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Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM).
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 QCOM, 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 69 uncommon options trades for Qualcomm.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 39% bullish and 60%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $355,404, and 62 are calls, for a total amount of $7,109,290.
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $115.0 to $210.0 for Qualcomm over the recent three months.
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Qualcomm options trades today is 2412.75 with a total volume of 259,779.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Qualcomm's big money trades within a strike price range of $115.0 to $210.0 over the last 30 days.
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCOM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $5.4 | $5.25 | $5.25 | $210.00 | $525.0K | 7.0K | 3.0K |
| QCOM | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $5.15 | $5.1 | $5.15 | $210.00 | $514.4K | 7.0K | 4.4K |
| QCOM | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $5.1 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $210.00 | $513.4K | 7.0K | 6.5K |
| QCOM | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $5.3 | $5.25 | $5.3 | $210.00 | $442.0K | 7.0K | 1.8K |
| QCOM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $5.35 | $5.3 | $5.35 | $210.00 | $367.5K | 7.0K | 992 |
Qualcomm develops and licenses wireless technology and designs chips for smartphones. The company's key patents revolve around CDMA and OFDMA technologies, which are standards in wireless communications that are the backbone of all 3G, 4G, and 5G networks. Qualcomm's IP is licensed by virtually all wireless device makers. The firm is also the world's largest wireless chip vendor, supplying nearly every premier handset maker with leading-edge processors. Qualcomm also sells RF-front end modules into smartphones, as well as chips into automotive and Internet of Things markets.
In light of the recent options history for Qualcomm, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
A total of 4 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $194.25.
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
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