Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on Baidu. Our analysis of options history for Baidu BIDU revealed 17 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 52% of traders were bullish, while 41% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 3 were puts, with a value of $133,000, and 14 were calls, valued at $658,864.
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 $65.0 to $120.0 for Baidu during the past quarter.
Volume & Open Interest Development
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Baidu's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Baidu's significant trades, within a strike price range of $65.0 to $120.0, over the past month.
Baidu Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Noteworthy Options Activity:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIDU | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/18/26 | $20.9 | $20.35 | $20.9 | $95.00 | $154.6K | 96 | 74 |
| BIDU | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $24.25 | $23.55 | $24.25 | $100.00 | $72.7K | 106 | 0 |
| BIDU | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/21/25 | $23.0 | $22.65 | $22.86 | $65.00 | $68.6K | 161 | 0 |
| BIDU | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $27.95 | $27.8 | $27.8 | $80.00 | $55.6K | 238 | 40 |
| BIDU | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $23.35 | $22.7 | $22.7 | $90.00 | $52.2K | 792 | 25 |
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.
Present Market Standing of Baidu
- Trading volume stands at 1,703,705, with BIDU's price up by 0.99%, positioned at $88.74.
- RSI indicators show the stock to be is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Earnings announcement expected in 79 days.
What Analysts Are Saying About Baidu
Over the past month, 3 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $110.0.
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