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Palantir is an analytical software company that focuses on leveraging data to create efficiencies in its clients' organizations. The firm serves commercial and government clients via its Foundry and Gotham platforms, respectively. Palantir works only with entities in Western-allied nations and reserves the right not to work with anyone that is antithetical to Western values. The Denver-based company was founded in 2003 and went public in 2020.

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Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>) on Tuesday announced a strategic alliance with Divergent Technologies, aimed at transforming manufacturing workflows for <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/05/n45514077/palantir-and-divergent-form-partnership-to-revolutionize-on-demand-advanced-manufacturing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defense and commercial sectors</a>. This collaboration integrates Divergent&#8217;s advanced digital production capabilities with Palantir&#8217;s software platforms, Warp Speed and Foundry.
This move brings on-demand access to precision-built parts and next-gen production to Palantir&#8217;s global clients.
Divergent&#8217;s Adaptive Production System uses AI-based design, additive manufacturing, and robotic assembly to create lightweight, high-performance parts at lower costs and faster turnaround than traditional methods.
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Through this partnership, users of Palantir&#8217;s platforms will be able to detect supply chain risks and immediately generate the components needed to address disruptions.
Lukas Czinger, Divergent&#8217;s President and CEO, stated, &#8220;By providing access to Divergent&#8217;s next generation manufacturing directly within Palantir&#8217;s industry leading software our customers can identify and solve production shortages and new product developments on unmatched timelines.&#8221;
Shyam Sankar, CTO of Palantir, praised Divergent&#8217;s approach as revolutionary: &#8220;The Divergent Adaptive Production System is a mind-bending example of what&#8217;s possible when the world&#8217;s most advanced software fuses with the world&#8217;s most advanced manufacturing.&#8221;
Warp Speed, Palantir&#8217;s manufacturing operating system, is already being adopted by a second wave of clients to help reestablish domestic manufacturing capacity.
Palantir could find new growth avenues as Saudi Crown Prince unveils plans for massive investment opportunities ranging from $600 billion to $1 trillion, aimed at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/05/45504176/palantir-pltr-stock-is-up-39-over-the-past-month-whats-going-on" rel="noreferrer noopener">driving extensive regional development</a>.
At the same time, President Donald Trump voiced his backing for Middle East stability and economic expansion, potentially strengthening the landscape for U.S. tech firms operating in the region.
Price Action: PLTR shares are trading higher by 0.13% to $126.50&nbsp;at last check Tuesday.
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AI Innovations Aim to Boost Business Productivity by up to 30 Percent; Partnerships with Perplexity and Palantir Bring out Customers' Best
ORLANDO - At its annual SAP Sapphire conference, SAP SE (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SAP#NYSE">SAP</a>) unveiled innovations and partnerships that put the power of Business AI in every user's hands, revolutionizing the way work gets done.
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From a virtually omnipresent Joule assistant to an expanded network of Joule Agents that work across systems and lines of business, SAP heralds a new era that democratizes access to Business AI and can drive productivity gains of up to 30 percent.
"SAP combines the world's most powerful suite of business applications with uniquely rich data and the latest AI innovations to create a flywheel of customer value," said SAP CEO Christian Klein. "With the expansion of Joule, our partnerships with leading AI pioneers, and advancements in SAP Business Data Cloud, we're delivering on the promise of Business AI as we drive digital transformations that help customers thrive in an increasingly unpredictable world."
<h4>AI that boosts productivity</h4>
SAP's generative AI assistant Joule can be everywhere you work, delivering personalized answers on everything you need to be more productive.
Joule can accompany business users throughout their day, in and out of the SAP application universe, to find data, surface real-time insights and streamline workflows. Joule's new ubiquity includes an action bar powered by WalkMe that studies user behavior across applications, turning the assistant into an always-available, proactive AI that can anticipate users' needs before they arise - always adhering to SAP's strict ethical AI guidelines.
A collaboration with Perplexity, an AI-powered answer engine company, enhances Joule's ability to draw on structured and unstructured data to solve complex business problems. Powered by Perplexity and the SAP Knowledge Graph, Joule now instantly answers questions with structured, visual answers - such as charts and graphs - grounded in real-time business data within SAP workflows. For example, a user could ask the tool how recent external events might impact their business and get a forecast based on both current events and the company's own business data.
SAP also unveiled an expanded library of Joule Agents that reimagine business processes and workflows from the ground up. Fueled by the world's most powerful real-time business data and orchestrated by Joule, these AI agents work across systems and lines of business to anticipate, adapt and act autonomously so organizations can stay agile in a rapidly changing world. Partnering with industry leaders, SAP offers an ecosystem of interoperable agents that can execute end-to-end processes. The new agents span customer experience, supply chain management, spend management, finance, and human capital management.
Finally, SAP introduced an operating system for AI development that transforms how enterprises build, deploy and scale AI solutions. AI Foundation gives developers a single entry point for building, extending and running custom AI solutions at scale, making it the first real operating system for Business AI. A new prompt optimizer, designed collaboratively with the frontier AI lab Not Diamond, also helps developers create more effective AI prompts quickly, reducing work on complex use cases from days to minutes.
<h4>Data that drives smarter decisions</h4>
SAP also introduced new intelligent applications in SAP Business Data Cloud, each built for a specific line of business. These applications can continuously learn, simulate outcomes and guide actions using business-critical data, detecting changes to optimize processes, anticipate needs, and collaborate with both human and artificial thinkers to drive meaningful impact. The People Intelligence application, for instance, optimizes team performance by transforming people and skills data into workforce insights and AI-driven recommendations.
Additionally, SAP and Palantir are partnering to facilitate joint customers' cloud migration journey and modernization programs. Seamless connectivity between Palantir and SAP Business Data Cloud will enable customers to build a harmonized data foundation across their enterprise landscape. Together the companies will responsibly deliver essential outcomes and support customers, including the U.S. government, to quickly adapt to changes and disruptions.
<h4>Applications that accelerate cloud adoption</h4>
The company also announced SAP Business Suite packages, which are designed for customers to simplify the adoption of SAP cloud solutions that address their specific business challenges. SAP Build is embedded in these packages, so organizations can customize applications to meet their unique needs.
