A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on NVIDIA.
Looking at options history for NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) we detected 10 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 20% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 80% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $355,669 and 2, calls, for a total amount of $57,046.
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 $175.0 to $230.0 for NVIDIA over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for NVIDIA options trades today is 5383.5 with a total volume of 30,131.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for NVIDIA's big money trades within a strike price range of $175.0 to $230.0 over 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 | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/06/22 | $180.00 | $95.9K | 6.2K | 14.5K |
| NVDA | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/20/23 | $180.00 | $48.5K | 9.4K | 237 |
| NVDA | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/20/22 | $180.00 | $45.5K | 7.4K | 648 |
| NVDA | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/06/22 | $175.00 | $37.4K | 3.1K | 4.3K |
| NVDA | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/06/22 | $185.00 | $36.6K | 3.6K | 921 |
Where Is NVIDIA Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 6,451,242, the price of NVDA is down -3.03% at $182.73.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 19 days.
What The Experts Say On NVIDIA:
- Morgan Stanley downgraded its action to Equal-Weight with a price target of $217
- Baird downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $225
- Keybanc has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on NVIDIA, which currently sits at a price target of $310.
- Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Hold rating on NVIDIA, which currently sits at a price target of $255.
- New Street Research upgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $280
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