Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA).
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And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don’t know. But when something this big happens with NVDA, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what this whale just did?
Today, Benzinga‘s options scanner spotted 71 uncommon options trades for NVIDIA.
This isn’t normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 25% bullish and 74%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 20 are puts, for a total amount of $1,347,919, and 51 are calls, for a total amount of $3,955,067.
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 $300.0 to $500.0 for NVIDIA over the last 3 months.
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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 $300.0 to $500.0 in the last 30 days.
NVIDIA Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
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Options Call Chart
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/21/23 | $450.00 | $698.5K | 12.0K | 1.0K |
| NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/21/23 | $450.00 | $370.3K | 12.0K | 1.3K |
| NVDA | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/23/23 | $430.00 | $314.5K | 4.9K | 3.6K |
| NVDA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/18/23 | $435.00 | $204.8K | 1.6K | 961 |
| NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/23/23 | $440.00 | $203.3K | 8.1K | 12.7K |
Where Is NVIDIA Standing Right Now?
With a volume of 11,058,712, the price of NVDA is up 0.56% at $429.33. RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought. Next earnings are expected to be released in 64 days.
What The Experts Say On NVIDIA:
Goldman Sachs has decided to maintain their Buy rating on NVIDIA, which currently sits at a price target of $440. JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on NVIDIA, which currently sits at a price target of $500. Citigroup has decided to maintain their Buy rating on NVIDIA, which currently sits at a price target of $363. Stifel has decided to maintain their Hold rating on NVIDIA, which currently sits at a price target of $300. Wedbush has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on NVIDIA, which currently sits at a price target of $290.
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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This article NVIDIA Unusual Options Activity originally appeared on Benzinga.com.