{"id":32501,"date":"2019-07-18T13:32:14","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T18:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insights.tradestation.com\/?p=32501"},"modified":"2021-10-01T14:17:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T19:17:15","slug":"is-5g-boom-starting-huge-options-trade-thinks-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/2019\/07\/18\/is-5g-boom-starting-huge-options-trade-thinks-so\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the 5G Boom Starting? A Huge Options Trade Thinks So"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ever heard of 5G networking? One big <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/trading-products\/options\/\">options trader<\/a> is looking for the next big thing in tech to drive a breakout in a major global chip stock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the world&#8217;s third-largest player after Intel (INTC) and Samsung. It&#8217;s rallying 3.5 percent today after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/2019\/07\/18\/netflix-hammered-5g-hopes-boost-chips-earnings-this-week\/\">beating estimates<\/a>. A large <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/university\/knowledge-center\/options\/trading-strategies\/Bull-Call-Spread\">bullish call spread<\/a> is looking for the move to continue all the way into early next year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>17,300 January 46 calls were bought for $1.65.<\/li><li>17,300 January 50 calls were sold for $0.60.<\/li><li>Volume was more than 7 times open interest in both, which indicates new money was put to work.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/university\/knowledge-center\/options\/trading-strategies\/Long-Call\">Owning calls<\/a> fixes the price where investors can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/trading-products\/stocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">buy shares<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/university\/knowledge-center\/options\/trading-strategies\/Naked-Call\">Selling<\/a> them generates income and creates an obligation to deliver stock if a certain level is reached. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investors can combine the orders into a spread. That uses the cash from the sale to reduce the cost of the contracts they buy. Lower cost means more leverage. (See our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/university\/knowledge-center\/options\/\">Knowledge Center<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/TSM_20190718-1024x673.jpg\" alt=\"Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) chart, with select moving averages.\" class=\"wp-image-32505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/TSM_20190718-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/TSM_20190718-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/TSM_20190718-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/TSM_20190718-696x458.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/TSM_20190718-741x486.jpg 741w, https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/TSM_20190718-1068x702.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/TSM_20190718-639x420.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/TSM_20190718.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) chart, with select moving averages.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the case of Thursday&#8217;s strategy, he or she lowered the cost to a net $1.05. They now stand to collect $4 if TSM closes at $50 on expiration in January. That would be a 281 percent profit from the shares rising just 17 percent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why 5G Is a Big Deal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>5G, or fifth-generation, wireless networks will be 50-100 times faster than current services. That will make newer applications like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/2019\/03\/20\/is-advanced-micro-devices-the-latest-esports-player\/\">cloud-based videogaming<\/a> and smart buildings much more feasible. Analysts see the rollout costing more than $2 trillion over the next five years. (Trillion, not billion.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TSM stands to capture some of that pie because it&#8217;s a contract manufacturer, providing chips for dozens of other companies making the equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another foreign chip company, Dutch equipment maker ASML (ASML), also said the 5G cycle is helping offset weakness in memory chips. Separately, Raymond James upgraded Apple (AAPL) on hopes of a 5G iPhone next year. That&#8217;s three bullish 5G stories in one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall options volume in TSM is about 15 times greater than the average over the last month. Calls account for a bullish 86 percent of the total.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever heard of 5G networking? One big options trader is looking for the next big thing in tech to drive a breakout in a major global chip stock. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the world&#8217;s third-largest player after Intel (INTC) and Samsung. It&#8217;s rallying 3.5 percent today after beating estimates. 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