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Molecular Partners AG is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company has programs in various stages of pre-clinical and clinical development, with oncology as its main focus. The firm develops protein therapeutics called DARPin therapeutics for the treatment of serious diseases, including cancer and sight-threatening disorders. The company's product pipeline is organized principally through three areas: Ophthalmology, including the creation of therapies for retinal diseases like wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema; the Oncology pipeline comprises DARPin candidates with novel modes of action, including multi-DARPin compounds; and Immuno-oncology for anticancer treatment.

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Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Super Micro Computer. Our analysis of options history for Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMCI#NASDAQ">SMCI</a>) revealed 53 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 33% of traders were bullish, while 54% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 15 were puts, with a value of $951,750, and 38 were calls, valued at $2,494,579.
<h3>Projected Price Targets</h3>
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $37.0 to $53.5 for Super Micro Computer during the past quarter. 
<h3>Insights into Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Super Micro Computer's options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Super Micro Computer's whale activity within a strike price range from $37.0 to $53.5 in the last 30 days. 
<h3>Super Micro Computer Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1728402395_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Largest Options Trades Observed:</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>SMCI</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>10/11/24</td>
<td>$2.4</td>
<td>$2.35</td>
<td>$2.37</td>
<td>$45.00</td>
<td>$208.5K</td>
<td>7.5K</td>
<td>6.7K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SMCI</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$18.9</td>
<td>$18.6</td>
<td>$18.9</td>
<td>$50.00</td>
<td>$207.9K</td>
<td>752</td>
<td>72</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SMCI</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>08/15/25</td>
<td>$8.6</td>
<td>$8.5</td>
<td>$8.6</td>
<td>$40.00</td>
<td>$172.0K</td>
<td>1.6K</td>
<td>202</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SMCI</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>10/11/24</td>
<td>$2.0</td>
<td>$1.95</td>
<td>$1.95</td>
<td>$45.00</td>
<td>$170.2K</td>
<td>7.5K</td>
<td>4.8K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SMCI</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>10/11/24</td>
<td>$2.25</td>
<td>$2.15</td>
<td>$2.21</td>
<td>$47.00</td>
<td>$120.0K</td>
<td>6.0K</td>
<td>1.9K</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Super Micro Computer</h3>
Super Micro Computer Inc provides high-performance server technology services to cloud computing, data center, Big Data, high-performance computing, and "Internet of Things" embedded markets. Its solutions include server, storage, blade and workstations to full racks, networking devices, and server management software. The firm follows a modular architectural approach, which provides flexibility to deliver customized solutions. The Company operates in one operating segment that develops and provides high-performance server solutions based upon an innovative, modular and open-standard architecture. More than half of the firm's revenue is generated in the United States, with the rest coming from Europe, Asia, and other regions.
Having examined the options trading patterns of Super Micro Computer, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance
<h3>Current Position of Super Micro Computer</h3>
<ul>
<li>Trading volume stands at 68,352,003, with SMCI's price down by -5.46%, positioned at $45.13.</li>
<li>RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching overbought.</li>
<li>Earnings announcement expected in 22 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What Analysts Are Saying About Super Micro Computer</h3>
In the last month, 4 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $523.0.
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&#x2A; An analyst from Mizuho has revised its rating downward to Neutral, adjusting the price target to $450. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Loop Capital persists with their Buy rating on Super Micro Computer, maintaining a target price of $1000. 
&#x2A; Reflecting concerns, an analyst from Needham lowers its rating to Buy with a new price target of $600. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Barclays has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Super Micro Computer, which currently sits at a price target of $42. 
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Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on CrowdStrike Holdings. Our analysis of options history for CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CRWD#NASDAQ">CRWD</a>) revealed 10 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 70% of traders were bullish, while 30% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 2 were puts, with a value of $98,640, and 8 were calls, valued at $461,254.
<h3>What's The Price Target?</h3>
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $170.0 to $420.0 for CrowdStrike Holdings over the last 3 months. 
<h3>Analyzing Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for CrowdStrike Holdings options trades today is 625.7 with a total volume of 759.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for CrowdStrike Holdings's big money trades within a strike price range of $170.0 to $420.0 over the last 30 days.
