Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Baidu. Our analysis of options history for Baidu BIDU revealed 85 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 30% of traders were bullish, while 56% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 6 were puts, with a value of $379,837, and 79 were calls, valued at $5,968,898.
Projected Price Targets
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $60.0 and $170.0 for Baidu, spanning the last three months.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of Baidu stands at 1958.74, with a total volume reaching 33,919.00. 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 $60.0 to $170.0, throughout the last 30 days.
Baidu 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
Noteworthy Options Activity:
| 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 | $10.25 | $9.9 | $10.0 | $100.00 | $998.0K | 2.9K | 1.0K |
| BIDU | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $18.65 | $18.55 | $18.55 | $80.00 | $371.0K | 1.6K | 205 |
| BIDU | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $27.9 | $26.25 | $26.6 | $90.00 | $266.0K | 645 | 129 |
| BIDU | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/16/26 | $22.8 | $22.2 | $22.5 | $85.00 | $112.4K | 510 | 57 |
| BIDU | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 04/17/25 | $10.0 | $9.45 | $9.93 | $90.00 | $99.3K | 1.2K | 431 |
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.
Present Market Standing of Baidu
- With a trading volume of 5,480,640, the price of BIDU is up by 4.6%, reaching $93.55.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 6 days from now.
Professional Analyst Ratings for Baidu
2 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $112.5.
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