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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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<td>Monolithic Power Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MPWR#NASDAQ">MPWR</a>)</td>
<td>+9.74%</td>
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<td>Newmont Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NEM#NYSE">NEM</a>)</td>
<td>+7.67%</td>
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<td>Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HII#NYSE">HII</a>)</td>
<td>+7.63%</td>
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<td>Moderna Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRNA#NASDAQ">MRNA</a>)</td>
<td>+6.89%</td>
</tr>
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<td>Fastenal Co. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FAST#NASDAQ">FAST</a>)</td>
<td>+6.42%</td>
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<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Nasdaq 100&#8217;s Top 5 Performers</h1>
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<td>Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>)</td>
<td>+10.02%</td>
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<td>Fastenal Co.</td>
<td>+6.41%</td>
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<td>Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>)</td>
<td>+5.49%</td>
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<td>Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>)</td>
<td>+5.20%</td>
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<td>Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMAT#NASDAQ">AMAT</a>)</td>
<td>+4.83%</td>
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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>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.

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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>. 
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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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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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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 $76,000 as of this writing, meaning that an 11% downside move could flip the firm&#8217;s unrealized gains into unrealized losses.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">SAYLOR BOUGHT 528,185 <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$BTC</a> FOR $35.63 BILLION USD HIS AVERAGE PRICE IS $67,458 WE ARE 13% AWAY FROM SAYLOR'S AVERAGE PRICE <a href="https://t.co/7NHYWxR5mP">pic.twitter.com/7NHYWxR5mP</a>
&mdash; Arkham (@arkham) <a href="https://twitter.com/arkham/status/1909656241648845134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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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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Bitcoin 11% Away From Falling Below Strategy's Average Buying Price, But Michael Saylor's Confidence In Apex Crypto Remains Intact

