Is the most actively traded Alibaba call option still within a reasonable range?

In the technical structure with the current stock price at 145 yuan, the market's call warrant structure shows distinct distribution characteristics. Technical coordinates indicate a reasonable activity range between 144.4 yuan and 156.2 yuan, with technical support in the region of 136.6 yuan to 144.4 yuan, and technical resistance in the region of 156.2 yuan to 166.2 yuan. Call warrants with exercise prices within this technical range fall under reasonable operational scope, while those outside this range are considered speculative bets.

Based on the strike price segmentation, market products show a significant out-of-the-money skew: 270 deep out-of-the-money (most numerous), 24 moderately out-of-the-money, 16 deep in-the-money, 15 near at-the-money, 3 in-the-money core products, and only 1 slightly in-the-money.

Slightly out-of-the-money (Efficiency and Elasticity): Strike price close to the current price, such as HKD 150.1, 1.2% out-of-the-money, above the technical support level (HKD 144.4), suitable for flexible trading when the underlying stock experiences minor fluctuations.

Near at-the-money (Breakthrough Core): Strike price near the technical resistance level (HKD 156.2), such as HKD 159.98, 7.9% out-of-the-money, serving as a tool for betting on breaking through resistance.

Moderately out-of-the-money (Target Betting)The strike price is close to 166.2 yuan, such as 168.98 yuan, out-of-the-money by 13.9%, requiring the underlying stock to break through resistance before realizing value, considered a mid-term target bet.

Deep out-of-the-money (Sentiment/Tail Risk): Strike price higher than 166.2 yuan, such as 185.1 yuan out-of-the-money by 24.8%, 199.98 yuan out-of-the-money by 34.8%, representing an emotional bet on extreme market conditions.

Deep In-the-Money (Trend/Alternative to Underlying Stock): Strike price below 136.6 yuan, such as 136 yuan, in-the-money by 8.3%, with limited current practicality.

Street distribution analysis reveals a clear market consensus tendency. The total street volume in the deeply out-of-the-money range reaches 7118.38 million shares, accounting for 87.4% of the total street volume, showing an extremely concentrated state. The average strike price in this range is 205.4 yuan, 49.2 yuan away from technical resistance and 57.1 yuan above the current price, indicating that the market is betting on an optimistic scenario far exceeding technical resistance. This high concentration reflects market sentiment but also brings significant structural risks.

In terms of trading distribution, the deeply out-of-the-money range tops with a turnover of 440,886 thousand yuan, followed by the moderately out-of-the-money range with 109,542 thousand yuan. There are as many as 266 waiting-type street products, of which 218 are concentrated in the deeply out-of-the-money range, showing that a large amount of capital is in a wait-and-see state. Operational funds are mainly active in the deeply out-of-the-money and moderately out-of-the-money ranges, while scenario-betting funds are highly concentrated in the deeply out-of-the-money range.

Competitiveness analysis of terms shows that the moderately out-of-the-money range has an average implied volatility of 43.30%, actual leverage of 8.25 times, technical space of 17.9 yuan, and structural efficiency of 2.085, presenting a relatively balanced match. Although the leverage near the at-the-money range reaches 10.45 times, the technical space is only 7.9 yuan, and structural efficiency of 0.237 indicates insufficient cost-to-space alignment. The deeply out-of-the-money range has an implied volatility as high as 46.95%, out-of-the-money degree of 38.48%, and relatively weak term competitiveness.

Observing representative products in different ranges, the moderately out-of-the-money range $SGALIBA@EC2604E.C (23237.HK)$ Strike price 160.1 yuan, near the at-the-money range $HSALIBA@EC2603A.C (13414.HK)$ Strike price 150.1 yuan, deep out-of-the-money range $JPALIBA@EC2608B.C (25101.HK)$ Strike price 185.1 yuan, although these products are somewhat representative, they all face the limitation of high implied volatility.

The current maximum structural risk is concentrated in the deep out-of-the-money range, with a street concentration as high as 87.4%. If the underlying stock fails to break through the resistance level, these deep out-of-the-money call warrants will face significant time decay risk. Although the mid-out-of-the-money range shows relatively matched technical space, the high implied volatility affects cost-effectiveness. Trading near the at-the-money range is relatively light, and liquidity risk needs attention.

In summary, the market focus is overly concentrated on out-of-the-money sentiment bets, with high structural risk and relatively scarce products within the technical range, reflecting that while market participants are optimistic about the future, the risk concentration is relatively high.

Selected products:

$BIALIBA@EC2608D.C (25993.HK)$

Strike price: 168.98 yuan

Expiration date: 2026-08-03

Actual leverage: 5.6 times

Recommendation reason: The medium-to-long term expiration date provides an ample time window; implied volatility of 46.19% is relatively stable, and a hedge value of 40% indicates reasonable risk control.

Applicable scenario: Conservative investors who are optimistic about Alibaba's mid-term breakthrough above the 156.2 yuan resistance level.

$CTALIBA@EC2606C.C (23718.HK)$

Strike price: 159.98 yuan

Maturity Date: 2026-06-22

Effective Leverage: 6.67x

Recommendation Reason: Close to par value (7.9%), implied volatility of 43.25% matches technical space, stable structure with street inventory at 6.49%.

Applicable Scenario: A low-cost holding tool during sideways price action or consolidation of the underlying stock.

$SGALIBA@EC2606C.C (23673.HK)$

Strike Price: 159.88 yuan

Maturity Date: 2026-06-22

Effective Leverage: 6.62x

Recommendation Reason: Ample market supply, suitable for investors with higher liquidity requirements.

Applicable Scenario: Relatively sufficient liquidity; useful for swing trading when testing resistance levels of the underlying stock.

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