Finally, SAP unveiled a new solution that helps customers transition to the cloud faster. With Joule as the entry point and drawing on insights from SAP solutions including SAP Signavio and SAP LeanIX, the solution delivers personalized guidance and actionable recommendations tailored to an organization's transformation objectives and can help deliver up to 35 percent faster time to value.

SAP And Palantir Are Partnering To Facilitate Joint Customers' Cloud Migration Journey And Modernization Programs

Palantir Technologies And Divergent Technologies Partner To Provide Access To Divergent's Advanced Manufacturing Capabilities Via Palantir's Software Platform

Retail investors flooded the market with $4.1 billion in stock purchases during Monday morning&#8217;s selloff, with Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NYSE">PLTR</a>) attracting the largest inflows, according to JPMorgan data.
What Happened: &#8220;Congrats to those &#8216;buying the dip,'&#8221; wrote Fundstrat Global Advisors co-founder Tom Lee on X Monday, responding to investor Amit Kukreja, who shared the retail buying figures.
The aggressive purchasing followed Moody&#8217;s decision Friday to strip the U.S. of its final AAA credit rating, citing persistent fiscal deficits and rising debt burdens. The downgrade aligns Moody&#8217;s with Fitch and S&amp;P, marking the first time all three major agencies have <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45492889/americas-credit-strength-just-got-cut-again-should-you-panic">rated U.S. debt below the top tier</a>.
Tesla captured $675 million in retail inflows while Palantir drew $439 million, according to the data. Single stocks accounted for $2.5 billion of purchases, with exchange-traded funds comprising the remaining $1.5 billion.
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Why It Matters: The buying emerged as markets reacted defensively to the U.S. credit downgrade, with the S&amp;P 500 futures falling 1% and the Nasdaq 100 contracts dropping 1.5% in Monday&#8217;s premarket. High-growth tech stocks were hit particularly hard, with PLTR down up to 4.4% and TSLA declining 3.9% during <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45492889/americas-credit-strength-just-got-cut-again-should-you-panic">the regular trading session on Monday</a>.
Despite market jitters, many analysts view the rating cut as having <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45492889/americas-credit-strength-just-got-cut-again-should-you-panic">a limited long-term impact</a>. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Moody&#8217;s decision &#8220;a lagging indicator&#8221; on CNBC, noting the administration &#8220;inherited a 6.7% deficit-to-GDP ratio&#8221; and is &#8220;determined to bring spending down.&#8221;
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Tom Lee Cheers On 'Buy The Dip' Crowd As Retail Investors Pour $4.1 Billion Into Stocks: Tesla, Palantir Lead Inflows

President Donald Trump's sweeping legislative package is, as expected, divisive. Republicans are pitching it as &#8220;One, Big Beautiful Bill.&#8221; Democrats are <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2cwPUb21IE">calling it</a> &#8220;one big beautiful betrayal.&#8221; Here's a look at some of the bill&#8217;s <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/personal-finance/25/05/45485150/the-one-big-beautiful-bill-would-create-maga-savings-accounts-with-a-1000-gift-from-the-government-at-birth">key elements</a>.&nbsp;
The Winners: The bill seeks to extend The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017. That means the expiring provisions that benefit high-income and wealthy earners would be permanent.
It also seeks to eliminate federal taxes on tips and overtime pay, fulfilling some of Trump&#8217;s campaign promises.&nbsp;
The tax breaks would reduce revenue by $4.9 trillion over the decade, but increase spending on military, defense and border security. 
So, if legislators sign the bill into law, major U.S. defense contractors like RTX Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RTX#NYSE">RTX</a>) and Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LMT#NYSE">LMT</a>) could benefit from increased defense spending.&nbsp;
Other companies exposed to the defense sector including Palantir Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>) and Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BAH#NYSE">BAH</a>) could also benefit from increased military and defense spending.&nbsp;
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The Losers: The cost of the tax bill will be partially balanced with new taxes on private university endowments and significant cuts to programs like Medicaid.
Stocks of major Medicaid managed care organizations could be vulnerable to enrollment volatility and premium pricing challenges if the changes are approved. Investors would be wise to monitor UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UNH#NYSE">UNH</a>), Centene Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CNC#NYSE">CNC</a>) and Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ELV#NYSE">ELV</a>) as the bill moves through Congress. 
Low-income Americans who rely on food assistance should also take note. House Republicans are proposing major changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The program aids over 42 million Americans. The bill would shift 5% of benefit costs and 75% of administrative costs to states, up from the current 50% share for administration only. It also seeks to expand work requirements to recipients up to age 64.
Democrats have criticized the move as harmful to families, while Republicans say it promotes work and cuts waste. The House Agriculture Committee has already <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/05/14/congress/house-agriculture-committee-approves-300-billion-in-nutrition-spending-cuts-00350900">approved</a> $300 million in SNAP cuts to help fund tax breaks.
If the<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/health-care/25/05/45431505/gop-tax-bill-breaks-trumps-social-security-tax-pledge-still-hits-25-million-seniors-while-elon-musks-stock-wealth-skirts-fica"> legislative package</a> is passed, it would also be the end of many clean energy initiatives and key tax credits and would impose new fees on electric vehicles. These changes could slow the growth of the clean energy sector and make electric vehicles and renewables less competitive compared to traditional energy sources.&nbsp;
Clean energy stocks including Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ENPH#NASDAQ">ENPH</a>), First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FSLR#NASDAQ">FSLR</a>) and Sunrun, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RUN#NASDAQ">RUN</a>) were all sharply lower on Monday as investors digested the potential effects on the industry.&nbsp;
The 1,116-page bill also wouldn&#8217;t quell fears about America&#8217;s public debt, which currently stands at $36 trillion. According to the nonpartisan watchdog group, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, the bill <a href="https://www.crfb.org/blogs/adding-house-reconciliation-bill">adds</a> approximately $3.3 trillion to the national debt over the next ten years.
