A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on NVIDIA.
Looking at options history for NVIDIA NVDA we detected 129 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 44% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 55% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 46 are puts, for a total amount of $3,385,776 and 83, calls, for a total amount of $6,758,444.
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 $5.0 to $580.0 for NVIDIA over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for NVIDIA’s options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of NVIDIA’s whale activity within a strike price range from $5.0 to $580.0 in the last 30 days.
NVIDIA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/15/23 | $5.00 | $385.4K | 1.7K | 60 |
| NVDA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $160.00 | $370.0K | 1.2K | 308 |
| NVDA | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $5.00 | $272.7K | 147 | 143 |
| NVDA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/19/22 | $165.00 | $216.0K | 4.6K | 806 |
| NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $5.00 | $208.6K | 147 | 102 |
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/15/23 | $5.00 | $385.4K | 1.7K | 60 |
| NVDA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $160.00 | $370.0K | 1.2K | 308 |
| NVDA | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $5.00 | $272.7K | 147 | 143 |
| NVDA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/19/22 | $165.00 | $216.0K | 4.6K | 806 |
| NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $5.00 | $208.6K | 147 | 102 |
Where Is NVIDIA Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 38,869,602, the price of NVDA is down -2.88% at $165.33.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 29 days.
What The Experts Say On NVIDIA:
- Keybanc has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on NVIDIA, which currently sits at a price target of $230.
- Baird has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on NVIDIA, which currently sits at a price target of $150.
- Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Hold rating on NVIDIA, which currently sits at a price target of $175.
- Susquehanna has decided to maintain their Positive rating on NVIDIA, which currently sits at a price target of $220.
- Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on NVIDIA, which currently sits at a price target of $200.
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.
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