<h3>CrowdStrike Holdings 30-Day Option Volume &amp; Interest Snapshot</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1728402390_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 style="text-align: right;">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>CRWD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>10/18/24</td>
<td>$7.7</td>
<td>$7.55</td>
<td>$7.7</td>
<td>$290.00</td>
<td>$115.5K</td>
<td>3.7K</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">360</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRWD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/17/25</td>
<td>$70.0</td>
<td>$68.4</td>
<td>$70.0</td>
<td>$230.00</td>
<td>$70.0K</td>
<td>487</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRWD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>06/18/26</td>
<td>$63.1</td>
<td>$61.9</td>
<td>$61.9</td>
<td>$320.00</td>
<td>$61.9K</td>
<td>15</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRWD</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>12/20/24</td>
<td>$11.2</td>
<td>$11.0</td>
<td>$11.0</td>
<td>$260.00</td>
<td>$56.1K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">56</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>CRWD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$139.95</td>
<td>$137.35</td>
<td>$139.01</td>
<td>$170.00</td>
<td>$55.6K</td>
<td>84</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About CrowdStrike Holdings</h3>
CrowdStrike is a cloud-based cybersecurity company specializing in next-generation security verticals such as endpoint, cloud workload, identity, and security operations. CrowdStrike's primary offering is its Falcon platform that offers a proverbial single pane of glass for an enterprise to detect and respond to security threats attacking its IT infrastructure. The Texas-based firm was founded in 2011 and went public in 2019.
Having examined the options trading patterns of CrowdStrike Holdings, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance
<h3>Where Is CrowdStrike Holdings Standing Right Now?</h3>
<ul>
<li>With a volume of 747,156, the price of CRWD is up 0.84% at $289.39. </li>
<li>RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.</li>
<li>Next earnings are expected to be released in 49 days.</li>
</ul>
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Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Home Depot.
Looking at options history for Home Depot (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HD#NYSE">HD</a>) we detected 19 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 73% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 15% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 6 are puts, for a total amount of $338,283 and 13, calls, for a total amount of $550,576.
<h3>Projected Price Targets</h3>
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $350.0 to $430.0 for Home Depot during the past quarter. 
<h3>Volume &amp; Open Interest Trends</h3>
Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Home Depot's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Home Depot's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $350.0 to $430.0 over the preceding 30 days.
<h3>Home Depot 30-Day Option Volume &amp; Interest Snapshot</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1728402385_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Noteworthy Options Activity:</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 style="text-align: right;">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>HD</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>10/18/24</td>
<td>$20.2</td>
<td>$18.75</td>
<td>$19.5</td>
<td>$430.00</td>
<td>$117.0K</td>
<td>9</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">130</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>HD</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>08/15/25</td>
<td>$19.55</td>
<td>$19.55</td>
<td>$19.55</td>
<td>$380.00</td>
<td>$70.3K</td>
<td>10</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>HD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>11/15/24</td>
<td>$13.55</td>
<td>$13.35</td>
<td>$13.35</td>
<td>$415.00</td>
<td>$66.7K</td>
<td>829</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">95</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>HD</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>10/18/24</td>
<td>$6.6</td>
<td>$6.2</td>
<td>$6.54</td>
<td>$410.00</td>
<td>$65.0K</td>
<td>2.4K</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">240</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>HD</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>08/15/25</td>
<td>$19.75</td>
<td>$19.55</td>
<td>$19.55</td>
<td>$380.00</td>
<td>$58.6K</td>
<td>10</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">67</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Home Depot</h3>
Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, operating more than 2,300 warehouse-format stores offering more than 30,000 products in store and 1 million products online in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Its stores offer numerous building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and decor products and provide various services, including home improvement installation services and tool and equipment rentals. The acquisition of Interline Brands in 2015 allowed Home Depot to enter the MRO business, which has been expanded through the tie-up with HD Supply (2020). The additions of the Company Store brought textiles to the lineup, and Redi Carpet added multifamily flooring, while the recent tie-up with SRS will help grow professional demand.
In light of the recent options history for Home Depot, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
<h3>Where Is Home Depot Standing Right Now?</h3>
<ul>
<li>With a volume of 1,364,067, the price of HD is up 1.21% at $413.0. </li>
<li>RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.</li>
<li>Next earnings are expected to be released in 35 days.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Expert Opinions on Home Depot</h3>
A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $409.0.
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&#x2A; An analyst from Loop Capital persists with their Hold rating on Home Depot, maintaining a target price of $360. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Telsey Advisory Group continues to hold a Market Perform rating for Home Depot, targeting a price of $360. 
&#x2A; Reflecting concerns, an analyst from Melius Research lowers its rating to Buy with a new price target of $420. 
&#x2A; Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Piper Sandler continues to hold a Overweight rating for Home Depot, targeting a price of $455. 
&#x2A; An analyst from Guggenheim has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Home Depot, which currently sits at a price target of $450. 