Dave Portnoy, the outspoken founder of Barstool Sports, <a href="https://x.com/stoolpresidente/status/1907812997105373364">posted</a> a simple question on X&nbsp; last week that hit a nerve in the crypto world: &#8220;If the point of Bitcoin is to be independent of the U.S. Dollar and nonregulated, why does it basically trade exactly like the U.S. stock market nowadays?&#8221;
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&mdash; Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) <a href="https://twitter.com/stoolpresidente/status/1907812997105373364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
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That one line summed up what a lot of casual investors have been wondering, especially as Bitcoin and crypto stocks took a dive following President Donald Trump's new round of tariffs on Wednesday.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Bitcoin Drops After Tariff News</h2>
Bitcoin had been hovering near $88,000 before Trump&#8217;s announcement. Not long after the tariff policy was unveiled, it slipped below $83,000. It wasn&#8217;t alone. Stocks tanked in after-hours trading, with tech-heavy ETFs like Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>) falling 4%.
Crypto-linked stocks also followed the same trend. MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>) dropped 7%, Coinbase (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COIN#NASDAQ">COIN</a>) fell 6%, and Robinhood (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HOOD#NASDAQ">HOOD</a>) lost 9%.
So much for being &#8220;independent.&#8221;
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Why Does Bitcoin Move With Stocks?</h2>
Plenty of people chimed in to answer Portnoy's question. Some pointed to institutional involvement, others blamed emotions, and a few leaned on technical analysis.
&#8220;Bitcoin trades like a risk asset short term because it&#8217;s the most liquid, salable, 24/7 asset on Earth,&#8221; said MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor. &#8220;In times of panic, traders sell what they can, not what they want to.&#8221;
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Bitcoin trades like a risk asset short term because it&#39;s the most liquid, salable, 24/7 asset on Earth. In times of panic, traders sell what they can, not what they want to. Doesn't mean it's correlated long-term—just means it's always available.
&mdash; Michael Saylor (@saylor) <a href="https://twitter.com/saylor/status/1907973435478732990?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2025</a></blockquote>
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And then there&#8217;s plain logic. &#8220;If you needed to pay rent what are you selling first? Apple stock or your crypto bags?&#8221; one user wrote.
Another replied, &#8220;Boom. When you realize big money has already hijacked bitcoin and it's no different than the stock market anymore.&#8221;
Others got sarcastic: &#8220;Day 1 of the bear market: Portnoy discovers what correlation means.&#8221; And: &#8220;It used to be a currency before it was hijacked and turned into a collectible.&#8221; Prominent analyst Benjamin Cowen also piled on, saying, &#8220;How can you be your age and write something like that?&#8221;
Some users defended Bitcoin&#8217;s original intent. &#8220;Traders are the froth. Hodlers are the floor,&#8221; one said. Another added, &#8220;Bitcoin is the best-performing asset over the last 15 years.&#8221;
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Tariffs, Inflation, and Market Fear</h2>
This latest Bitcoin drop didn&#8217;t come out of nowhere. Wall Street was already reeling from inflation data and weak consumer sentiment. On Friday, a few days before &#8220;Liberation Day,&#8221; The Dow Jones Industrial Average <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/personal-finance/25/04/44626208/crypto-market-update-as-wall-street-sells-off-is-bitcoin-showing-strength-for-the-weeks-ahead">fell over 700 points</a>, the S&amp;P 500 slid 2%, and the Nasdaq (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NDAQ#NASDAQ">NDAQ</a>) lost nearly 3%.
Then came Trump's tariff announcement, renewing trade war fears. The Atlanta Fed&#8217;s GDPNow <a href="https://www.atlantafed.org/cqer/research/gdpnow">forecast</a> now shows a 2.8% GDP decline for Q1, up from -3.7% on April 1.
While Bitcoin has shown some resilience compared to stocks, it's still moving in the same direction when fear hits.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Could Bitcoin Break Away?</h2>
Some still believe in one of Bitcoin's original promises: a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/04/44628685/bitcoin-is-a-realistic-global-reserve-asset-experts-say">decentralized hedge against economic chaos</a>. But for now, most agree that Bitcoin is still a risk-on asset, and it trades like one.&nbsp;
As Portnoy pointed out, it looks more and more like <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/04/44631522/bitcoin-as-trump-tariff-safe-haven-not-yet-but-might-decouple-over-time-expert-says">just another part of the system</a> it was meant to replace—&#8221;Market up, bitcoin up. Market down, bitcoin down.&#8221; Or, as Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki, <a href="https://x.com/GerberKawasaki/status/1907928295104196974">said</a>, &#8220;BTC price movements are related to sentiment. Risk on, up. Risk off, down.&#8221;
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HOOD

NDAQ

Dave Portnoy Says What Many Are Thinking, 'If Bitcoin's Supposed To Be Independent of Dollar, Why Does It Trade Just Like The Stock Market?'

Shares of Bitcoin miners and crypto-linked stocks are trading lower amid a drop in Bitcoin as market uncertainty persists.

