Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Baidu. Our analysis of options history for Baidu BIDU revealed 13 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 23% of traders were bullish, while 61% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 2 were puts, with a value of $125,935, and 11 were calls, valued at $584,035.
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 $70.0 to $100.0 for Baidu over the last 3 months.
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Baidu stands at 1118.5, with a total volume reaching 1,667.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Baidu, situated within the strike price corridor from $70.0 to $100.0, throughout the last 30 days.
Baidu Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview
Significant Options Trades Detected:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIDU | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/15/25 | $7.25 | $7.05 | $7.05 | $95.00 | $105.0K | 0 | 150 |
| BIDU | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $10.15 | $10.0 | $10.0 | $80.00 | $100.0K | 1.9K | 102 |
| BIDU | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $15.25 | $15.1 | $15.1 | $70.00 | $75.5K | 380 | 50 |
| BIDU | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 03/21/25 | $15.05 | $14.95 | $15.05 | $70.00 | $75.2K | 380 | 100 |
| BIDU | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 03/21/25 | $4.1 | $4.0 | $4.05 | $90.00 | $70.8K | 3.7K | 239 |
About Baidu
Baidu is the largest internet search engine in China with over 50% share of the search engine market in 2024 per web analytics firm, Statcounter. The firm generated 72% of core revenue from online marketing services from its search engine in 2023. Outside its search engine, Baidu is a technology-driven company and its other major growth initiatives are artificial intelligence cloud, video streaming services, voice recognition technology, and autonomous driving.
In light of the recent options history for Baidu, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
Baidu's Current Market Status
- With a trading volume of 1,701,293, the price of BIDU is down by -1.73%, reaching $82.85.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 55 days from now.
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