Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Tesla. Our analysis of options history for Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) revealed 656 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 35% of traders were bullish, while 49% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 347 were puts, with a value of $20,066,486, and 309 were calls, valued at $25,320,578.
Projected Price Targets
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $220.0 to $960.0 for Tesla over the recent three months.
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Tesla’s options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Tesla’s substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $220.0 to $960.0 over the preceding 30 days.
Tesla Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 DaysBiggest Options Spotted:
Symbol
PUT/CALL
Trade Type
Sentiment
Exp. Date
Ask
Bid
Price
Strike Price
Total Trade Price
Open Interest
Volume
TSLA
CALL
SWEEP
BEARISH
12/17/27
$87.25
$87.2
$87.2
$700.00
$688.8K
12.8K
211
TSLA
CALL
SWEEP
NEUTRAL
12/18/26
$107.65
$107.3
$107.47
$430.00
$494.3K
1.5K
123
TSLA
CALL
SWEEP
NEUTRAL
01/16/26
$4.4
$4.35
$4.35
$545.00
$455.0K
1.8K
1.4K
TSLA
CALL
SWEEP
NEUTRAL
09/18/26
$149.9
$148.15
$149.07
$330.00
$432.2K
946
30
TSLA
CALL
SWEEP
BEARISH
12/18/26
$92.25
$91.95
$92.07
$470.00
$423.5K
2.3K
98
About Tesla
Tesla is a vertically integrated battery electric vehicle automaker and developer of real world artificial intelligence software, which includes autonomous driving and humanoid robots. The company has multiple vehicles in its fleet, which include luxury and midsize sedans, crossover SUVs, a light truck, and a semi truck. Tesla also plans to begin selling a sports car and offer a robotaxi service. Global deliveries in 2024 were a little below 1.8 million vehicles. The company sells batteries for stationary storage for residential and commercial properties including utilities and solar panels and solar roofs for energy generation. Tesla also owns a fast-charging network and an auto insurance business.
Having examined the options trading patterns of Tesla, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance
Where Is Tesla Standing Right Now?
Trading volume stands at 40,787,209, with TSLA’s price down by -3.68%, positioned at $438.27.
RSI indicators show the stock to be is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
Earnings announcement expected in 51 days.
What The Experts Say On Tesla
In the last month, 3 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $469.33.
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* An analyst from Mizuho has decided to maintain their Outperform rating on Tesla, which currently sits at a price target of $475.
* Reflecting concerns, an analyst from Morgan Stanley lowers its rating to Equal-Weight with a new price target of $425.
* An analyst from Stifel persists with their Buy rating on Tesla, maintaining a target price of $508.
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