In a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/cryptocurrencies">crypto-linked</a> stock market that oscillates like a pendulum, Bitwise Asset Management introduced a plan to translate that volatility into money. The company has introduced <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/etfs">three new ETFs</a>, each targeting option income strategies based on some of the most volatile stocks in the crypto universe: Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IMST#NYSE">IMST</a>), Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ICOI#NYSE">ICOI</a>) and the Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IMRA#NYSE">IMRA</a>).
Each of these funds is structured on a covered call strategy intended to capture income by selling options on individual shares of MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>), Coinbase (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COIN#NASDAQ">COIN</a>), and MARA Holdings (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MARA#NASDAQ">MARA</a>). The concept? Ride the turbulence in the market on your side. Receive premiums on selling options and maintain a long position to derive at least a partial benefit from any upside the stock yields.
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These are not passive, rules-based products. Rather, they&#8217;re operated with a hands-on mindset by Bitwise&#8217;s Head of Alpha Strategies, Jeff Park. &#8220;It's essential to be constantly monitoring news, capital flows, regulatory developments, options pricing, market sentiment, and other dynamics to most intelligently capitalize on this strategy. That's the approach we're taking with IMST, ICOI, and IMRA, and we hope to bring investors the combination of monthly income and strong, limited participation in equity gains as a result,&#8221; he said.
Park is accompanied by a group of co-managers—Jennifer Thornton, Daniela Padilla, and Gayatri Choudhury—who will guide these funds with daily active management, which is fairly uncommon in the ETF space.
The <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250403628192/en/Bitwise-Launches-Option-Income-ETF-Suite-a-Dynamic-Active-Approach-to-Covered-Calls-on-MSTR-COIN-and-MARA">objective </a>is clear: earn monthly returns for investors while sharing in some of the capital gain in these stocks. There&#8217;s a trade-off, naturally—selling calls limits the upside potential, but the ongoing premiums provide a predictable income stream, which is particularly attractive in volatile markets.
Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley says crypto's volatility isn't just something to endure—it's something to harness.
Interestingly, these funds don&#8217;t actually own shares of MSTR, COIN or MARA. Rather, they employ synthetic exposure to mimic the stock positions. Pure equity players may want to look elsewhere, but for those who wish to combine crypto market themes with an income strategy, this launch may be the sweet spot.
Each fund has a 0.98% net expense fee, although IMST and ICOI are associated with a minor fee waiver that cuts the gross fee from 0.99% until March 2027.
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</ul>
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New ETFs

Bitwise Funds Trust Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF

ICOI

IMRA

IMST

Bitwise Turns Crypto Volatility Into Yield With New ETF Trio

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>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/11/25</td>
<td>$100.00</td>
<td>$39.0K</td>
<td>14.8K</td>
<td>106.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AAPL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/11/25</td>
<td>$175.00</td>
<td>$178.0K</td>
<td>10.0K</td>
<td>33.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSTR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>04/11/25</td>
<td>$250.00</td>
<td>$95.8K</td>
<td>3.6K</td>
<td>10.7K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSFT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/11/25</td>
<td>$360.00</td>
<td>$30.3K</td>
<td>1.3K</td>
<td>2.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PLTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$105.00</td>
<td>$28.4K</td>
<td>3.1K</td>
<td>1.5K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SNOW</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/17/25</td>
<td>$140.00</td>
<td>$38.9K</td>
<td>415</td>
<td>622</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$155.00</td>
<td>$44.6K</td>
<td>458</td>
<td>201</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MU</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>03/20/26</td>
<td>$85.00</td>
<td>$60.1K</td>
<td>225</td>
<td>98</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AVGO</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$200.00</td>
<td>$35.1K</td>
<td>9.5K</td>
<td>94</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRDO</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$20.00</td>
<td>$34.2K</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>20</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 put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on April 11, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $100.00 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 $39.0K, with a price of $390.0 per contract. There were 14877 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 106173 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding AAPL (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on April 11, 2025. Parties traded 429 contract(s) at a $175.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $178.0K, with a price of $415.0 per contract. There were 10023 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 33127 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 put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 3 day(s) on April 11, 2025. This event was a transfer of 95 contract(s) at a $250.00 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 $95.8K, with a price of $1010.0 per contract. There were 3630 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10724 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 3 day(s) on April 11, 2025. Parties traded 29 contract(s) at a $360.00 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 $30.3K, with a price of $1045.0 per contract. There were 1351 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2163 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 101 day(s) on July 18, 2025. This event was a transfer of 49 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 $28.4K, with a price of $582.0 per contract. There were 3164 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1524 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 9 day(s) on April 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 84 contract(s) at a $140.00 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 $38.9K, with a price of $465.0 per contract. There were 415 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 622 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding CRM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRM#NYSE">CRM</a>), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 647 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 4 contract(s) at a $155.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.6K, with a price of $11156.0 per contract. There were 458 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 201 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 sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 346 day(s) on March 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 64 contract(s) at a $85.00 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 $60.1K, with a price of $940.0 per contract. There were 225 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 98 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 trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 283 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 7 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.1K, with a price of $5015.0 per contract. There were 9579 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 94 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For CRDO (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRDO#NASDAQ">CRDO</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 38 day(s) on May 16, 2025. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.2K, with a price of $1710.0 per contract. There were 61 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20 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.