What's Next: After advancing out of the House Budget Committee in a rare Sunday meeting by a narrow 17-16 vote, Trump&#8217;s &#8220;One Big, Beautiful Bill&#8221; faces several<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45481745/donald-trump-backed-gop-bill-seeks-to-ban-states-from-regulating-ai-for-10-years-critics-warn-its-federal-overreach-that-could-backfire"> key steps</a> before it can become law.
The next stop is the House Rules Committee, which will meet midweek to set the terms for floor debate, consider possible amendments, and make any necessary last-minute adjustments to the bill before it heads to a full vote on the House floor. 
If the bill passes the House, it will move to the Senate where it may face additional challenges, as Republican senators are also seeking changes that could complicate final passage.
Further changes to the bill are possible as leaders work to secure enough support from both conservative and moderate factions.&nbsp;
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Here's what's sparking increased attention for Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>) shares on Monday as the stock trades near its all-time high.
What To Know: Last week, news broke regarding the Saudi Crown Prince&#8217;s aspirations for substantial investment opportunities, ranging from <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/economics/macro-economic-events/25/05/45390422/trump-unveils-historic-and-transformative-600-billion-saudi-deal-predicts-markets-will-go-a-lot-higher">$600 billion to $1 trillion</a>, hinting at extensive development projects in the region. 
Concurrently, President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/economics/macro-economic-events/25/05/45390422/trump-unveils-historic-and-transformative-600-billion-saudi-deal-predicts-markets-will-go-a-lot-higher">voiced</a> his support for stability and economic expansion in the Middle East, potentially creating avenues for U.S. technology firms like Palantir.
These ambitious Saudi investment plans could translate to heightened demand for Palantir&#8217;s advanced data analytics capabilities in large-scale regional initiatives.
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Moreover, increased geopolitical cooperation and stabilization efforts often lead to a greater reliance on data-driven insights, which could further benefit Palantir&#8217;s growth trajectory.
What Else: Adding to the positive momentum, Palantir recently reported robust first-quarter earnings, surpassing analyst expectations with revenue reaching $883.86 million. The company also raised its full-year guidance for key metrics, including revenue and free cash flow. 
CEO Alex Karp highlighted a significant shift in software adoption and an impressive 83% Rule of 40 score. Palantir now anticipates full-year revenue in the range of $3.89 billion to $3.90 billion, exceeding prior forecasts.
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Palantir&#8217;s business model revolves around two primary platforms: Gotham, catering to government clients with a focus on national security and intelligence, and Foundry, designed for commercial enterprises to integrate and analyze vast datasets for operational improvements and strategic decision-making. 
Both platforms leverage sophisticated artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to provide actionable insights. 
Price Action: Palantir shares are trading lower by 2.1% to $126.80 Monday afternoon. Over the past week, PLTR stock has risen by 5.3% to $126.28, contributing to a 39% gain over the past month.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How To Buy PLTR Stock</h2>
By now you're likely curious about how to participate in the market for Palantir Technologies &#8211; be it to purchase shares, or even attempt to bet against the company.
Buying shares is typically done through a brokerage account. You can find a list of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/best-stock-trading-platforms">possible trading platforms here.</a> Many will allow you to buy &#8220;fractional shares,&#8221; which allows you to own portions of stock without buying an entire share.
In the case of Palantir Technologies, which is trading at $126.15 as of publishing time, $100 would buy you 0.79 shares of stock.
If you're looking to bet against a company, the process is more complex. You'll need access to an options trading platform, or a broker who will allow you to &#8220;go short&#8221; a share of stock by lending you the shares to sell. The process of shorting a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock">stock can be found at this resource.</a> Otherwise, if your broker allows you to trade options, you can either buy a put option, or sell a call option at a strike price above where shares are currently trading &#8211; either way it allows you to profit off of the share price decline.
According to data from&nbsp;<a href="https://benzinga.grsm.io/register174">Benzinga Pro</a>, PLTR has a 52-week high of $133.49 and a 52-week low of $20.63.

Palantir (PLTR) Stock Is Up 39% Over The Past Month: What's Going On?

This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels. 
Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Technology sector: 
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<td>NVDA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/23/25</td>
<td>$137.00</td>
<td>$38.2K</td>
<td>13.8K</td>
<td>33.5K</td>
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<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$14.00</td>
<td>$90.0K</td>
<td>2.5K</td>
<td>7.3K</td>
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<td>AAPL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/06/25</td>
<td>$210.00</td>
<td>$46.5K</td>
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<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$105.00</td>
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<td>1.9K</td>
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<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/23/25</td>
<td>$11.50</td>
<td>$28.1K</td>
<td>425</td>
<td>1.8K</td>
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<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/06/25</td>
<td>$232.50</td>
<td>$480.0K</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>1.6K</td>
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<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$10.00</td>
<td>$59.7K</td>
<td>6.4K</td>
<td>1.2K</td>
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<td>MRVL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$60.00</td>
<td>$190.0K</td>
<td>1.6K</td>
<td>1.1K</td>
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<td>CRWV</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/06/25</td>
<td>$85.00</td>
<td>$113.3K</td>
<td>145</td>
<td>1.1K</td>
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<td>WDC</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$50.00</td>
<td>$30.5K</td>
<td>1.5K</td>
<td>447</td>
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<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 4 day(s) on May 23, 2025. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $137.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.2K, with a price of $191.0 per contract. There were 13811 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 33569 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For QBTS (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QBTS#NYSE">QBTS</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 32 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $14.00 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 $90.0K, with a price of $180.0 per contract. There were 2539 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7308 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AAPL (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 18 day(s) on June 6, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 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 $46.5K, with a price of $465.0 per contract. There were 2514 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2840 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For PLTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 60 day(s) on July 18, 2025. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $70.0K, with a price of $350.0 per contract. There were 6672 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1900 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding QUBT (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QUBT#NASDAQ">QUBT</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on May 23, 2025. Parties traded 245 contract(s) at a $11.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 26 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.1K, with a price of $115.0 per contract. There were 425 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1849 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For ZS (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZS#NASDAQ">ZS</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 18 day(s) on June 6, 2025. This event was a transfer of 1200 contract(s) at a $232.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $480.0K, with a price of $400.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1600 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding CLSK (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CLSK#NASDAQ">CLSK</a>), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 123 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.7K, with a price of $199.0 per contract. There were 6472 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1216 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding MRVL (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRVL#NASDAQ">MRVL</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 60 day(s) on July 18, 2025. Parties traded 250 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $190.0K, with a price of $760.0 per contract. There were 1691 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1189 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For CRWV (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRWV#NASDAQ">CRWV</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 18 day(s) on June 6, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $85.00 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 $113.3K, with a price of $1128.0 per contract. There were 145 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1137 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For WDC (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WDC#NASDAQ">WDC</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 242 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 41 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.5K, with a price of $745.0 per contract. There were 1576 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 447 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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Moody's Ratings has officially stripped the U.S. of its final AAA credit score — the highest mark of financial credibility — sparking political uproar and media alarm, yet market analysts and economists widely believe it will have limited impact on <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/expert-ideas">the broader financial system.</a>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">What Did Moody's Decide About US Credit Rating?</h3>
Moody's cut the U.S. long-term sovereign credit rating to Aa1 from Aaa on Friday, citing sustained fiscal deficits, rising debt burdens and growing interest costs. 
