Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on NVIDIA ( NVDA ).

Looking at options history for NVIDIA ( NVDA ) we detected 246 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 42% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 48% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 39 are puts, for a total amount of $2,972,289 and 207, calls, for a total amount of $14,727,365.

Projected Price Targets

Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $90.0 to $300.0 for NVIDIA ( NVDA ) over the recent three months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of NVIDIA ( NVDA ) stands at 25525.68, with a total volume reaching 4,260,667.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in NVIDIA ( NVDA ), situated within the strike price corridor from $90.0 to $300.0, throughout the last 30 days.

NVIDIA Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

Noteworthy Options Activity:

About NVIDIA

Nvidia ( NVDA ) is a leading developer of graphics processing units. Traditionally, GPUs were used to enhance the experience on computing platforms, most notably in gaming applications on PCs. GPU use cases have since emerged as important semiconductors used in artificial intelligence. Nvidia ( NVDA ) not only offers AI GPUs, but also a software platform, Cuda, used for AI model development and training. Nvidia ( NVDA ) is also expanding its data center networking solutions, helping to tie GPUs together to handle complex workloads.

Following our analysis of the options activities associated with NVIDIA ( NVDA ), we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.

NVIDIA's Current Market Status

With a trading volume of 90,432,141, the price of NVDA is down by -1.4%, reaching $145.16.

Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching overbought.

Next earnings report is scheduled for 33 days from now.

Expert Opinions on NVIDIA

Over the past month, 4 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $192.5.

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* An analyst from HSBC has decided to maintain their Buy rating on NVIDIA ( NVDA ), which currently sits at a price target of $185.

* An analyst from Benchmark downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $190.

* An analyst from Rosenblatt persists with their Buy rating on NVIDIA ( NVDA ), maintaining a target price of $220.

* An analyst from Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on NVIDIA ( NVDA ), which currently sits at a price target of $175.

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