CRDO

SNOW

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) is increasingly behaving like a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/04/44627407/gold-overtaking-bitcoin-in-inflation-hedge-strategy-jpmorgan-says">high-volatility, liquid version of gold</a>, according to Bernstein analysts.
What Happened: In a note to clients on Tuesday, the analysts wrote that despite falling roughly 26% amid <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/04/44680723/despite-tariff-turmoil-bitcoin-outperforms-magnificent-7-stocks-in-2025-records-smaller-losses-than-nvidia-tesla-apple">ongoing tariff disruptions</a> and geopolitical volatility, Bitcoin has performed better than expected in historical context—especially compared to past market shocks like COVID or rate hike cycles, which triggered 50–70% drawdowns.
The asset&#8217;s resilience during recent global market stress signals a shift toward higher-quality capital and growing institutional adoption, making it a "more liquid and higher-volatility version of gold."
"Bitcoin on a time-scale is probabilistic gold," the note read. "It trades like the most accessible and liquid risk-market when equities are closed, acting as a weekend signal for investor sentiment."
Bernstein&#8217;s report suggests that while Bitcoin has not fully decoupled from traditional equities—and still correlates with risk-on assets—it is increasingly being treated as a long-term store of value. 
The cryptocurrency&#8217;s market capitalization now approaches $2 trillion, still a fraction of gold's $20 trillion market, but it offers greater liquidity and twice the volatility.
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Why It Matters: Institutional adoption is driving this shift.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs have collectively seen inflows of around $770 million year-to-date despite recent price declines. 
Additionally, large corporate holders such as Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>) are <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/04/44671650/strategy-reports-59-billion-in-unrealized-bitcoin-losses-pauses-new-purchases">investing with longer-term horizons</a>, with BTC now comprising significant portions of balance sheets across publicly traded firms.
"The ETF flows are still in positive territory and reflect higher-quality capital," the analysts noted, adding that nearly 10% of Bitcoin's total supply is now held in ETFs and corporate treasuries combined.
While macro headwinds like tariffs on China-based mining hardware could impact Bitcoin mining capacity in the short term, U.S. miners such as Riot (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RIOT#NASDAQ">RIOT</a>), CleanSpark (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CLSK#NASDAQ">CLSK</a>) and Core Scientific (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CORZ#NASDAQ">CORZ</a>) are pivoting to AI infrastructure to diversify revenue streams and withstand geopolitical shocks.
Bernstein&#8217;s core thesis remains that Bitcoin's volatility, liquidity, and emerging role in institutional portfolios are cementing its evolution as a digital commodity asset—distinct from gold, but increasingly a peer in investor strategy.
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</ul>
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Bitcoin Is A 'More Liquid And Higher Volatility Version Of Gold': Bernstein