The agency criticized "successive U.S. administrations and Congress" for failing to implement a credible debt reduction strategy.
This move aligns Moody's with Fitch Ratings, which downgraded the U.S. in August 2023, and S&amp;P Global Ratings, which cut the rating back in 2011. 
For the first time, all three major credit agencies have the U.S. rated below AAA.
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Do Markets Care This Time?</h3>
"This downgrade won't force anybody to do anything on Monday," said Jim Bianco of Bianco Research. 
He noted that after S&amp;P&#8217;s 2011 downgrade caused market disruption due to contract language requiring AAA-rated collateral, those rules were rewritten. "Now, these contracts reference ‘government securities,' not ratings," he said.
Bianco added, "So technically it didn't even change the US's overall credit rating because it was already split rated AA+. Now it's unanimous AA+. Nothing changed."
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Debt Concerns Are Misguided</h3>
Macro analyst Alfonso Peccatiello also challenged the logic behind the downgrade. He indicated that U.S. debt in its own currency is not inherently dangerous. 
"Any government doing deficit spending and issuing bonds in its own currency—like the U.S.—isn't walking into an abyss of doom," Peccatiello said. "It's just choosing to stimulate the economy by printing money for the private sector."
Addressing concerns about the $1 trillion annual interest burden, he said this is simply money being transferred from the government to investors holding Treasury bonds. 
"For every dollar the U.S. pays in interest, there is an investor making that dollar," he said, framing it as a redistribution within the economy, not a red flag of insolvency.
Peccatiello explained that U.S. Treasuries continue functioning as high-quality liquid assets for banks under Basel regulations.
"The downgrade to AA+ wouldn't make any difference," he said, as government bonds rated between AAA and AA- carry the same 0% risk weighting under Basel's framework.
He said rising deficits only become problematic when they cause inflation or resource scarcity—not because of arbitrary credit score thresholds.
According to Peccatiello, long-term bond yields are already pricing in much of the fiscal outlook, making current levels—particularly 30-year Treasuries above 5.25%—increasingly attractive for accumulation.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">More Politics Than Panic</h3>
Economist Mohamed El-Erian called the move "historic," but said it was unlikely to shake global markets. 
However, he added that the downgrade "amplifies the conversation about America&#8217;s political ability to address its fiscal deficit and debt trajectory."
El-Erian&#8217;s view mirrors market action: U.S. Treasuries remain the most trusted collateral globally, and their deep liquidity shields them from dramatic dislocations.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Political Reactions And The Trump Administration's Position</h3>
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, speaking on CNBC, called Moody's decision "a lagging indicator." 
He said, "We inherited a 6.7% deficit-to-GDP ratio, the highest when we weren't in a recession or at war. We are determined to bring spending down."
Bessent added that foreign capital flows remain robust. "Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE are pushing more and more money into the U.S., with 10-year investment plans," he said.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Wall Street Shakes On The Downgrade</h3>
Despite widespread commentary downplaying Moody's downgrade of U.S. debt, investors reacted defensively in Monday's premarket, with major equity futures sliding and high-growth tech stocks leading losses.
S&amp;P 500 futures fell 1%, while Nasdaq 100 contracts dropped 1.5%, signaling a risk-off tone ahead of the Wall Street open.
Among mega-cap stocks, the worst-hit names in premarket trading:
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<li>Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) declined 2%. </li>
<li>Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NYSE">PLTR</a>) dropped 4.4%.</li>
<li>Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) declined 3.9%.</li>
<li>Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AVGO#NASDAQ">AVGO</a>) slipped 2.9%.</li>
<li>Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) lost 2.7%.</li>
<li>United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UPS#NYSE">UPS</a>) fell 2%.</li>
</ul>
The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield jumped 10 basis points to 5%, hitting its highest level since October 2023. The spike in yields reflects investor concerns over the long-term fiscal trajectory and a higher-for-longer interest rate environment.
The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TLT#NASDAQ">TLT</a>)—a popular proxy for long-dated U.S. bonds—fell 1.6% in premarket trading, continuing a trend of weakness in duration-sensitive assets.
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Meta (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) is reportedly stepping up its game to land big government defense contracts, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is leading the charge.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Meta&#8217;s Military Makeover&nbsp;</h2>
According to <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidjeans/2025/05/07/meta-pentagon-trump/">Forbes</a>, the tech giant is actively recruiting former Pentagon and national security officials to help pitch its virtual reality and AI tech to the federal government.
This move comes just months after Meta opened its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/24/11/41900655/lockheed-martin-shares-shine-as-taiwan-eyes-big-defense-buys">Llama AI model for military use</a>, signaling a major shift in strategy. While Meta has long had lobbyists in Washington, new job postings suggest it's going all-in.&nbsp;
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One job position on Meta's <a href="https://www.metacareers.com/jobs/538598568845759/">website</a> seeks a public policy manager to focus on the White House, preferably with security clearance and Pentagon experience, to &#8220;lead our outreach to national security and foreign policy agencies within the Executive Branch of the U.S. government.&#8221;
In January, Meta brought on Francis Brennan, a former Trump advisor, to lead strategic communications in Washington, D.C.&nbsp;
Forbes reports that another new hire, who worked for an undisclosed government agency for over a decade, wrote on LinkedIn that they will focus on &#8220;intelligence sharing&#8221; with the government. &#8220;Whether it's protecting national security or strengthening the platforms that billions rely on, I'm grateful for the opportunities that allow me to give back,&#8221; the employee reportedly posted.
