Broadcom (AVGO) reports earnings after the closing bell on Thursday, and Michelle Connell sees headwinds for the company to demonstrate continuing strong growth it posted in 2025. She won't be surprised to see investors "take profits off the table" into and after the earnings. That said, Michelle notes Broadcom's strength in custom A.I. chips, something she sees giving it an edge over Nvidia's (NVDA) GPU business. Tom White offers an example options trade for Broadcom.