Leading cryptocurrencies eked out gains on Monday, even as President Donald Trump denied any plans of pausing tariffs amid the market rout.
<figure class="wp-block-table"> 
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Cryptocurrency</td>
<td>Gains +/-</td>
<td>Price (Recorded at 8:30 p.m. ET)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>)</td>
<td>+1.45%</td>
<td>$79,159.60</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ethereum (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd">ETH</a>) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td>-1.36%</td>
<td>$1,550.71</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dogecoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/doge/usd">DOGE</a>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td>+1.80%</td>
<td>$0.1499</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</figure>
What Happened: Bitcoin rose to an intraday high of $81,000 before stabilizing in the $79,000 zone. Ethereum fluctuated between $1,500 and $1,600 a day after experiencing its worst drop since October 2023.
The capital rotation from altcoins to Bitcoin continued, as the apex cryptocurrency's market dominance rose to 62.7%, the highest since January 2021.
Prolific Bitcoin hoarder Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>) <a href="https://in.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/04/44671650/strategy-reports-59-billion-in-unrealized-bitcoin-losses-pauses-new-purchases">paused purchases</a> last week, citing a lack of participation in its equity issuance program.
Nearly $973 million was liquidated from the market in the last 24 hours, with $632 million in longs erased.
Bitcoin's Open Interest fell 3.63% in the last 24 hours. A drop in OI, coming alongside a rise in prices, indicated the closing of short positions.
Moreover, Bitcoin's Long/Short ratio rose above 1, suggesting that the majority of the traders were betting on BTC's price increase.
The market sentiment remained in "Extreme Fear" mode," according to the Crypto Fear and Greed Index.
Top Gainers (24-Hours)
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Cryptocurrency</td>
<td>Gains +/-</td>
<td>Price (Recorded at 8:30 p.m. ET)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fartcoin (FARTCOIN)</td>
<td>24.25%</td>
<td>$0.5399</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Hyperliquid (HYPE)</td>
<td>14.24%</td>
<td>$11.51</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bittensor (TAO)</td>
<td>11.35%</td>
<td>$204.69</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</figure>
The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $2.52 trillion, marking a&nbsp; 1.75% increase in the last 24 hours.
The stock slide continued on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tanked 349.26 points, or 0.91%, to end at 37,965.60. The S&amp;P 500 fell 0.23%, ending at 5,062.25. In a silver lining, the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite inched 0.1% higher to end the session at 15,603.26.
The market experienced wild volatility in the early hours as media reports of Trump mulling a <a href="https://in.benzinga.com/news/25/04/44671308/stock-market-surge-evaporates-as-headline-roulette-plagues-traders-fake-news-white-house-says-in-response-to-90-day-tariff-pause">90-day tariff freeze</a> sparked a brief rise. However, major averages fell again once the White House dismissed the reports as untrue.
Later in the day, Trump <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2lhWk0HaB4">reiterated </a>that the administration was "not looking" to pause tariffs despite the ongoing market rout.
See More: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/best-crypto-scanners">Best Cryptocurrency Scanners</a>
Analyst Notes: Popular blockchain analytics firm CryptoQuant highlighted that most of Ethereum holders were in losses as the price has dipped below $2,200, the average cost basis.
"The next major support level is around $1,290, the average cost basis of whales holding over 100,000 Ethereum," CryptoQuant added.
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&mdash; CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) <a href="https://twitter.com/cryptoquant_com/status/1909236616830349750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Another well-known research firm, Santiment, projected an "immediate bullish explosion" in the cryptocurrency market should the tariff landscape change, resulting in reduced or eliminated tariffs between countries.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">&#x1f4b8; Bitcoin sits at $78.6K at the time of this writing, with Ethereum down to $1.54K. After crypto plummeted this weekend, there have been some positive signs of other countries coming to potential terms that would ease the tariff-driven downswings. Taiwan is the latest country… <a href="https://t.co/fkXCHFcB55">pic.twitter.com/fkXCHFcB55</a>
&mdash; Santiment (@santimentfeed) <a href="https://twitter.com/santimentfeed/status/1909291326400872946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Santiment also noted that Bitcoin&#8217;s crowd sentiment has turned slightly positive again, while Ethereum&#8217;s sentiment was returning to neutral territory over <a href="https://in.benzinga.com/25/04/44660475/more-than-50-nations-ready-to-revisit-tariffs-says-white-house-advisor">willingness by countries to negotiate</a> with the U.S. on tariffs.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">&#x1f911; Crypto finally saw a temporary jump in market caps following the weekend bloodbath. Trade war fears are being slightly alleviated by Asian and European countries showing willingness to negotiate with the US on tariff policies. This has resulted in Bitcoin&#39;s crowd sentiment… <a href="https://t.co/D9lQiNGCpa">pic.twitter.com/D9lQiNGCpa</a>
&mdash; Santiment (@santimentfeed) <a href="https://twitter.com/santimentfeed/status/1909290804189053309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Strategy shares are trading lower after the company reported $5.9 billion in unrealized Bitcoin losses and announced it will pause new purchases.

