La chaîne d'options affiche les données clés des options sur actions de Nippon Steel à différents prix d'exercice et dates d'expiration. Les traders utilisent ces informations pour analyser les transactions potentielles et évaluer le sentiment du marché pour Nippon Steel..

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Nippon Steel Corporation, or NS, is the largest steel producer in Japan and one of the top five producers globally. NS supplies steel products such as steel sheets, steel plates, pipes, tubes, bars, wire rods, and stainless steels. It is mainly exposed to the auto, construction, and energy sectors. Steelmaking accounts for around 85%-90% of its revenue, while the remainder stems from engineering and construction, chemicals, new materials, and system solutions. Around 35%-40% of its revenue is from exports.

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When you use&nbsp;<a href="https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/difference-between-fundamental-and-technical-analysis/">fundamental analysis</a>&nbsp;to estimate the value of a stock, you have to make a lot of projections.
How quickly will the sales grow? Will profit margins expand or contract? What will the company's capital structure look like, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/i/84489088/a-bunch-of-ways-higher-interest-rates-are-bad">where will interest rates go</a>? Where will tax rates be in the future?
If the projections you put into your valuation model are off, then the value you calculate will be off. Analysts call this phenomenon "<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/price-sensitive-to-earnings-multiple-assumptions">garbage in, garbage out.</a>"
To demonstrate how difficult this exercise is, let's try projecting the sales for A1 Widgets Corporation, a hypothetical company that's the worldwide leader in selling indestructible widgets. Based on A1's order book, sales for widgets will grow for exactly five years. In the fifth year, everyone in the world who will ever need a widget will have one. From there, there will be no more demand for widgets, and the widget factories will close.
What will A1's sales look like after the fifth year?
If you said $0, then you'd be wrong.
Because A1's owners and management had the foresight to quietly gain a foothold in the emerging cloud infrastructure and AI technology businesses. As a result, the company will soon see more sales and growth than ever before. Earnings will eclipse what they made selling widgets. And the stock price will explode.
No, this was not a trick question.
There are countless examples of companies expanding into or outright pivoting to businesses that no one could've foreseen.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Buying a stock is about more than investing in a company's product &#x1f914;</h2>
Having a great product to sell isn't enough to have a business that'll generate a great return for shareholders for many years to come.
You also must have stellar management with a killer instinct for allocating capital.
Not only does management have to figure out how to sell the company's core product for growth and profitability, but they also have to be able to read the tea leaves and recognize when the tides of business are turning. Maybe the market for the product is saturated. Maybe the product is becoming obsolete. Maybe customer preferences are shifting with technological developments. Maybe there are other significant opportunities to pursue, and the company has both the finances and expertise to capitalize on them.
Most companies continually make subtle adjustments that often go largely unnoticed. Some completely overhaul their business.
Take Berkshire Hathaway, which was a textile company when Warren Buffett took over it in 1965. Not long after, Berkshire became an&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nationalindemnity.com/about-us/geico.html">insurance company</a>&nbsp;that also&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sees.com/about-us/corporate">sold candy</a>. Today, it's a diversified conglomerate selling everything from energy to airplane parts to underwear. And it has a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/warren-buffett-on-picking-stocks">massive stock portfolio</a>&nbsp;generating market-beating returns. (I discussed Berkshire's culture of change in a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/i/162841568/watch">recent appearance on Yahoo Finance</a>.)
Another famous example of a company that's undergone a total transformation is Netflix. The company defined change when it introduced DVD rentals by mail while many consumers were still walking the aisles of brick-and-mortar video stores. While it dominated the mail-based rental business, management quickly shifted its efforts and aggressively invested in streaming services and original content. In 2023, Netflix&nbsp;<a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-dvd-the-final-season">mailed its last DVD</a>. The&nbsp;<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/NFLX/">stock</a>&nbsp;currently trades at an all-time high, with the company valued at over $500 billion.
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Last week, I was on&nbsp;<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/video/understanding-valuation-investors-often-miss-100002273.html">Yahoo Finance's "Stocks in Translation"</a>&nbsp;podcast with Jared Blikre and Sydnee Fried. (Catch it on&nbsp;<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/video/understanding-valuation-investors-often-miss-100002273.html">Yahoo Finance</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/understanding-valuation-what-investors-often-miss/id1749117130?i=1000712248093">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1C8YlWo91KwlJA9A7PZf3k">Spotify</a>, or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCr8bSl53lE">YouTube</a>!) Jared brought up Apple, which generated&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/pdfs/fy2024-q4/FY24_Q4_Consolidated_Financial_Statements.pdf">$96 billion in sales</a>&nbsp;from services.