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Meta didn't comment to Forbes, but the intentions are clear: follow the money. Shana Marshall of George Washington University put it bluntly, telling Forbes, "If you are looking for a money spigot that's never going to get turned off, you go to the Pentagon."
Zuckerberg has also been working hard to cozy up to the Trump administration.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Courting the White House&nbsp;</h2>
After donating $1 million to Trump's inauguration committee, he made several moves that seemed designed to appeal to conservatives—<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/03/44305204/metas-community-notes-to-replace-third-party-fact-checkers">ending Facebook's third-party fact-checking program</a>, disbanding its diversity team, and appointing Trump ally and UFC President <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/social-media/25/01/42833727/dana-white-wanted-elon-musk-mark-zuckerberg-in-cage-fight-now-hes-on-metas-board-of-directors">Dana White to Meta's board</a>.
Despite once saying <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/08/40667286/trump-warns-zuckerberg-in-latest-book-says-he-could-be-in-prison-for-the-rest-of-his-life-we-are-wat">Zuckerberg "should be jailed for life,"</a> President Donald Trump appears to have had a change of heart. The two <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/24/11/42227958/mark-zuckerberg-and-trump-reportedly-met-at-mar-a-lago">met at Mar-a-Lago in November</a>, and <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/01/42995328/trump-inauguration-from-elon-musk-jeff-bezos-to-barack-obama-george-bush-and-bill-clinton-who-all-will-attend">Zuckerberg attended Trump's inauguration</a>. He even <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/real-estate/25/04/44657361/mark-zuckerberg-was-the-secret-all-cash-buyer-of-that-23-million-d-c-mansion">bought a $23 million home</a> in Washington, D.C.
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Meta hasn't announced any direct defense contracts yet, but it's already working with major military contractors like Palantir (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NYSE">PLTR</a>), Lockheed Martin (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LMT#NYSE">LMT</a>), and Booz Allen (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BAH#NYSE">BAH</a>). The company said in a <a href="https://about.fb.com/news/2024/11/open-source-ai-america-global-security/">statement</a> last year, &#8220;It is in both America and the wider democratic world's interest for American open source models to excel and succeed over models from China and elsewhere.&#8221;
The shift mirrors a broader trend among tech companies. After years of avoiding military deals due to ethical concerns, firms like Google, OpenAI and Anthropic are now lining up to work with the U.S. government.
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Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Palantir Technologies.
Looking at options history for Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>) we detected 48 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 27% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 35% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $379,846 and 40, calls, for a total amount of $56,656,228.
<h3>Expected Price Movements</h3>
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $33.0 and $150.0 for Palantir Technologies, spanning the last three months.
<h3>Volume &amp; Open Interest Development</h3>
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Palantir Technologies options trades today is 6421.74 with a total volume of 62,343.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Palantir Technologies's big money trades within a strike price range of $33.0 to $150.0 over the last 30 days.
<h3>Palantir Technologies Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1747425724_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Biggest Options Spotted:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>PLTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$95.8</td>
<td>$95.55</td>
<td>$95.67</td>
<td>$33.00</td>
<td>$13.2M</td>
<td>19.8K</td>
<td>11.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PLTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$94.05</td>
<td>$93.8</td>
<td>$93.92</td>
<td>$35.00</td>
<td>$12.9M</td>
<td>348</td>
<td>11.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PLTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$95.8</td>
<td>$95.55</td>
<td>$95.7</td>
<td>$33.00</td>
<td>$4.2M</td>
<td>19.8K</td>
<td>11.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PLTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$94.15</td>
<td>$93.8</td>
<td>$93.95</td>
<td>$35.00</td>
<td>$4.1M</td>
<td>348</td>
<td>11.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PLTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$95.8</td>
<td>$95.55</td>
<td>$95.67</td>
<td>$33.00</td>
<td>$2.8M</td>
<td>19.8K</td>
<td>11.4K</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Palantir Technologies</h3>
Palantir is an analytical software company that focuses on leveraging data to create efficiencies in its clients' organizations. The firm serves commercial and government clients via its Foundry and Gotham platforms, respectively. Palantir works only with entities in Western-allied nations and reserves the right not to work with anyone that is antithetical to Western values. The Denver-based company was founded in 2003 and went public in 2020.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Palantir Technologies, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
<h3>Current Position of Palantir Technologies</h3>
<ul>
<li>With a trading volume of 47,574,866, the price of PLTR is up by 0.89%, reaching $129.26.</li>
<li>Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be overbought.</li>
<li>Next earnings report is scheduled for 80 days from now.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Professional Analyst Ratings for Palantir Technologies</h3>
5 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $94.0.
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&#x2A; An analyst from Citigroup persists with their Neutral rating on Palantir Technologies, maintaining a target price of $115. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Cantor Fitzgerald has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Palantir Technologies, which currently sits at a price target of $110. 
&#x2A; An analyst from RBC Capital downgraded its action to Underperform with a price target of $40. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Goldman Sachs continues to hold a Neutral rating for Palantir Technologies, targeting a price of $90. 
&#x2A; An analyst from DA Davidson persists with their Neutral rating on Palantir Technologies, maintaining a target price of $115. 