Strategy Inc. (CRYPTO: MSTR) on Monday revealed $5.91 billion in unrealized losses on its Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) holdings for the first quarter of 2025, according to a recent filing with the <a href="https://in.benzinga.com/content/44529421/sec-officially-drops-crypto-com-probe-no-action-taken-ceo-confirms">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</a>.
The sharp downturn comes amid heightened macroeconomic uncertainty and a broader sell-off across digital assets and equities.
What Happened: In a Form 8-K <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf8d808d9b8cebd37/blt941a23a55f18d2b0/67f2f722e78a92adc130dcaf/form-8-k_04-07-2025.pdf">filed </a>Monday, the company disclosed that no additional Bitcoin was purchased between March 31 and April 4, citing lack of participation in its MSTR common stock and STRK preferred share offering during that period.
This marks a rare pause for the Bitcoin-heavy firm, which has been a prominent buyer since 2020.
Despite the volatility, Strategy added 80,715 BTC in Q1, spending approximately $7.66 billion through proceeds from its ongoing equity issuance program. 
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The company paid an average price of $94,922 per Bitcoin, though the asset ended the quarter below $84,000 — an 11.82% drop, according to CoinGlass, marking Bitcoin's worst quarterly performance since 2018.
As of April 7, Strategy holds 528,185 BTC, making up nearly 3% of Bitcoin's total 21 million coin supply.
The company's total outlay since 2020 stands at approximately $36 billion, with an average purchase price of $67,458 per Bitcoin. Its holdings are currently valued at over $43 billion.
What&#8217;s Next: The losses coincided with the aftermath of last week's &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; tariff escalation, which roiled global markets.
Asian stocks sank and cryptocurrency markets shed more than 10% in value over 24 hours, slashing the total market cap to $2.5 trillion.
Strategy's own stock, MSTR, is trading down about 11% in trading on Monday.
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Strategy Reports $5.9 Billion in Unrealized Bitcoin Losses, Pauses New Purchases