Here's what I said about Apple during our discussion:
<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">If we were having a conversation about valuations 25 years ago when Apple was only making desktop computers, [you would ask] how many computers can they sell before you hit a ceiling? And so if you&#8217;re only thinking about investing in a company that only makes computers, then yeah, it might not make sense to pay a premium on the stock that you&#8217;re buying. But if you can be a little bit more imaginative, and if you understand that this is a company that understands change and tweaks its business model as the world changes, and as it reaches a saturation point, then you can begin to imagine a path where a company can continue grow earnings like Apple has and turn into a multi-trillion dollar company.
</blockquote>
Apple's Mac computers account for less than a tenth of the company's sales. Meanwhile, phones, a category they didn't get into until 2007, account for about half of sales. Services account for about a quarter of sales.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">It's even harder than you think &#x1fae0;</h2>
Acknowledging that your best product has matured and may be on a path to obsolescence is a tough pill to swallow. That said, once you've come to this realization, the hard part is likely just beginning.
Those leading the change will inevitably be met with resistance, not just outside the company, but also inside the company, where many employees won't be ready to let go of the old way of doing things.
Even assuming you have the full buy-in of the company, who knows if you're pivoting in the right direction? You very well could be trading one failing business for another that's doomed to go sideways.
Of course, even the most successful companies have made many bets that have gone bad. The difference between companies that can and can't move past these failures is great risk management and the confidence of shareholders.
But if you fail enough times, you'll eventually lose the faith of the shareholders.
No one ever said any of this was easy.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How investors can play this &#x1f4b8;</h2>
Every publicly traded company is doing everything it can to make sure earnings will grow, perhaps in a way that leads to market-beating returns in the company's stock price.
<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/best-performing-stocks-experience-large-max-drawdowns">But many disappoint</a>.
Unfortunately, there isn't a surefire way to identify winners&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/spiva-persistence-2024-past-performance-no-guarantee">consistently</a>&nbsp;enough that you can build a portfolio that&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/spiva-2024-active-managers-underperform-benchmark">outperforms the market</a>.
One of the reasons for this is that over time, it's a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/warren-buffett-on-picking-stocks">minority of stocks with massive returns</a>&nbsp;driving the market's performance.
So, how can investors play this?
Historically, one of the best moves has been to buy broadly diversified index funds like those tracking the S&amp;P 500. While the diversification may limit your upside, it also makes it almost certain that you'll have exposure to the big winners, including the companies that successfully pivot their businesses in ways that create massive amounts of shareholder value.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">A quick personal note…</h2>
The evolution of many companies isn't too dissimilar from the ups and downs many of us face in our lives.
As I recently shared with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/sam-ro-on-joes-happy-hour-may-2025">Joe Fahmy on his podcast</a>, my entry to writing about markets was anything but planned and orderly. And over the span of my career, I experienced&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tker.co/p/backwards-financial-decisions">at least six major pay cuts</a>, including one big one that occurred after I got laid off.
Few of us are lucky enough to live a life where everything goes up and to the right in a smooth, straight line.
But most of us are on a non-linear path, whether by choice or because of forces outside our control.
The good news is that just because things don't go as planned doesn't mean we're doomed to spiral. Read enough biographies (and business case studies), and you'll eventually see that the most impressive people (and companies) were the ones who had to overcome many challenges by making big, unplanned changes.
Just a thought.
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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>NU</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$14.00</td>
<td>$42.4K</td>
<td>27.2K</td>
<td>7.8K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TIGR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>10/17/25</td>
<td>$10.00</td>
<td>$40.4K</td>
<td>6.3K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PYPL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$77.50</td>
<td>$27.5K</td>
<td>1.9K</td>
<td>158</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>COIN</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$260.00</td>
<td>$43.8K</td>
<td>1.5K</td>
<td>131</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>C</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$50.00</td>
<td>$168.6K</td>
<td>677</td>
<td>110</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>GS</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$540.00</td>
<td>$39.1K</td>
<td>569</td>
<td>47</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>COF</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$210.00</td>
<td>$31.9K</td>
<td>934</td>
<td>42</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>HOOD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$22.00</td>
<td>$57.2K</td>
<td>860</td>
<td>35</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PGR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$280.00</td>
<td>$31.0K</td>
<td>250</td>
<td>29</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SEZL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$85.00</td>
<td>$60.9K</td>
<td>43</td>
<td>20</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. 
