NVIDIA ended the session at USD 224.09, gaining 3.03 % from the previous close.
The session was punctuated by a massive $4.67 million long strangle, signaling a bet on a significant future price swing, while overall bullish flow surged past $31.00 million. A net credit synthetic long position further underscored the positive directional bias, comfortably outpacing the bearish flow of $8.81 million to leave a net bullish difference of $22.41 million.
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Options Indicators
NVDA’s implied volatility stands at 42.37%, and with an IV percentile of 36.65%, current volatility is in a neutral range rather than an extreme high or low. The IV/HV ratio of 1.07 suggests implied volatility is only modestly above realized volatility, indicating options are not showing a major premium expansion. Overall, NVDA options appear fairly priced to slightly rich, but not expensive enough to be considered stretched. The Call/Put volume ratio is 1.93.
Large Trades
A long-volatility CALL+PUT combination with a net debit of $4.67 million was the largest displayed trade, consisting of bought 200.0 puts and bought 300.0 calls expiring March 19, 2027. Both legs were out of the money versus the $224.09 reference stock price, making this effectively a long strangle established for net premium outlay rather than income collection. Strategically, this trade expresses a large move expectation over a long-dated horizon, with the purchased put offering downside participation and the purchased call providing upside exposure, so the intent looks like a volatility-driven directional bet on a major future price swing rather than a simple one-sided view.
A synthetic long position with a net credit of $0.58 million was the other highlighted trade, built by selling 190.0 puts and buying 295.0 calls expiring June 17, 2027. Both strikes were out of the money relative to the current stock price, and the structure is explicitly bullish because the short put plus long call replicates long stock exposure while also bringing in upfront premium on a net-credit basis. The strategic intent here is a directional upside bet with efficient capital usage, suggesting the trader is comfortable taking downside assignment risk below 190.0 in exchange for financing part of the upside participation through the 295.0 calls.
Overall, large-trade sentiment in NVDA was clearly bullish, with total bullish flow of $31.21 million versus bearish flow of $8.81 million, leaving a net bullish difference of $22.41 million. The conclusion is decisively positive: despite the presence of hedging and volatility-focused activity, the broader tape was dominated by bullish structures such as synthetic longs, bull put spreads, bull call spreads, and multiple call purchases, indicating institutional positioning that leans toward further upside rather than defensive downside protection.
Strategy Reference
For bullish traders seeking to avoid the margin requirements of a naked put, a bull put spread such as selling the 190.0 put and buying a lower-strike put can define risk while still capitalizing on the strong support level implied by the synthetic long trade.
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