Looking At Alibaba Group Holding's Recent Unusual Options Activity

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Alibaba Group Holding.

Looking at options history for Alibaba Group Holding BABA we detected 51 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 47% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 52% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 10 are puts, for a total amount of $922,107 and 41, calls, for a total amount of $2,933,390.

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 $35.0 to $180.0 for Alibaba Group Holding 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 Alibaba Group Holding'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 Alibaba Group Holding's whale trades within a strike price range from $35.0 to $180.0 in the last 30 days.

Alibaba Group Holding Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
BABA CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 08/18/23 $90.00 $385.3K 29.5K 2.3K
BABA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/18/23 $70.00 $234.6K 931 630
BABA CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/21/23 $90.00 $205.0K 31.8K 1.4K
BABA CALL TRADE BEARISH 08/18/23 $70.00 $200.3K 931 258
BABA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/18/23 $70.00 $193.5K 931 526

Where Is Alibaba Group Holding Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 9,564,181, the price of BABA is up 0.27% at $92.34.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 14 days.

What The Experts Say On Alibaba Group Holding:

  • Bernstein downgraded its action to Market Perform with a price target of $98
  • Benchmark downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $180
  • Baird downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $115
  • B of A Securities has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Alibaba Group Holding, which currently sits at a price target of $137.

Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.

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