• Regarding NU (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NU#NYSE">NU</a>), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 95 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 848 contract(s) at a $14.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.4K, with a price of $50.0 per contract. There were 27207 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7831 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding TIGR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TIGR#NASDAQ">TIGR</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 123 day(s) on October 17, 2025. Parties traded 499 contract(s) at a $10.00 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 $40.4K, with a price of $81.0 per contract. There were 6351 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1001 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For PYPL (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PYPL#NASDAQ">PYPL</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 95 day(s) on September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 81 contract(s) at a $77.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.5K, with a price of $340.0 per contract. There were 1995 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 158 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For COIN (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COIN#NASDAQ">COIN</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 95 day(s) on September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 14 contract(s) at a $260.00 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 $43.8K, with a price of $3120.0 per contract. There were 1512 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 131 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding C (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/C#NYSE">C</a>), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on June 20, 2025. Parties traded 60 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $168.6K, with a price of $2810.0 per contract. There were 677 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 110 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For GS (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GS#NYSE">GS</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 95 day(s) on September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 43 contract(s) at a $540.00 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 $39.1K, with a price of $910.0 per contract. There were 569 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 47 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding COF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COF#NYSE">COF</a>), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 95 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 34 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.9K, with a price of $940.0 per contract. There were 934 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 42 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding HOOD (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HOOD#NASDAQ">HOOD</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 578 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $22.00 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 $57.2K, with a price of $5735.0 per contract. There were 860 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 35 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For PGR (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PGR#NYSE">PGR</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 23 contract(s) at a $280.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.0K, with a price of $1350.0 per contract. There were 250 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 29 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding SEZL (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SEZL#NASDAQ">SEZL</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 32 day(s) on July 18, 2025. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $85.00 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 $60.9K, with a price of $6090.0 per contract. There were 43 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 about 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 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 Consumer Discretionary sector: 
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>TSLA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$330.00</td>
<td>$77.0K</td>
<td>35.9K</td>
<td>66.0K</td>
</tr>
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<td>LCID</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$1.50</td>
<td>$840.0K</td>
<td>34.1K</td>
<td>40.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>VFC</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$30.00</td>
<td>$391.4K</td>
<td>14.4K</td>
<td>5.2K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>BABA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$120.00</td>
<td>$340.0K</td>
<td>546</td>
<td>2.2K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AMZN</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$220.00</td>
<td>$32.6K</td>
<td>14.4K</td>
<td>723</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>DKNG</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/18/26</td>
<td>$45.00</td>
<td>$44.5K</td>
<td>2.8K</td>
<td>694</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>GM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$35.00</td>
<td>$61.2K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
<td>231</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>VIK</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$45.00</td>
<td>$31.0K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
<td>207</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CAVA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$125.00</td>
<td>$39.9K</td>
<td>3.9K</td>
<td>202</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>EBAY</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>08/15/25</td>
<td>$77.50</td>
<td>$30.8K</td>
<td>132</td>
<td>195</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. 
• For TSLA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $330.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $77.0K, with a price of $770.0 per contract. There were 35963 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 66035 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For LCID (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LCID#NASDAQ">LCID</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 214 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 40000 contract(s) at a $1.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $840.0K, with a price of $21.0 per contract. There were 34114 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 40005 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For VFC (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VFC#NYSE">VFC</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 578 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 3994 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $391.4K, with a price of $98.0 per contract. There were 14440 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5252 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding BABA (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BABA#NYSE">BABA</a>), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 32 day(s) on July 18, 2025. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $340.0K, with a price of $340.0 per contract. There were 546 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2294 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 call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 95 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 25 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.6K, with a price of $1298.0 per contract. There were 14412 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 723 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding DKNG (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DKNG#NASDAQ">DKNG</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 367 day(s) on June 18, 2026. Parties traded 89 contract(s) at a $45.00 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 $44.5K, with a price of $500.0 per contract. There were 2879 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 694 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For GM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GM#NYSE">GM</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 43 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $61.2K, with a price of $1425.0 per contract. There were 1041 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 231 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For VIK (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VIK#NYSE">VIK</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.0K, with a price of $310.0 per contract. There were 1009 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 207 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For CAVA (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CAVA#NYSE">CAVA</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 214 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $125.00 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 $39.9K, with a price of $200.0 per contract. There were 3945 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 202 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding EBAY (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EBAY#NASDAQ">EBAY</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 60 day(s) on August 15, 2025. Parties traded 70 contract(s) at a $77.50 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 $30.8K, with a price of $440.0 per contract. There were 132 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 195 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. 