The shares of Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>) plunged 9.24% during the Monday pre-market trading session as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) tumbled 7% amid President Donald Trump&#8216;s tariff woes.
What Happened: Strategy, one of the largest corporate holders of the cryptocurrency, felt the brunt after Bitcoin hit a low of $77,097.74<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/04/44659799/bitcoin-plunges-below-80000-ethereum-dogecoin-crash-as-cryptocurrencies-mirror-stocks-amid-trump-tariff-mayhem-analyst-flags-critical-support-level-for-btc"> before slightly</a> recovering to $78,000 on Sunday. Ethereum (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd">ETH</a>) experienced a more severe fall, dipping below $1,600 for the first time since October 2023.
The trading volume for Bitcoin and Ethereum surged by 179% and 272%, respectively, indicating a high selling pressure. This drop followed a period of relative stability in cryptocurrency prices amidst intense stock market volatility on Friday.
Although Bitcoin initially demonstrated resilience, it is now mirroring the growing unease in the broader market. According to data from&nbsp;CoinGlass, in the past 24 hours, the crypto market experienced $570 million in liquidations, with long positions making up $493 million of the total. Bitcoin alone was responsible for more than $121 million of these liquidations.
As Bitcoin fell below the $80,000 threshold, prominent economist and Bitcoin skeptic Peter Schiff questioned Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor on whether he could stop the cryptocurrency from dropping further below his average purchase price of $68,000 by borrowing more funds to make large-scale purchases. 
At present, Strategy owns 528,185 BTC on its balance sheet
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Why It Matters:  Earlier this month, investment banking firm Monness, Crespi, Hardt &amp; Co. predicted that Strategy&#8217;s aggressive bitcoin purchases may soon face a roadblock as funding options become limited. The firm also downgraded MSTR stock to &#8216;Sell&#8217; after initiating coverage at &#8216;Neutral&#8217; two weeks ago.
This recent crash in the cryptocurrency market comes in the wake of warnings from renowned cryptocurrency analyst Michaël van de Poppe. The analyst predicted that Bitcoin <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/04/44661331/bitcoin-could-test-70k-amid-fears-of-black-monday-panic-says-analyst-van-de-poppe-as-global-markets-slide-on-trump-tariff-shock">could test</a> the $70,000 level amid panic selling, which he referred to as "Black Monday". This prediction seems to be coming true as the cryptocurrency market experiences its worst selloff since March 2020.
Meanwhile, analyst Ali Martinez has anticipated a significant price movement for Bitcoin, while economic analyst Jesse Colombo identified $77,500 as&nbsp;a &#8220;critical support level&#8221; for&nbsp;the cryptocurrency, warning of a sharp plunge if this level fails.
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Financial analyst Tom Lee from Fundstrat Global Advisors provided his analysis on the market&#8217;s response and potential tactics behind the White House&#8217;s actions.
What Happened: On Thursday, in a conversation with StockMKTNewz, Tom Lee gave his viewpoint on the repercussions of the sudden tariff rates declared by the Trump administration. The rates, 46% on Vietnam and 34% on China, were calculated based on trade deficits, a departure from traditional tariff methodologies, and were much harsher than expected.
Lee characterized these rates as &#8220;absurd,&#8221; comparing them to a &#8220;dark comedy&#8221; due to their arbitrary nature and lack of economic rationale. The immediate market reaction was a significant 3.5% opening gap down in the S&amp;P 500, marking the seventh largest negative opening gap in 40 years.
Trump&#8217;s tariff wiped out around $2.5 trillion from the U.S. stock market. 
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As earnings season nears, Lee expects companies with solid fundamentals and limited exposure to tariff-impacted supply chains to stand out as &#8220;superpower companies.&#8221;
Lee believes Tesla (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) remains stable because the market has already accounted for the worst-case scenario, potentially setting the stage for a V-shaped recovery. Strong performers like Palantir (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>), Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>), and Strategy (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>), previously MicroStrategy, further indicate that market leaders are stabilizing rather than declining further.
&#8220;I expect a V-shaped recovery, but the timing is now a bit harder to judge because we don't really have the band-aid completely ripped off until April 9th.&#8221;
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Why It Matters: Despite the initial market panic, Lee maintains a cautious optimism, arguing that the economic impact may not be as catastrophic as feared. He pointed out the benefit&nbsp;of falling bond yields: for&nbsp;every 10 basis points the&nbsp;10-year Treasury yield drops, the&nbsp;U.S. saves $36 billion in&nbsp;debt service costs.
Lee sees the White House&#8217;s silence as a calculated strategy to create panic&nbsp;among trading partners, maximizing negotiating&nbsp;leverage until the April 9&nbsp;deadline. He believes this approach is primarily aimed&nbsp;at the EU and China,&nbsp;the two regions most critical&nbsp;to U.S. trade dynamics.
Tom Lee called the market sell-off <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/03/44244329/tom-lee-predicts-market-stabilization-following-mondays-overreaction-foresees-may-rate-cut">amid recession fears</a> during mid-March an &#8220;overreaction&#8221;. Even earlier this week, Lee wrote on X, "Markets are deeply oversold," adding that "too many are only pricing in ‘worst case&#8217;" scenarios. 
Despite the market turmoil, Lee encouraged investors to remain resilient,&nbsp;predicting a sharp bounce around&nbsp;April 9 as negotiations progress&nbsp;and the VIX subsides.
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