Benzinga | Sep 30, 2021 11:59AM EDT

NVIDIA's Big Money Trades Spotted

Someone with a lot of money to spend (and possibly insider knowledge) has taken an unusually bullish stance on (NVIDIA: NVDA).

And retail traders should know.

Looking at options activity for NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) we detected 27 unusual trades. If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 59.26% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 40.74% with bearish. From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $1,533,675 and 19, calls, for a total amount of $1,465,702.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that the smart money is targeting a price range from $165.0 to $250.0 for NVIDIA in the over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. 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 smart money trades within a strike price range from $165.0 to $250.0 in the last 30 days.

NVIDIA Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/ Trade Sentiment Exp. Strike Total Trade Open Volume CALL Type Date Price Price InterestNVDA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/01/ $210.00 $42.0K 7.6K 7.5K 21NVDA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/01/ $210.00 $50.8K 7.6K 6.7K 21NVDA PUT SWEEP BULLISH 11/19/ $200.00 $271.1K 11.8K 419 21NVDA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/01/ $210.00 $27.4K 7.6K 30.2K 21NVDA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/08/ $220.00 $111.1K 3.4K 4.5K 21

Where Is NVIDIA Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 9,138,708, the price of NVDA is up 1.11% over the last 24 hours at $207.45.

* RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 48 days.

What The Experts Say On NVIDIA:

* Susquehanna has decided to maintain their Positive rating on NVIDIA, which currently sits at a price target of $250.0.

* B of A Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on NVIDIA, which currently sits at a price target of $275.0.

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