Investors Place High-Stakes Bets on Tesla Stock Options

Major investors have taken a noticeably bullish stance on Tesla.

Overview of Tesla Options History

Looking at the options history for Tesla, we detected 1000 trades. Breaking down the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that:

  • 45% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations
  • 40% with bearish expectations

Trade Volumes and Prices

From the overall spotted trades:

  • 259 are puts, for a total amount of $20,884,440
  • 741 are calls, for a total amount of $58,235,143

Price Target

Based on the trading activity, it appears that significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $5.0 to $910.0 for Tesla over the recent three months.

Insights into Volume and Open Interest

Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Tesla’s options at certain strike prices.

Tesla Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

A snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Tesla’s significant trades can be seen below.

Biggest Options Spotted

The following table highlights the biggest options spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Ask Bid Price Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
TSLA PUT SWEEP BULLISH 12/17/27 $149.4 $148.9 $149.13 $490.00 $625.8K 241 3
TSLA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/18/26 $86.5 $86.4 $86.5 $485.00 $380.6K 734 480
TSLA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/18/26 $86.5 $86.4 $86.5 $485.00 $371.9K 734 530
TSLA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/07/25 $12.05 $11.9 $11.9 $470.00 $357.0K 13.4K 72.2K
TSLA CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/28 $351.55 $350.1 $351.55 $140.00 $351.5K 98 497

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.

Tesla’s Current Market Status

  • With a trading volume of 67,550,656, the price of TSLA is up by 2.43%, reaching $467.67.
  • Current RSI values indicate that the stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings report is scheduled for 86 days from now.

Professional Analyst Ratings for Tesla

Over the past month, 5 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $385.2. Analysts’ ratings and target prices include:

  • An analyst from Barclays maintains an Equal-Weight rating on Tesla, with a target price of $350.
  • An analyst from Freedom Capital Markets upgrades its rating to Hold, with a revised price target of $406.
  • An analyst from Evercore ISI Group maintains an In-Line rating on Tesla, with a price target of $300.
  • An analyst from Melius Research revises its rating downward to Buy, adjusting the price target to $520.

Trading Options

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.