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Palantir Technologies Unusual Options Activity For May 16

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>
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<td>NVDA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/23/25</td>
<td>$140.00</td>
<td>$119.4K</td>
<td>62.8K</td>
<td>58.8K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$400.00</td>
<td>$47.4K</td>
<td>6.4K</td>
<td>20.7K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PLTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$125.00</td>
<td>$32.0K</td>
<td>17.9K</td>
<td>5.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ARM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>09/19/25</td>
<td>$105.00</td>
<td>$36.2K</td>
<td>381</td>
<td>1.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CFLT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$25.00</td>
<td>$51.9K</td>
<td>2.1K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRWV</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$90.00</td>
<td>$54.9K</td>
<td>520</td>
<td>865</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TSM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$150.00</td>
<td>$1.3 million</td>
<td>2.7K</td>
<td>646</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>FSLR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/23/25</td>
<td>$177.50</td>
<td>$37.7K</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>518</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>IBM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/30/25</td>
<td>$265.00</td>
<td>$39.6K</td>
<td>178</td>
<td>276</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ADBE</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$392.50</td>
<td>$31.9K</td>
<td>417</td>
<td>203</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 bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on May 23, 2025. Parties traded 859 contract(s) at a $140.00 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 $119.4K, with a price of $139.0 per contract. There were 62860 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 58878 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For MSTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 79 contract(s) at a $400.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.4K, with a price of $600.0 per contract. There were 6406 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20732 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 bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.0K, with a price of $320.0 per contract. There were 17948 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5331 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding ARM (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARM#NASDAQ">ARM</a>), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 126 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 10 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 $36.2K, with a price of $3618.0 per contract. There were 381 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1696 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For CFLT (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CFLT#NASDAQ">CFLT</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 35 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 799 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.9K, with a price of $65.0 per contract. There were 2113 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1050 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding CRWV (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRWV#NASDAQ">CRWV</a>), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 35 day(s) on June 20, 2025. Parties traded 67 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.9K, with a price of $820.0 per contract. There were 520 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 865 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding TSM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 245 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 260 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 54 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.3 million, with a price of $5290.0 per contract. There were 2748 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 646 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding FSLR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FSLR#NASDAQ">FSLR</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on May 23, 2025. Parties traded 62 contract(s) at a $177.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 26 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.7K, with a price of $605.0 per contract. There were 37 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 518 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For IBM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBM#NYSE">IBM</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 14 day(s) on May 30, 2025. This event was a transfer of 72 contract(s) at a $265.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.6K, with a price of $550.0 per contract. There were 178 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 276 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For ADBE (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ADBE#NASDAQ">ADBE</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, is expiring today. Parties traded 14 contract(s) at a $392.50 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 $31.9K, with a price of $2291.0 per contract. There were 417 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 203 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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10 Information Technology Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>) shares are trading slightly lower Thursday at $128.43 as of the time of writing, but remain near record highs after a nearly 500% <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45442127/palantir-soars-500-in-a-year-while-unitedhealth-tanks-40-tech-leaves-healthcare-in-the-dust]\">rally over the past year</a>.
What To Know: The stock is up more than 32% in the last month alone, significantly outperforming broader indexes like the S&amp;P 500, which gained around 9% over the same period, and even broader technology funds, like the SPDR Select Technology ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLK#NYSE">XLK</a>), which gained approximately 17%.
The move has been driven by strong investor demand for AI-related stocks and Palantir's position as a key player in government and enterprise analytics. The company reported $1.3 billion in free cash flow last year and has continued to secure new contracts in both public and private sectors, fueling significant revenue growth in recent years. The company&#8217;s current market cap stands at around $300 billion.
Palantir reported results for the first quarter last week, beating estimates on the top and bottom lines for the seventh consecutive quarter. 
Total revenue was up 39% year-over-year as U.S. revenue grew 55% year-over-year to $628 million. U.S. Commercial revenue grew 71% year-over-year to $255 million and U.S. Government revenue climbed 45% year-over-year to $373 million.
Palantir&#8217;s customer count grew 39% year-over-year and 8% on a quarter-over-quarter basis. The company closed out the quarter with $5.4 billion of cash, cash equivalents and short-term U.S. treasury securities.
Palantir guided for second-quarter revenue in the range of $934 million to $938 million versus estimates of $899.12 million. The company also raised its full-year guidance as CEO Alex Karp highlighted a &#8220;tectonic shift&#8221; in the adoption of the company&#8217;s software.
&#8220;We are delivering the operating system for the modern enterprise in the era of AI,&#8221; Karp said.
Despite a slight pullback on Thursday, the stock continues to reflect investor confidence in the company's AI-driven growth strategy, hitting new <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/05/45383727/palantir-stock-hits-new-all-time-high-on-strong-earnings-macro-tailwinds">all-time highs</a> earlier this week.
PLTR Price Action: Palantir shares were down 1.36% at $128.43 at the time of publication Thursday, according to <a href="http://pro.benzinga.com">Benzinga Pro</a>.
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What's Going On With Palantir Stock?

This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels. 
Below are some instances of options activity happening in the 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>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$135.00</td>
<td>$35.8K</td>
<td>65.1K</td>
<td>119.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SMCI</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$45.00</td>
<td>$40.3K</td>
<td>17.2K</td>
<td>29.7K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$410.00</td>
<td>$54.5K</td>
<td>2.7K</td>
<td>12.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>QBTS</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$12.00</td>
<td>$37.5K</td>
<td>15.1K</td>
<td>8.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRWV</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/30/25</td>
<td>$40.00</td>
<td>$32.0K</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>7.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AAPL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/20/25</td>
<td>$210.00</td>
<td>$28.8K</td>
<td>38.4K</td>
<td>2.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSFT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>12/19/25</td>
<td>$470.00</td>
<td>$75.0K</td>
<td>1.8K</td>
<td>1.2K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PLTR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$131.00</td>
<td>$30.0K</td>
<td>629</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>APP</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/16/25</td>
<td>$365.00</td>
<td>$50.0K</td>
<td>1.7K</td>
<td>377</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>AAOI</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$30.00</td>
<td>$27.9K</td>
<td>2.2K</td>
<td>188</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 trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on May 16, 2025. Parties traded 170 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.8K, with a price of $211.0 per contract. There were 65199 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 119046 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding SMCI (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMCI#NASDAQ">SMCI</a>), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on May 16, 2025. Parties traded 328 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.3K, with a price of $124.0 per contract. There were 17264 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 29724 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 bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on May 16, 2025. This event was a transfer of 101 contract(s) at a $410.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.5K, with a price of $540.0 per contract. There were 2796 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12133 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding QBTS (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QBTS#NYSE">QBTS</a>), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 36 day(s) on June 20, 2025. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $12.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.5K, with a price of $125.0 per contract. There were 15138 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8615 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For CRWV (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRWV#NASDAQ">CRWV</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 15 day(s) on May 30, 2025. This event was a transfer of 11 contract(s) at a $40.00 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 $32.0K, with a price of $2910.0 per contract. There were 55 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7109 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 call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 36 day(s) on June 20, 2025. Parties traded 33 contract(s) at a $210.00 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 $28.8K, with a price of $876.0 per contract. There were 38432 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2029 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 trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 218 day(s) on December 19, 2025. Parties traded 24 contract(s) at a $470.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $75.0K, with a price of $3125.0 per contract. There were 1860 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1287 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding PLTR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on May 16, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $131.00 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 $30.0K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 629 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1016 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 sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on May 16, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $365.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.0K, with a price of $500.0 per contract. There were 1732 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 377 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For AAOI (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAOI#NASDAQ">AAOI</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 246 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 93 contract(s) at a $30.00 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 $27.9K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 2222 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 188 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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Rumors

Watching Palantir Technologies; Hearing Investor Business Daily SwingTrader Bought The Stock

In a market where healthcare stocks are facing their worst month in 24 years, Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>) is <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/PLTR/news">stealing the spotlight</a>, soaring over 32% in the past month and a staggering 500% over the past year.
