A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Alibaba Group Holding.
Looking at options history for Alibaba Group Holding BABA we detected 13 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 69% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 30% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $269,018 and 10, calls, for a total amount of $698,728.
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 $64.0 to $130.0 for Alibaba Group Holding over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Alibaba Group Holding options trades today is 5930.36 with a total volume of 5,481.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Alibaba Group Holding's big money trades within a strike price range of $64.0 to $130.0 over the last 30 days.
Alibaba Group Holding Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
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| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABA | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/16/22 | $90.00 | $236.0K | 22.5K | 2.0K |
| BABA | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/02/22 | $70.00 | $162.0K | 4.0K | 202 |
| BABA | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 11/25/22 | $120.00 | $143.2K | 44 | 34 |
| BABA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/02/22 | $75.00 | $76.0K | 904 | 507 |
| BABA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/21/23 | $105.00 | $49.8K | 128 | 1 |
Where Is Alibaba Group Holding Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 3,215,743, the price of BABA is up 1.87% at $77.41.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 92 days.
What The Experts Say On Alibaba Group Holding:
- UBS has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Alibaba Group Holding, which currently sits at a price target of $135.
- Benchmark has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Alibaba Group Holding, which currently sits at a price target of $180.
- HSBC has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Alibaba Group Holding, which currently sits at a price target of $124.
- Mizuho has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Alibaba Group Holding, which currently sits at a price target of $155.
- Truist Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Alibaba Group Holding, which currently sits at a price target of $125.
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