Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Broadcom. Our analysis of options history for Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) revealed 77 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 42% of traders were bullish, while 41% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 23 were puts, with a value of $1,572,963, and 54 were calls, valued at $7,754,507.
Projected Price Targets
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $70.0 and $530.0 for Broadcom, spanning the last three months.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
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 $530.0, over the past month.
Broadcom Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview
Significant Options Trades Detected:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVGO | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 05/15/26 | $28.75 | $28.5 | $28.6 | $400.00 | $1.2M | 502 | 16 |
| AVGO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/17/27 | $113.55 | $112.55 | $113.45 | $300.00 | $476.4K | 754 | 270 |
| AVGO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $194.95 | $194.95 | $194.95 | $150.00 | $467.5K | 1.9K | 128 |
| AVGO | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/17/27 | $114.65 | $114.45 | $114.45 | $300.00 | $446.3K | 754 | 325 |
| AVGO | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/17/27 | $114.2 | $113.85 | $113.85 | $300.00 | $398.4K | 754 | 414 |
About Broadcom
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.
Broadcom's Current Market Status
- With a volume of 12,563,120, the price of AVGO is down -0.45% at $343.8.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 83 days.
What Analysts Are Saying About Broadcom
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $363.4.
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