Options Trading & Analysis

Mid-Day Flow Summary: NFLX, BRCM & QCOM


Netflix (NFLX)
Buyers in short dated NFLX calls are at it again this morning as the options are trading 6 times the average daily volume. Yesterdayís activity was about 29 times the average daily volume after rumors that Amazon might be interested in the company.

The stock is up again today another $1.80.  Open interest has grown in short dated options from the previous day with the trend continuing today.

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Broadcom Corp (BRCM)
A multi market sweep order was executed at around 10:20am.  A total of 9,851 June 32.5 calls were purchased. 

The buyer was most likely looking for some favorable results for Broadcom in the wireless patent case against Qualcomm.

Qualcomm Inc (QCOM)
A large trade in the June 45 calls went through at around 10:00am.  The buyer paid $.30 for 20,000 contracts tied to stock at $41.94.



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