know: The company posted earnings of 30 cents per share, beating analyst estimates of 17 cents. Revenue came in at $986.77 million, above the $955.93 million consensus and up from $774.7 million a year ago.
Snowflake also announced a broader partnership with Microsoft to integrate OpenAI's models into its platform.
Despite the strong results, the company's outlook was below expectations. The company expects first-quarter revenue between $955 million and $960 million, below the $1 billion estimate. Fiscal 2026 revenue is projected at $4.28 billion, falling short of the $4.41 billion consensus.
Following this, several analysts have changed their ratings:
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<li>Piper Sandler (Brent Bracelin): Maintains Overweight, raises price target from $208 to $215</li>
<li>Keybanc (John Vinh): Maintains Overweight, raises price target from $210 to $220</li>
<li>Guggenheim (John Difucci): Reiterates Neutral, no price target change</li>
<li>Stifel (Brad Reback): Maintains Buy, raises price target from $187 to $210</li>
<li>Truist Securities (Ki Bin Kim): Reiterates Buy, raises price target from $210 to $225</li>
<li>Barclays (Raimo Lenschow): Maintains Overweight, raises price target from $190 to $203</li>
<li>Oppenheimer (Ittai Kidron): Maintains Outperform, raises price target from $200 to $220</li>
<li>Needham (Mike Cikos): Maintains Buy, raises price target from $200 to $215</li>
<li>Rosenblatt (Blair Abernethy): Maintains Buy, keeps price target at $205</li>
</ul>
SNOW Price Action: Snowflake shares were up 9.03% at $181.20 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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GLJ Research analyst Gordon Johnson maintains Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CLF#NYSE">CLF</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $14.54 to $12.9.

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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 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>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$42.00</td>
<td>$33.4K</td>
<td>6.5K</td>
<td>5.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MRNA</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/28/25</td>
<td>$27.00</td>
<td>$47.3K</td>
<td>322</td>
<td>2.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SWTX</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$65.00</td>
<td>$28.0K</td>
<td>11.9K</td>
<td>672</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>DXCM</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$87.00</td>
<td>$30.2K</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>BMY</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$43.00</td>
<td>$41.2K</td>
<td>5.7K</td>
<td>81</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ABBV</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$230.00</td>
<td>$56.9K</td>
<td>1.9K</td>
<td>80</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>LLY</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>03/07/25</td>
<td>$915.00</td>
<td>$32.2K</td>
<td>177</td>
<td>66</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>BBIO</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$30.00</td>
<td>$34.0K</td>
<td>6.0K</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>UNH</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$520.00</td>
<td>$58.0K</td>
<td>962</td>
<td>40</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CI</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$310.00</td>
<td>$53.0K</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>19</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. 
• For HIMS (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HIMS#NYSE">HIMS</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 22 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $42.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.4K, with a price of $334.0 per contract. There were 6534 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5139 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MRNA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRNA#NASDAQ">MRNA</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 29 day(s) on March 28, 2025. Parties traded 720 contract(s) at a $27.00 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 $47.3K, with a price of $65.0 per contract. There were 322 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2378 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For SWTX (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SWTX#NASDAQ">SWTX</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 22 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $65.00 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 $28.0K, with a price of $280.0 per contract. There were 11949 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 672 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For DXCM (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DXCM#NASDAQ">DXCM</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 22 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 144 contract(s) at a $87.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.2K, with a price of $210.0 per contract. There were 6 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 500 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For BMY (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BMY#NYSE">BMY</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 323 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $43.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $41.2K, with a price of $1650.0 per contract. There were 5751 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 81 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding ABBV (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ABBV#NYSE">ABBV</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 323 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 67 contract(s) at a $230.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $56.9K, with a price of $850.0 per contract. There were 1944 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 80 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding LLY (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LLY#NYSE">LLY</a>), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on March 7, 2025. Parties traded 15 contract(s) at a $915.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.2K, with a price of $2150.0 per contract. There were 177 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 66 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding BBIO (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BBIO#NASDAQ">BBIO</a>), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 78 day(s) on May 16, 2025. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.0K, with a price of $680.0 per contract. There were 6077 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 50 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 trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 113 day(s) on June 20, 2025. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $520.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $58.0K, with a price of $5800.0 per contract. There were 962 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 40 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For CI (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CI#NYSE">CI</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 204 day(s) on September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 19 contract(s) at a $310.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $53.0K, with a price of $2790.0 per contract. There were 38 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 19 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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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>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>02/28/25</td>
