Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Tesla. An analysis of the company’s options history revealed 915 unusual trades, providing insight into the market’s sentiment.
Trading Activity Breakdown
- 42% of traders were bullish, while 43% showed bearish tendencies.
- 268 puts were traded, with a value of $22,706,654.
- 647 calls were traded, valued at $49,669,993.
Expected Price Movements
After evaluating trading volumes and Open Interest, it’s evident that major market movers are focusing on a price band between $250.0 and $960.0 for Tesla, spanning the last three months.
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock. This data can help track the liquidity and interest for Tesla’s options for a given strike price.
Tesla 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
The evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts for all of Tesla’s whale activity within a strike price range from $250.0 to $960.0 in the last 30 days is as follows:
Noteworthy Options Activity:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/19/25 | $10.95 | $10.9 | $10.95 | $415.00 | $590.2K | 8.5K | 10.5K |
| TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/19/25 | $3.95 | $3.85 | $3.86 | $430.00 | $430.6K | 16.6K | 110.5K |
| TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/19/25 | $3.6 | $3.5 | $3.6 | $430.00 | $359.7K | 16.6K | 108.4K |
| TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/26/25 | $10.55 | $10.4 | $10.45 | $430.00 | $123.0K | 9.8K | 17.2K |
| TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/19/25 | $5.95 | $5.85 | $5.91 | $425.00 | $100.1K | 17.3K | 47.8K |
About Tesla
Tesla is a vertically integrated battery electric vehicle automaker and developer of autonomous driving software. The company has multiple vehicles in its fleet, including luxury and midsize sedans, crossover SUVs, a light truck, and a semi-truck. Tesla also plans to begin selling more affordable vehicles, a sports car, and offer a robotaxi service.
Present Market Standing of Tesla
- With a volume of 54,717,407, the price of TSLA is down -0.16% at $425.18.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 34 days.
What Analysts Are Saying About Tesla
In the last month, 2 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $447.5.
- An analyst from Wedbush lowers its rating to Outperform with a new price target of $500.
- An analyst from Goldman Sachs has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Tesla, which currently sits at a price target of $395.
Options Trading Considerations
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.