What is BABA's IV rank?

At the close on Sep 28, 2026, BABA's IV rank was 20 with 30-day implied volatility of 37.0%. IV sits 20% of the way from its one-year low to its one-year high. Its IV percentile was 8: IV is higher than 8% of the past year's readings.

What is the expected move for BABA?

Based on the close on Sep 28, 2026, options expiring Oct 30, 2026 priced a one standard deviation move of $11.95 (11.0%), a range of $96.81 to $120.71. Roughly two times in three, the stock would finish inside that range if the options are priced fairly.

Which option screens have trades on BABA?

At the close on Sep 28, 2026, these OptionClaws preset screens had passing trades on BABA: Bear Put Spreads Below the 200-Day (19), Married Put Protection (9), Long Call Butterflies for Pinning (8). Open a screen in the app to see the individual trades, refreshed intraday.

Is BABA option volume above average?

On Sep 28, 2026, BABA option volume was 0.5x its average, much quieter than usual.

BABA options: IV rank, expected move and trade screens

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd

As of the close on Sep 28, 2026. In the app, data is refreshed intraday.

BABA closed at $108.76 on Sep 28, 2026 with 30-day implied volatility of 37.0%. That is near the bottom of its one-year range (IV rank 20), so options on BABA are cheap compared with its own recent history. Measured by IV percentile, IV is higher than 8% of the past year's readings. Options expiring Oct 30 (32 days out) price a one standard deviation move of about $11.95, or 11.0%.

The price is below both its 50-day (-7.7%) and 200-day (-17.8%) moving averages. It is 42.6% below its 52-week high and 14.7% above its 52-week low. The 14-day RSI of 40.2 is between 30 and 70, neither overbought nor oversold. The 14-day average true range is $3.16, about 2.9% of the price, a measure of a typical day's range.

Option volume at the close (54.3K contracts) was 0.5x its average, much quieter than usual. A beta of 1.28 means BABA has tended to move about 1.3 times as much as the broad market. 3 of our preset screens found trades on BABA at the close, led by Bear Put Spreads Below the 200-Day with 19 trades.

BABA stats at the close

Price: $108.76; Market cap $25.3B
Implied volatility: 37.0%; 30-day, at the money
IV rank: 20; IV sits 20% of the way from its one-year low to its one-year high.
IV percentile: 8; IV is higher than 8% of the past year's readings.
ATR (14-day): $3.16; 2.9% of the price on a typical day
RSI (14-day): 40.2; Between 30 and 70, neutral
52-week range: -42.6% from high; +14.7% from the 52-week low
Moving averages: -7.7% vs 50-day; -17.8% vs the 200-day
Beta: 1.28; Sensitivity to the broad market
Option volume: 0.5x avg; 54.3K contracts vs 108K average

BABA expected move by expiration

Expected move = price x at-the-money IV x the square root of (days to expiration / 365), a one standard deviation range. The straddle is the at-the-money call plus put, the market's own price for a move. Compare expected moves across stocks.

Expiration	IV	Expected move	1 SD range	Straddle
Oct 2, 20264 days	39.9%	±$4.54 (4.2%)	$104.22 to $113.30	$3.63
Oct 30, 202632 days	37.1%	±$11.95 (11.0%)	$96.81 to $120.71	$9.52
Nov 20, 202653 days	41.7%	±$17.30 (15.9%)	$91.46 to $126.06	$13.83
Dec 18, 202681 days	41.6%	±$21.33 (19.6%)	$87.43 to $130.09	$17.00

Each expiration has its own implied volatility, and short-dated IV reacts more to near-term events, so the nearest expiration can differ a lot from the 30-day figure.

Trades that pass our screens as of the close

Counts and ranges for BABA from our preset scans at the last close. Open a preset in the app to see each trade with its strikes, prices, and risk, refreshed intraday. Income strategies show annualized return; the rest show return on risk.

Bear Put Spreads Below the 200-Day

Bear Put Spread

19 trades pass on BABA

Return on risk: 48.2% to 390.8%
Probability of profit: 30.6% to 68.1%

Bear put spread screener

Married Put Protection

Married Put

9 trades pass on BABA

Probability of profit: 34.7% to 44.2%

Married put screener

Long Call Butterflies for Pinning

Call Butterfly

8 trades pass on BABA

Return on risk: 131.2% to 1,000%+
Probability of profit: 10.1% to 100.0%

Butterfly spread screener

BABA options FAQ

What is BABA's IV rank?: At the close on Sep 28, 2026, BABA's IV rank was 20 with 30-day implied volatility of 37.0%. IV sits 20% of the way from its one-year low to its one-year high. Its IV percentile was 8: IV is higher than 8% of the past year's readings.
What is the expected move for BABA?: Based on the close on Sep 28, 2026, options expiring Oct 30, 2026 priced a one standard deviation move of $11.95 (11.0%), a range of $96.81 to $120.71. Roughly two times in three, the stock would finish inside that range if the options are priced fairly.
Which option screens have trades on BABA?: At the close on Sep 28, 2026, these OptionClaws preset screens had passing trades on BABA: Bear Put Spreads Below the 200-Day (19), Married Put Protection (9), Long Call Butterflies for Pinning (8). Open a screen in the app to see the individual trades, refreshed intraday.
Is BABA option volume above average?: On Sep 28, 2026, BABA option volume was 0.5x its average, much quieter than usual.

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