Meanwhile, UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UNH#NYSE">UNH</a>), the healthcare giant, has been hammered—down over 40% over the past year and 47% in the last month alone, dragged by a suspended 2025 outlook and <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45373368/unitedhealth-stock-plunges-names-new-ceo-suspends-2025-guidance">CEO Andrew Witty's unexpected departure</a>.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Palantir's AI-Powered Rocket Ride</h2>
Palantir's free cash flow last year hit <a href="https://x.com/thexcapitalist/status/1922759443835420724">$1.3 billion</a>, backing a $300 billion market cap that investors are rewarding amid the AI revolution. 
The company's cutting-edge analytics software has secured growing contracts from both government and commercial clients, fueling revenue growth of 50% over the past two years. 
Riding the tech wave, clocking gains of over 32% over the past month alone, Palantir stock has outperformed the broader S&amp;P 500-tracking SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and tech-heavy Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLK#NYSE">XLK</a>), which gained 9% and 17%, respectively.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">UnitedHealth's Rocky Road</h2>
By contrast, UnitedHealth's free cash flow dwarfs Palantir's at $25 billion, but its $285 billion market cap reflects investor concerns. 
Regulatory pressures, rising costs, and antitrust scrutiny have spooked shareholders, dragging down the entire Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLV#NYSE">XLV</a>). In a month when the S&amp;P 500 climbed 9%, the fund dropped 7%.
UnitedHealth's troubles underline the broader healthcare sector's struggles, lagging the market by the largest margin in over two decades.
The story here is clear. While healthcare faces mounting headwinds, AI-driven tech stocks like Palantir are powering ahead, rewriting the rules of growth and value in 2025's stock market.
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Long Ideas

Palantir Soars 500% In A Year While UnitedHealth Tanks 40% — Tech Leaves Healthcare In The Dust

<ul>
<li>UNH</li>
<li>WMT</li>
<li>TSLA</li>
<li>NVDA</li>
<li>GLD</li>
<li>BABA</li>
<li>GOOGL</li>
<li>BULL</li>
<li>AAPL</li>
<li>PLTR</li>
</ul>
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Top 10 Trending Stocks On WallStreetBets As Of May 15, 2025 (Via Swaggy Stocks)

CNBC&#8217;s Jim Cramer lauded the artificial intelligence deals announced after the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum and touted Gulf countries to be future hyperscalers.
What Happened: According to an X post by Cramer, he said, &#8220;I am convinced that the Gulf countries will, when put together, become one of the largest hyperscalers in the world.&#8221;
This followed a slew of major deals, including Nvidia Corp.&#8216;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) agreement to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/05/45397196/jensen-huangs-wealth-surges-37-since-liberation-day-lows-as-nvidia-re-enters-3-trillion-market-cap-club-on-saudi-chip-pact">supply 18,000 GB300 Blackwell chips</a> to Saudi-based AI startup Humain, backed by the nation&#8217;s sovereign wealth fund. 
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&mdash; Jim Cramer (@jimcramer) <a href="https://twitter.com/jimcramer/status/1922933601470996924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Apart from Cramer, Wedbush Analyst Daniel Ives <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/regulations/25/05/45403100/bullish-for-nvidia-tesla-palantir-microsoft-alphabet-amazon-ai-revolution-is-coming-to-the-saudi-kingdom-says-wedbushs-dan-ives">also hailed the deals</a> on Wednesday, calling it the &#8220;AI revolution&#8221; in the Middle East. 
Ives said in a series of X posts that "the AI Revolution is coming to the Saudi Kingdom and Riyadh will be a major buyer of AI chips, software, autonomous/robotics, datacenters over the next decade."
He also placed his bullish bets on Nvidia, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>), Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>), and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) after the deals were made.
"Bullish for Nvidia, Tesla, Palantir, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon. Just starting," he added.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">The theme was clear in Riyadh&#8230;the AI Revolution is coming to the Saudi Kingdom and Riyadh will be a major buyer of AI chips, software, autonomous/robotics, datacenters over the next decade. Bullish for Nvidia, Tesla, Palantir, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon. Just starting &#x1f3c6;&#x1f525;&#x1f402;
&mdash; Dan Ives (@DivesTech) <a href="https://twitter.com/DivesTech/status/1922591983027020045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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"This is all part of a regional focus in the Middle East building out datacenters and the AI Revolution which will start to vault UAE, Saudi, Qatar to the priority list for US tech companies. Adds major TAM to AI Revolution," he said.
