Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on GDS Holdings GDS.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the positions showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with GDS, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 11 options trades for GDS Holdings.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 63% bullish and 27%, bearish.
Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $41,475, and 10, calls, for a total amount of $700,756.
What's The Price Target?
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $20.0 to $31.0 for GDS Holdings during the past quarter.
Volume & Open Interest Development
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for GDS Holdings'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 GDS Holdings's whale activity within a strike price range from $20.0 to $31.0 in the last 30 days.
GDS Holdings Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/19/25 | $4.3 | $3.9 | $4.2 | $31.00 | $211.6K | 31 | 428 |
| GDS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/21/25 | $3.1 | $2.9 | $2.9 | $22.00 | $81.2K | 1.2K | 457 |
| GDS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/21/25 | $4.2 | $3.8 | $4.2 | $20.00 | $80.6K | 843 | 192 |
| GDS | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 02/21/25 | $2.0 | $1.9 | $1.9 | $24.00 | $67.4K | 183 | 915 |
| GDS | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/21/25 | $4.2 | $3.2 | $4.2 | $20.00 | $58.8K | 843 | 614 |
About GDS Holdings
GDS Holdings started as an IT service provider in 2001 then moved to the data center business with its first self-developed data center opening in 2010. The company now develops and operates data centers in China and also builds, operates and transfers data centers for other clients. It offers colocation and managed services and mainly targets hyperscale cloud service customers who take large areas of its data centers or even whole data centers under long-term contracts. It has aggressively raised capital over the past four years for expansion. Its data centers are located predominantly in and around the Tier 1 cities in China and it has also started an expanding into Southeast Asia. GDS listed on the Nasdaq in 2016 and completed a secondary listing in Hong Kong in 2020.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with GDS Holdings, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Current Position of GDS Holdings
- Currently trading with a volume of 1,359,634, the GDS's price is up by 7.76%, now at $23.66.
- RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching overbought.
- Anticipated earnings release is in 55 days.
Professional Analyst Ratings for GDS Holdings
In the last month, 2 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $30.5.
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