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Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with AVGO, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 49 uncommon options trades for Broadcom.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 48% bullish and 38%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 26 are puts, for a total amount of $9,673,252, and 23 are calls, for a total amount of $1,737,873.
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $70.0 to $250.0 for Broadcom during the past quarter.
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Broadcom's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Broadcom's significant trades, within a strike price range of $70.0 to $250.0, over the past month.
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
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AVGO | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 08/16/24 | $7.4 | $7.1 | $7.2 | $153.00 | $7.6M | 16.1K | 21 |
AVGO | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $14.3 | $14.0 | $14.2 | $142.00 | $877.5K | 2.6K | 618 |
AVGO | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $17.6 | $16.3 | $16.3 | $166.00 | $326.0K | 776 | 200 |
AVGO | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $28.4 | $27.7 | $28.13 | $152.00 | $281.3K | 165 | 100 |
AVGO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $21.6 | $20.3 | $21.5 | $140.00 | $215.0K | 5.5K | 100 |
Broadcom is the sixth-largest semiconductor company globally and has expanded into various software businesses, with over $30 billion in annual revenue. It sells 17 core semiconductor product lines across wireless, networking, broadband, storage, and industrial markets. It is primarily a fabless designer but holds some manufacturing in-house, like for its best-of-breed FBAR filters that sell into the Apple iPhone. In software, it sells virtualization, infrastructure, and security software to large enterprises, financial institutions, and governments.Broadcom is the product of consolidation. Its businesses are an amalgamation of former companies like legacy Broadcom and Avago Technologies in chips, as well as Brocade, CA Technologies, and Symantec in software.
In light of the recent options history for Broadcom, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $1002.0.
Trading options involves greater risks but also offers the potential for higher profits. Savvy traders mitigate these risks through ongoing education, strategic trade adjustments, utilizing various indicators, and staying attuned to market dynamics. Keep up with the latest options trades for Broadcom with Benzinga Pro for real-time alerts.
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