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This Is What Whales Are Betting On Qualcomm

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM).

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, 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 this whale just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 21 uncommon options trades for Qualcomm.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 42% bullish and 57%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 11 are puts, for a total amount of $818,115, and 10 are calls, for a total amount of $436,682.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $75.0 to $185.0 for Qualcomm over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Qualcomm options trades today is 832.18 with a total volume of 987.00.

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 $75.0 to $185.0 over the last 30 days.

Qualcomm Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
QCOM PUT SWEEP BEARISH 10/21/22 $160.00 $190.4K 7 40
QCOM PUT SWEEP BEARISH 12/16/22 $185.00 $131.5K 0 18
QCOM CALL SWEEP BULLISH 11/18/22 $115.00 $130.0K 1.0K 205
QCOM PUT SWEEP BEARISH 10/28/22 $117.00 $87.4K 60 129
QCOM PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/20/23 $175.00 $76.7K 1.0K 12

Where Is Qualcomm Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 2,139,889, the price of QCOM is up 1.56% at $111.66.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 16 days.

What The Experts Say On Qualcomm:

  • Keybanc has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Qualcomm, which currently sits at a price target of $170.
  • Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Qualcomm, which currently sits at a price target of $125.
  • JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Qualcomm, which currently sits at a price target of $190.

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.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Qualcomm, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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