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>AMD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$130.00</td>
<td>$33.7K</td>
<td>29.8K</td>
<td>62.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PLTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$145.00</td>
<td>$35.7K</td>
<td>16.3K</td>
<td>38.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ORCL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$220.00</td>
<td>$33.2K</td>
<td>11.7K</td>
<td>23.2K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>NVDA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$145.00</td>
<td>$65.7K</td>
<td>47.8K</td>
<td>18.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSFT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$480.00</td>
<td>$64.6K</td>
<td>14.0K</td>
<td>6.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$390.00</td>
<td>$28.7K</td>
<td>44.1K</td>
<td>6.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRCL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$100.00</td>
<td>$30.0K</td>
<td>819</td>
<td>2.2K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CORZ</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$15.00</td>
<td>$25.0K</td>
<td>7.7K</td>
<td>2.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AAPL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$200.00</td>
<td>$33.5K</td>
<td>26.0K</td>
<td>1.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CLSK</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$9.00</td>
<td>$25.2K</td>
<td>5.0K</td>
<td>1.2K</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. 
• For AMD (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMD#NASDAQ">AMD</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.7K, with a price of $168.0 per contract. There were 29812 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 62389 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 4 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 147 contract(s) at a $145.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.7K, with a price of $243.0 per contract. There were 16324 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 38016 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding ORCL (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on June 20, 2025. Parties traded 506 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.2K, with a price of $65.0 per contract. There were 11710 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 23221 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• 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 neutral, expiring in 32 day(s) on July 18, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $145.00 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 $65.7K, with a price of $657.0 per contract. There were 47826 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 18620 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 sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 199 contract(s) at a $480.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 30 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $64.6K, with a price of $325.0 per contract. There were 14090 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6660 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 4 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 66 contract(s) at a $390.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.7K, with a price of $435.0 per contract. There were 44104 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6610 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding CRCL (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRCL#NYSE">CRCL</a>), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 32 day(s) on July 18, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 819 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2204 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding CORZ (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CORZ#NASDAQ">CORZ</a>), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 32 day(s) on July 18, 2025. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.0K, with a price of $25.0 per contract. There were 7728 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2033 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 32 day(s) on July 18, 2025. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.5K, with a price of $670.0 per contract. There were 26094 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1646 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 trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 400 contract(s) at a $9.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.2K, with a price of $63.0 per contract. There were 5029 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1267 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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B. Riley Securities analyst Mayank Mamtani maintains MediciNova (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MNOV#NASDAQ">MNOV</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $6 to $5.

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BofA Securities analyst Michael Feniger <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/CAT/analyst-ratings" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">maintained a </a>Buy Rating on Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CAT#NYSE">CAT</a>) on Monday, with a price target of $385.
Caterpillar&#8217;s Energy &amp; Transportation (E&amp;T) segment contributes about 40% of sales to overall to the company, Feniger noted.
Given its diverse portfolio, it&#8217;s also the least-understood segment within Caterpillar, he added.
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Caterpillar&#8217;s E&amp;T segment is expected to drive the company's next earnings upcycle, supported by long-term growth in data centers, power generation, and pipeline expansions through 2030.
E&amp;T is helping stabilize earnings during the current industrial downturn and could boost EPS as investments ramp up, the analyst explained. In addition:
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<li>Caterpillar&#8217;s 2009-2012 EPS upcycle ($2.18 to $9.35) was underpinned by Resource Industries due to a mining capex upcycle (Resource Industries ~50% of operating profit in 2012 versus 25% in 2008). </li>
<li>A big contributor to the 2020-23 EPS upcycle is Construction Industries (operating margin 25% in 2023 vs 14% in 2020).</li>
<li>On an operating profit level, E&amp;T contributes 40% compared to just 33% two years ago, as cyclical pressures (de-stocking, higher rates, capex discipline) weigh on Construction and Resources.</li>
<li>E&amp;T pricing remains positive (versus core is negative) &amp; verticals within E&amp;T (Power Gen) continue to outgrow the overall business.</li>
<li>Management is spending capex for the first time in a decade to build out large engine capacity to meet rising power gen and data center growth.</li>
</ul>
CAT is guiding $2.5 billion in 2025, a notable step up from the range over the last decade ($1.2 billion average). This is an actual inflection. Caterpillar&#8217;s management team under the prior CEO, Jim Umpleby (2017-2025), remained focused on improving returns and FCF generation, Feniger noted.
