Benzinga | Jan 14, 2022 11:46AM EST

NVIDIA Whale Trades Spotted

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on NVIDIA.

Looking at options history for NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) we detected 16 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 50% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 50% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $363,234 and 12, calls, for a total amount of $393,337.

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 $240.0 to $288.75 for NVIDIA 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 whale trades within a strike price range from $240.0 to $288.75 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 PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 09/16/ $240.00 $173.5K 1.3K 300 22NVDA PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/14/ $277.50 $121.3K 2.3K 164 22NVDA CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/14/ $272.50 $50.5K 3.2K 9.6K 22NVDA PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/14/ $270.00 $43.1K 7.0K 8.2K 22NVDA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/21/ $265.00 $42.6K 2.8K 1.2K 22

Where Is NVIDIA Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 15,235,203, the price of NVDA is up 0.23% at $266.35.

* RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 40 days.

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