Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Broadcom ( 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 18 uncommon options trades for Broadcom ( AVGO ).

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 44% bullish and 33%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 9 are puts, for a total amount of $832,133, and 9 are calls, for a total amount of $426,428.

Projected Price Targets

Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $100.0 to $275.0 for Broadcom ( AVGO ) during the past quarter.

Insights into Volume & Open Interest

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Broadcom ( AVGO ) options trades today is 2261.36 with a total volume of 1,749.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Broadcom's ( AVGO ) big money trades within a strike price range of $100.0 to $275.0 over the last 30 days.

Broadcom Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

About Broadcom

Broadcom ( AVGO ) 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 ( AVGO ) and Avago Technologies in chips, as well as Brocade, CA Technologies, and Symantec in software.

Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Broadcom ( AVGO ), we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.

Present Market Standing of Broadcom

Currently trading with a volume of 645,080, the AVGO's price is down by -1.0%, now at $165.75.

RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching oversold.

Anticipated earnings release is in 71 days.

Professional Analyst Ratings for Broadcom

Over the past month, 5 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $268.0.

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* An analyst from Cantor Fitzgerald has revised its rating downward to Overweight, adjusting the price target to $300.

* An analyst from Benchmark has revised its rating downward to Buy, adjusting the price target to $255.

* An analyst from Morgan Stanley persists with their Overweight rating on Broadcom ( AVGO ), maintaining a target price of $260.

* Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Rosenblatt continues to hold a Buy rating for Broadcom ( AVGO ), targeting a price of $250.

* An analyst from Keybanc persists with their Overweight rating on Broadcom ( AVGO ), maintaining a target price of $275.

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