Since 2017, capex to sales and capex to depreciation has averaged 2% and 70%, respectively. The step-up in capex is well above these ranges. It continues under new CEO Joseph Creed, the analyst added.
CAT Price Action:&nbsp;Caterpillar shares are up 1.65% at $362.93 at publication on Monday.
Feniger projects 2025 revenue of $59.3 billion and earnings per share of $17.50.
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Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COIN#NASDAQ">COIN</a>) is set to benefit from new products and a new White House administration, according to a new investor note.
The Coinbase Analyst: Rosenblatt analyst Chris Brendler reiterated a Buy rating on Coinbase with a $300 price target.
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The Analyst Takeaways: The cryptocurrency sector and Coinbase are set for nice growth potential in the future, Brendler said in a new investor note.
The analyst said Coinbase's new product launches "are just the beginning."
"With such a significant change in the political landscape, we continue to believe the benefits will be far greater than expected and think the current rally in crypto prices is just getting started," Brendler said.
With reduced regulatory pressure, Brendler sees Coinbase accelerating its product expansion beyond trading.
The analyst said a recent drop in Coinbase's share price comes with questions on trading volumes in the second quarter.
"Given the strong macro backdrop and regulatory tailwinds, we see this lull as a buying opportunity."
Brendler said Coinbase's recent Annual State of Crypto Summit highlighted the growth of stablecoins and on-chain trading with deeper integrations of traditional finance due to new product launches and partnerships.
"Combined with the dramatic shift in the political environment, we came away optimistic about the future of crypto."
Brendler highlights Coinbase's partnerships with Shopify Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NASDAQ">SHOP</a>) for a USDC (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/">USDC</a>) payments partnership and with American Express Co (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AXP#NYSE">AXP</a>) for a cobranded credit card with 4% Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) rewards.
Coinbase also announced a new premium subscription tier called Coinbase One Basic.
"While we don't see a material impact from these initiatives soon, we expect COIN to accelerate new product development with the improving political landscape and with its leading scale/brand, we are optimistic about the longer run potential."
Brendler said Coinbase's trading volumes could rebound with improved regulatory clarity. The analyst also predicts that Coinbase will rely less on trading volume in the future with its product expansion.
"Despite the weaker near-term outlook, we're still bullish as COIN remains one of our favorite ideas."
COIN Price Action: Coinbase stock is up 6.27% to $257.85 on Monday versus a 52-week trading range of $142.58 to $349.75. Coinbase stock is down 0.7% year-to-date in 2025.
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B. Riley Securities analyst Anderson Schock initiates coverage on Inogen (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INGN#NASDAQ">INGN</a>) with a Buy rating and announces Price Target of $14.

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He's 55, brings in over $150,000 a year, has a mortgage, a retirement fund, little debt — and a wife who doesn't have to work. On paper, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/personal-finance/25/05/45483330/are-you-rich-or-just-upper-middle-class-heres-the-net-worth-and-income-it-takes-to-be-considered-wealthy">he's doing fine</a>.
But something about those yachts and beach homes keeps messing with his head.
In a Reddit post titled "Are there a lot of rich people?" <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/MiddleClassFinance/s/o6LRWbeLey">in the r/middleclass subreddit</a>, a user wrote:&nbsp;
"I think I'm middle class. At 55, I finally have some retirement money, a mortgage and not much other debt. My wife doesn't have to work and I make north of 150k in middle America."
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"But I swear when I go to a coastal city and see all the boats and beach homes, I wonder if there are tons of rich people? Are we being lied to that it's only a few?"
He's not the only one wondering.
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The Reddit comments came flooding in — some reassuring, some cold, hard math.
"WAAAAY more than that. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/03/44257254/can-you-guess-how-many-people-really-retire-with-a-2-million-nest-egg-heres-a-hint-its-a-super-low-number">$2M isn't even top 5%</a> anymore."
