Financiers with a great deal of cash to invest have actually taken a bearish position on Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU).
And retail traders need to understand.
We saw this today when the trade convention up on openly offered choices history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are organizations or simply rich people, we do not understand. However when something this huge occurs with BIDU, it typically indicates someone understands something will occur.
So how do we understand what these financiers simply did?
Today, Benzinga’s choices scanner identified 8 unusual choices trades for Baidu.
This isn’t regular.
The general belief of these big-money traders is divided in between 25% bullish and 50%, bearish.
Out of all of the unique choices we revealed, 4 are puts, for an overall quantity of $160,088, and 4 are calls, for an overall quantity of $164,124.
What’s The Rate Target?
Evaluating the Volume and Open Interest in these agreements, it appears that the huge gamers have actually been considering a cost window from $123.0 to $135.0 for Baidu throughout the previous quarter.
Volume & & Open Interest Trends
In regards to liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Baidu choices trades today is 1186.86 with an overall volume of 1,342.00.
In the following chart, we have the ability to follow the advancement of volume and open interest of call and put choices for Baidu’s huge cash trades within a strike cost variety of $123.0 to $135.0 over the last thirty days.
Baidu 30-Day Choice Volume & & Interest Picture
Noteworthy Options Activity:
| Sign | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Belief | Exp. Date | Ask | Quote | Rate | Strike Rate | Overall Trade Rate | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIDU | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 03/20/26 | $ 12.45 | $ 11.65 | $ 12.05 | $ 130.00 | $ 60.2 K | 1.3 K | 100 |
| BIDU | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/12/25 | $ 0.69 | $ 0.55 | $ 0.68 | $ 128.00 | $ 48.2 K | 237 | 710 |
| BIDU | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/20/26 | $ 11.9 | $ 11.1 | $ 11.35 | $ 130.00 | $ 46.5 K | 2.5 K | 50 |
| BIDU | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 03/20/26 | $ 11.25 | $ 10.75 | $ 11.0 | $ 130.00 | $ 44.0 K | 2.5 K | 109 |
| BIDU | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $ 7.9 | $ 7.5 | $ 7.9 | $ 130.00 | $ 38.7 K | 1.6 K | 49 |
About Baidu
Baidu is the biggest web online search engine in China with over 50% share of the online search engine market in 2024 per web analytics company, Statcounter. The company produced 70% of core income from internet marketing services from its online search engine in 2024. Outside its online search engine, Baidu is a technology-driven business and its other significant development efforts are expert system cloud, video streaming services, voice acknowledgment innovation, and self-governing driving.
Having actually analyzed the choices trading patterns of Baidu, our attention now turns straight to the business. This shift enables us to look into its present market position and efficiency
Present Position of Baidu
- Presently trading with a volume of 526,723, the BIDU’s cost is down by -1.78%, now at $126.03.
- RSI readings recommend the stock is presently might be approaching overbought.
- Expected profits release remains in 67 days.
Professional Viewpoints on Baidu
Over the previous month, 5 market experts have actually shared their insights on this stock, proposing a typical target cost of $146.2.
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* An expert from Morgan Stanley has actually chosen to keep their Equal-Weight score on Baidu, which presently sits at a cost target of $130.
* An expert from Goldman Sachs continues with their Buy score on Baidu, keeping a target cost of $155.
* An expert from Standard continues with their Buy score on Baidu, keeping a target cost of $158.
* In a favorable relocation, an expert from JP Morgan has actually updated their score to Obese and changed the cost target to $188.
* An expert from Barclays has actually chosen to keep their Equal-Weight score on Baidu, which presently sits at a cost target of $100.
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