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In response to the EV slowdown, Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/tm#NYSE">TM</a>) is delaying its EV plans in the US. Toyota announced this week it has pushed back the start date of its US EV, with an unspecified time in 2026, after it planned to kick off production in late 2025 or early 2026. Like Ford Motor (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/f#NYSE">F</a>), Toyota is scaling back its EV plans as already a month ago, Investing.com reported that Toyota is scaling back its EV production plans for 2026 by as much as 30%.&nbsp;
However, Toyota remains committed to its goals.&nbsp;
BBC reported that Toyota reaffirmed committed to its EV target of 1.5 million vehicles by 2026.&nbsp;
Earlier this year, the Japanese automotive giant revealed it was investing $1.3 billion in its Kentucky factory where it plans to build a three-row, electric sport utility vehicle. Toyota also announced its plans to make another EV at its Indiana plant. To make these EV goals happen, Toyota has been heavily focused on its lithium-ion battery production with a factory in North Carolina that should come online next year.&nbsp;
The EV landscape is challenging.&nbsp;
Even the EV king, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/tsla#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) missed Wall Street expectations last week with its quarterly figures. Moreover, Tesla is risk of reporting its first-ever decline in annual deliveries. Ford took a step back already during summer, scrapping plans for a large, three-row, all-electric SUV and postponing the launch of its next electric pickup truck. Even electrifying its best-selling Ford F-series wasn&rsquo;t enough to bring victory to Ford. With its EV unit reporting a staggering loss of&nbsp;$2.5 billion during the first half of the year, Ford is on track to double that loss by the end of 2024. Like Ford, Volvo turned to hybrids. In September, Volvo gave up its target of selling only EVs by the end of the decade. Now, Volvo is aiming for at&nbsp;least 90% of its output to be made up of EVs and plug-in hybrids by the end of the decade.&nbsp;
While automakers continue to withdraw in response to the EV slowdown, all eyes are on Tesla and whether its Robotaxi reveal will live up to the hype. The event named &quot;We, Robot,&quot; is scheduled for Thursday at the massive Warner Brothers studio in Hollywood. Having been postponed as the original date was in August, with Tesla justifying the delay to make some important adjustments, expectations are high, to say the least, as the robotaxi represents a new chapter for Tesla whose EV dominance is fading away&nbsp;in light of intensified&nbsp;competition and a challenging macroeconomic backdrop.&nbsp;
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Shares of NIO Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NIO#NYSE">NIO</a>) are trading lower Tuesday as part of a broader decline in U.S.-listed Chinese stocks. This selloff follows news that Chinese officials failed to meet investor expectations for <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/10/41227136/chinese-stocks-plunge-as-stimulus-hopes-fade-hong-kong-posts-worst-daily-decline-si">substantial economic stimulus measures.</a>
What To Know: The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong, a key indicator of Chinese market performance, fell over 9%, marking its worst single-day decline since the global financial crisis in October 2008. The mainland's Shanghai Composite Index also faced significant volatility, although it closed up 4.6%, after fluctuating throughout the day.
The disappointing stimulus news came after weeks of positive performance in Chinese stocks, which had been influenced by optimism around potential fiscal support to boost China's slowing economy. The announcements included only a modest front-loading of 100 billion yuan for 2025 and another 100 billion yuan for construction projects. 
Foreign investors, who have been key players in the recent rally of Chinese stocks, responded by quickly taking profits. This selloff extended to U.S.-listed Chinese stocks, including major companies like NIO, Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LI#NASDAQ">LI</a>) , XPeng Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XPEV#NYSE">XPEV</a>), JD.com Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/JD#NASDAQ">JD</a>) and Alibaba Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BABA#NYSE">BABA</a>). Some analysts, such as those at Goldman Sachs, remain cautiously optimistic that China will introduce additional fiscal measures later in the year.
NIO Price Action: Nio shares were down by 6.91% at $6.32 at the time of writing, according to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/GME">Benzinga Pro.</a>
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Hailie Anderson, a 21-year-old TikTok influencer, has become the face of this trend, making as much as $180,000 a month by renting out nearly 50 properties she doesn't own. She's part of a group of young hosts who not only leverage arbitrage to earn big but also flaunt it on social media, showing off their lavish lifestyles and selling courses on how others can do the same.
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The biggest reason Airbnb arbitrage is booming is that it's much cheaper to get started than <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-buy-your-first-rental-property">buying a house</a>. You usually just need to cover the first and last month&#8217;s rent and a security deposit to rent a property. Let's say that's around $6,000 – way less than a down payment to buy a house, which could cost tens of thousands of dollars.
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Of course, this "golden goose" strategy has some serious downsides. Tony and Sarah Robinson, real estate investors who run their own YouTube channel, have doubts about arbitrage. They own all their short-term rentals and believe that's the better approach in the long run.
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Despite the downsides, Airbnb arbitrage can be an attractive option for young people looking to build cash flow quickly without huge upfront investments. It's a great way to get into real estate if you don't have the money to buy. But it's not without its challenges – you must be comfortable with the idea that you're always one landlord or regulation change away from having to pack up your entire business.
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