Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Alibaba Gr Hldgs BABA.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades 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 BABA, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 99 uncommon options trades for Alibaba Gr Hldgs.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 45% bullish and 36%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 17 are puts, for a total amount of $738,519, and 82 are calls, for a total amount of $5,061,501.
Projected Price Targets
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $55.0 to $170.0 for Alibaba Gr Hldgs over the recent three months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Alibaba Gr Hldgs options trades today is 8537.56 with a total volume of 70,186.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Alibaba Gr Hldgs's big money trades within a strike price range of $55.0 to $170.0 over the last 30 days.
Alibaba Gr Hldgs 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
Significant Options Trades Detected:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/17/25 | $26.95 | $26.85 | $26.85 | $75.00 | $268.5K | 912 | 305 |
| BABA | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $8.5 | $8.15 | $8.45 | $170.00 | $253.5K | 3.5K | 300 |
| BABA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/21/25 | $1.1 | $1.09 | $1.1 | $115.00 | $116.4K | 13.0K | 1.9K |
| BABA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $2.3 | $2.24 | $2.25 | $140.00 | $104.6K | 10.6K | 510 |
| BABA | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/18/26 | $24.45 | $24.1 | $24.35 | $100.00 | $97.4K | 3.0K | 40 |
About Alibaba Gr Hldgs
Alibaba is the world's largest online and mobile commerce company as measured by gross merchandise volume. It operates China's online marketplaces, including Taobao (consumer-to-consumer) and Tmall (business-to-consumer). The China commerce retail division is the most valuable cash flow-generating business at Alibaba. Additional revenue sources include China commerce wholesale, international commerce retail/wholesale, local consumer services, cloud computing, digital media and entertainment platforms, Cainiao logistics services, and innovation initiatives/other.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Alibaba Gr Hldgs, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Alibaba Gr Hldgs's Current Market Status
- Trading volume stands at 8,346,297, with BABA's price up by 1.47%, positioned at $100.74.
- RSI indicators show the stock to be may be overbought.
- Earnings announcement expected in 12 days.
Professional Analyst Ratings for Alibaba Gr Hldgs
In the last month, 1 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $138.0.
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