<td>$285.00</td>
<td>$118.5K</td>
<td>9.1K</td>
<td>80.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>LI</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$25.00</td>
<td>$33.7K</td>
<td>862</td>
<td>9.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>BABA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/07/25</td>
<td>$140.00</td>
<td>$30.4K</td>
<td>6.8K</td>
<td>4.2K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>RIVN</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$10.00</td>
<td>$30.0K</td>
<td>60.4K</td>
<td>2.2K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NIO</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$4.50</td>
<td>$49.4K</td>
<td>1.3K</td>
<td>1.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMZN</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$175.00</td>
<td>$121.8K</td>
<td>8.3K</td>
<td>516</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>F</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$9.85</td>
<td>$58.0K</td>
<td>12.1K</td>
<td>444</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>HD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>02/28/25</td>
<td>$385.00</td>
<td>$40.9K</td>
<td>434</td>
<td>147</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ABNB</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$135.00</td>
<td>$69.5K</td>
<td>309</td>
<td>120</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ONEW</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$20.00</td>
<td>$42.0K</td>
<td>5.8K</td>
<td>100</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. 
• Regarding TSLA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on February 28, 2025. Parties traded 237 contract(s) at a $285.00 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 $118.5K, with a price of $500.0 per contract. There were 9107 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 80166 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For LI (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LI#NASDAQ">LI</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 113 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 250 contract(s) at a $25.00 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 $33.7K, with a price of $135.0 per contract. There were 862 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9339 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For BABA (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BABA#NYSE">BABA</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on March 7, 2025. This event was a transfer of 80 contract(s) at a $140.00 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 $30.4K, with a price of $380.0 per contract. There were 6885 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4243 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For RIVN (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RIVN#NASDAQ">RIVN</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 22 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 2000 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $15.0 per contract. There were 60453 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2275 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding NIO (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NIO#NYSE">NIO</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 49 day(s) on April 17, 2025. Parties traded 1268 contract(s) at a $4.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.4K, with a price of $39.0 per contract. There were 1384 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1653 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding AMZN (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 113 day(s) on June 20, 2025. Parties traded 448 contract(s) at a $175.00 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 $121.8K, with a price of $272.0 per contract. There were 8355 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 516 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For F (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/F#NYSE">F</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 687 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 400 contract(s) at a $9.85 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 $58.0K, with a price of $145.0 per contract. There were 12176 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 444 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding HD (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HD#NYSE">HD</a>), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on February 28, 2025. Parties traded 44 contract(s) at a $385.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.9K, with a price of $930.0 per contract. There were 434 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 147 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For ABNB (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ABNB#NASDAQ">ABNB</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 78 day(s) on May 16, 2025. This event was a transfer of 114 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 23 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $69.5K, with a price of $610.0 per contract. There were 309 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 120 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding ONEW (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ONEW#NASDAQ">ONEW</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 49 day(s) on April 17, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $20.00 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 $42.0K, with a price of $420.0 per contract. There were 5832 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 100 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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Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DELL#NYSE">DELL</a>) will release its financial results for the fourth quarter, after the<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/DELL/earnings"> closing bell, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025.</a>
Analysts expect the Round Rock, Texas-based company to report quarterly earnings at $2.52 per share, up from $2.2 per share in the year-ago period. Dell projects quarterly revenue of $24.57 billion, compared to $22.32 billion a year earlier, according to data from <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a>.
On Nov. 26, 2024, Dell Technologies reported worse-than-expected third-quarter sales results.
Dell shares gained 4.5% to close at $115.65 on Wednesday.