See Also:<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/regulations/25/05/45403100/bullish-for-nvidia-tesla-palantir-microsoft-alphabet-amazon-ai-revolution-is-coming-to-the-saudi-kingdom-says-wedbushs-dan-ives"> &#8216;Bullish For Nvidia, Tesla, Palantir, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon:&#8217; AI &#8216;Revolution Is Coming&#8217; To The Saudi Kingdom, Says Wedbush&#8217;s Dan Ives</a>
Why It Matters: Amazon‘s Amazon Web Services and Humain also disclosed a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/large-cap/25/05/45405067/saudi-arabia-bets-big-on-ai-teams-up-with-aws-and-nvidia">strategic $5 billion investment</a> in establishing a pioneering "AI Zone" in the Kingdom.
Saudi-based Humain intends to create AI solutions for its customers using AWS technologies through this partnership.
Nvidia also highlighted its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/05/g45387809/saudi-arabia-and-nvidia-to-build-ai-factories-to-power-next-wave-of-intelligence-for-the-age-of-re">partnership in Riyadh</a> to establish the Kingdom as a global leader in AI, cloud computing, enterprise solutions, digital twins, and robotics. &#8212;
This also paved the way for Nvidia&#8217;s GB300 Grace Blackwell chips, which will enter the Middle East through these deals. This is after the U.S. curbed the supply of advanced Nvidia chips to China earlier this year.
&#8220;It also speaks to this global game of high stakes poker being played by the Trump Admin as while China is getting blockades from Nvidia&#8217;s older H20 chip slowing down the AI buildout in Beijing, on the contrary Saudi getting the best Nvidia next generation chips red carpet rollout,&#8221; said Ives in an X post.
Price Action: The SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which track the S&amp;P 500 index and Nasdaq 100 index, respectively, fell in premarket on Thursday. The SPY was down 0.45% to $584.92, while the QQQ declined 0.58% to $515.65, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data.
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Fund manager Cathie Wood highlighted a handful of innovative and disruptive stocks that she says are set to displace the old guard in leading equity benchmarks. 
What Happened: On Wednesday, the CEO of Ark Invest took to X to reaffirm her conviction in several of the firm's most prominent holdings, describing them as being at the &#8220;tip of the spear&#8221; as technology-driven innovation disrupts legacy industries and &#8220;displaces the old world in equity benchmarks.&#8221;
The companies she spotlighted include Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>), Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NYSE">PLTR</a>), Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COIN#NASDAQ">COIN</a>) and Shopify Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NYSE">SHOP</a>), which represent core positions worth <a href="https://cathiesark.com/ark-funds-combined/complete-holdings">over</a> $2.78 billion across Ark&#8217;s family of funds.
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This comes following Coinbase Global Inc.&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COIN#NASDAQ">COIN</a>) inclusion into the S&amp;P 500 which was announced early this week, making it the first crypto company to do so. The company is replacing Discover Financial Services Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DFS#NYSE">DFS</a>) in the index, which is being acquired.
Wood suggests that traditional index funds are increasingly misaligned with innovation, and says that &#8220;benchmarks are likely to chase innovation at an accelerated rate in the years ahead.&#8221;
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">In our view, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24TSLA&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$TSLA</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24PLTR&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$PLTR</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24COIN&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$COIN</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24SHOP&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$SHOP</a> are at the tip of the spear as technologically-enabled innovation disrupts and displaces the old world in equity benchmarks. Benchmarks are likely to chase innovation at an accelerated rate in the years ahead. <a href="https://t.co/y9BO3EVUnn">https://t.co/y9BO3EVUnn</a>
&mdash; Cathie Wood (@CathieDWood) <a href="https://twitter.com/CathieDWood/status/1922718486805061863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Why It Matters: Wood said on Tuesday that Coinbase&#8217;s inclusion into the S&amp;P 500 would compel other <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/economics/macro-economic-events/25/05/45368175/cathie-wood-says-index-sensitive-managers-will-be-compelled-to-consider-coinbase-as-crypto-exchange-platform-joins-sp-500-index">index-sensitive fund managers</a> to consider the stock. 
Renowned for her bold, high-conviction bets, Wood <a href="https://benzinga.com/personal-finance/25/04/44653173/cathie-wood-just-made-a-bold-move-why-she-spent-over-65m-on-tesla-robinhood-and-coinbase-as-the-market-crashed">doubled down on stocks</a> such as Tesla, Coinbase, and Robinhood Markets Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HOOD#NASDAQ">HOOD</a>) amid the turmoil surrounding equity markets during the first week of April, acquiring $65 million worth of stock. 
Speaking at an interview recently, Wood <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/05/45335755/cathie-wood-stands-firm-on-bold-700000-bitcoin-prediction-for-investors-says-bull-case-in-the-1-5-million-range">reiterated her bullish stance</a> on Bitcoin (BTC/USD), stating a base-case scenario of $700,000 to $750,000 for the cryptocurrency by 2030, and a bullish case at $1.5 million.&nbsp;
&#8220;We&nbsp;have always had a 2030&nbsp;target, the base case in&nbsp;the $700,000 to $750,000 range,&nbsp;the bull case in the&nbsp;$1.5 million range,&#8221; she said, citing the digital currency&#8217;s potential to seize gold&#8217;s share as a store of value. 
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<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Ark&#8217;s Cumulative Holdings</td>
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<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">-8.33%</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10.05%</td>
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<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NYSE">PLTR</a>)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">+73.13%</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">5.49%</td>
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<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COIN#NASDAQ">COIN</a>)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">+2.41%</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">7.54%</td>
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<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Shopify Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHOP#NYSE">SHOP</a>)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">+3.65%</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">4.67%</td>
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<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Robinhood Markets Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HOOD#NASDAQ">HOOD</a>)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">+55.65%</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">4.96%</td>
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<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Ark Innovation ETF (BATS:&nbsp;ARKK)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">-0.09%</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">&#8211;</td>
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<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">Ark Next Generation Internet ETF (BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARKW#BATS">ARKW</a>)</td>
<td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">+9.44%</td>
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According to Benzinga&#8217;s Edge Stock Rankings, Coinbase scores in 79th percentile on growth, with a favorable price trend in the short, medium and long term. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premium/ideas/benzinga-edge-2#:~:text=Turn%20Market%20Chaos,when%20markets%20rebound">Let&#8217;s see</a> how it compares with Tesla, Palantir, and other big Ark Invest holdings. 
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