"2 million household net worth isn't rich."
"Every 10 years that 2 million of ‘worth' will dilute about 500k of value."
One user tried to add some clarity with stats pulled straight from the <a href="https://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/economic_brief/2023/eb_23-39">Richmond Fed's 2023 data</a>:
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<li>50th percentile household net worth: $162,350</li>
<li>75th percentile: $553,100</li>
<li>90th percentile: $1.56 million</li>
<li>99th percentile: $11.6 million </li>
</ul>
Based on that, another user estimated around 13.1 million U.S. households hold $1.6 million or more in wealth. That's about 10% of households — a number way bigger than most people assume.
"Now that is on a nationwide basis," they added. "In the U.S., wealth and income is not evenly distributed with the coastal areas having both more wealth and more income."
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Beach Homes, Boats — And Some Debt-Fueled Illusions</h2>
Not everyone believed what they saw was real wealth. Several users suggested the coastal fantasy could be just that — a façade. "Maybe people are in debt to their eyeballs trying to keep up with the Joneses," the original poster wrote.
Others backed that theory up:
"As someone born and raised on Long Island, I can tell you half of those people living on the water are drowning in debt to maintain appearances. The other half are really rich though."
"People that own beachfront houses on Long Island don't keep up with the Joneses. They are the Joneses."
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">But Are There Really That Many Rich People?</h2>
Actually… yes.
According to the <a href="https://www.henleyglobal.com/newsroom/press-releases/usa-wealth-report-2025">2025 USA Wealth Report by Henley &amp; Partners and New World Wealth</a>, over 6 million Americans now qualify as high-net-worth individuals with $1M+ in investable assets. That's more than one-third of the world's millionaires — 37% to be exact.
And they're not just in New York or Los Angeles.
The San Francisco Bay Area, Miami, Austin, Houston, and Dallas have all seen double-digit millionaire growth over the last decade — with Scottsdale, Arizona leading the charge at 125% growth.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">So…What Class Is $150K?</h2>
The original poster's confusion is understandable. By income, he's well above average — even for his age bracket.&nbsp;
According to the <a href="https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/p60-282.html">U.S. Census Bureau</a>, the median household income in 2023 was about $80,610. <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/09/16/are-you-in-the-american-middle-class/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Pew Research</a> defines "middle class" as anyone earning between two-thirds and twice that amount — which shakes out to a range of roughly $54,000 to $161,000 for a two-person household.
So while the poster technically sits at the upper end of the "middle class" range, the goalposts have clearly moved.
Many Redditors pointed out that perceptions are warped by social media, geography, and inflation.
"$1.6 million household net worth is not beach house money. It's ‘you will be able to retire' money."
"It's a normal, low-key retirement. Watching your money and hoping you or your partner don't get very sick."
The guy's question was simple — but the response was anything but. Yes, there are a lot of rich people. Yes, the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/are-you-rich">bar for being "rich" keeps moving</a>. And yes, some of those beach house neighbors might just be leasing the lifestyle with credit cards.
But it turns out he's not alone in asking the question that started it all: "Are we being lied to?"
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U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the S&amp;P 500 gaining around 1% on Monday.
The Dow traded up 0.80% to 42,536.72 while the NASDAQ climbed 1.51% to 19,699.21. The S&amp;P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.97% to 6,034.20.
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The New York Empire State Manufacturing Index dipped to a reading of -16 in June compared to May's reading of -9.2, and also down from market estimates of -5.5.
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<li>Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SRPT#NASDAQ">SRPT</a>) were down 47% to $19.15 after the company suspended ELEVIDYS shipments and paused the ENVISION trial following a second fatal liver failure in non-ambulatory Duchenne patients.</li>
<li>LZ Technology Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LZMH#NASDAQ">LZMH</a>) was down, falling 24% to $12.30.</li>
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Commodities In commodity news, oil traded down 4% to $70.06 while gold traded down 1.2% at $3,413.10.
Silver traded up 0.1% to $36.38 on Monday, while copper rose 0.2% to $4.8245.
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European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.50%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 1.41%. London's FTSE 100 gained 0.43%, Germany's DAX 40 rose 0.71% and France's CAC 40 climbed 0.92% during the session.
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Asian markets closed higher on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei gaining 1.26%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rising 0.70%, China's Shanghai Composite rising 0.35% and India's BSE Sensex climbing 0.84%.
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