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<li>Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring maintained an Overweight rating and cut the price target from $154 to $128 on Feb. 13, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 63%.</li>
<li>JP Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee maintained an Overweight rating and slashed the price target from $160 to $150 on Feb. 11, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.</li>
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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>02/28/25</td>
<td>$128.00</td>
<td>$54.1K</td>
<td>11.0K</td>
<td>72.2K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AAPL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>02/28/25</td>
<td>$240.00</td>
<td>$49.9K</td>
<td>8.0K</td>
<td>26.7K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PLTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>02/28/25</td>
<td>$90.00</td>
<td>$29.8K</td>
<td>10.0K</td>
<td>22.9K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SNOW</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/21/25</td>
<td>$180.00</td>
<td>$40.4K</td>
<td>4.0K</td>
<td>5.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>IONQ</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>02/28/25</td>
<td>$26.50</td>
<td>$57.0K</td>
<td>505</td>
<td>3.8K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SMCI</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/07/25</td>
<td>$50.00</td>
<td>$35.8K</td>
<td>3.6K</td>
<td>3.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSFT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>03/07/25</td>
<td>$400.00</td>
<td>$26.2K</td>
<td>1.9K</td>
<td>2.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>INTC</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/28/25</td>
<td>$27.00</td>
<td>$32.0K</td>
<td>2.5K</td>
<td>1.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>BBAI</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$4.00</td>
<td>$43.0K</td>
<td>14.3K</td>
<td>525</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>APP</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>03/07/25</td>
<td>$335.00</td>
<td>$29.1K</td>
<td>182</td>
<td>321</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 1 day(s) on February 28, 2025. Parties traded 301 contract(s) at a $128.00 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 $54.1K, with a price of $180.0 per contract. There were 11047 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 72277 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 bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on February 28, 2025. This event was a transfer of 208 contract(s) at a $240.00 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 $49.9K, with a price of $240.0 per contract. There were 8022 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 26713 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 trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on February 28, 2025. This event was a transfer of 198 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.8K, with a price of $151.0 per contract. There were 10092 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 22955 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For SNOW (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SNOW#NYSE">SNOW</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 22 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 46 contract(s) at a $180.00 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 $40.4K, with a price of $880.0 per contract. There were 4004 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5492 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For IONQ (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IONQ#NYSE">IONQ</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on February 28, 2025. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $26.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 23 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.0K, with a price of $114.0 per contract. There were 505 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3844 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For SMCI (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMCI#NASDAQ">SMCI</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on March 7, 2025. This event was a transfer of 60 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.8K, with a price of $598.0 per contract. There were 3693 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3319 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 neutral, expiring in 8 day(s) on March 7, 2025. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $400.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.2K, with a price of $525.0 per contract. There were 1993 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2617 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For INTC (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 29 day(s) on March 28, 2025. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $27.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.0K, with a price of $64.0 per contract. There were 2555 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1327 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For BBAI (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BBAI#NYSE">BBAI</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 323 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 171 contract(s) at a $4.00 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 $43.0K, with a price of $249.0 per contract. There were 14374 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 525 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 call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on March 7, 2025. Parties traded 15 contract(s) at a $335.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.1K, with a price of $1941.0 per contract. There were 182 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 321 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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Kamel put it bluntly: "Your <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/startups/25/02/43451833/warren-buffetts-1m-bet-why-simple-index-funds-crushed-hedge-funds-by-7-1-to-2-2-over-a-decade">index funds won't beat the market</a> because it represents the market." Meanwhile, mutual funds try to beat the market.
Matt pushed back: "I know 80% of mutual funds don't beat the market."
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Fees, Fund Managers, and the Long Game</h2>
The biggest knock against mutual funds? Fees. They're typically higher than index funds because you're paying an investment team. But Ramsey's crew argued that if the fund outperforms the index, the fees are worth it.
Matt had another sharp observation: "If a mutual fund has a 30-year history with one manager, and I want to invest for another 30 years, isn't it inevitable that the manager will change?"
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