Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bearish approach towards Tesla TSLA, and it’s something market players shouldn’t ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in TSLA usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga’s options scanner highlighted 576 extraordinary options activities for Tesla. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 42% leaning bullish and 43% bearish. Among these notable options, 181 are puts, totaling $11,215,866, and 395 are calls, amounting to $28,983,249.
What’s The Price Target?
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $5.0 to $340.0 for Tesla over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In today’s trading context, the average open interest for options of Tesla stands at 5774.41, with a total volume reaching 4,290,680.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in Tesla, situated within the strike price corridor from $5.0 to $340.0, throughout the last 30 days.
Tesla Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days
Largest Options Trades Observed:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLA | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 04/04/25 | $11.35 | $11.25 | $11.25 | $270.00 | $230.6K | 5.1K | 5.1K |
| TSLA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 04/04/25 | $14.1 | $14.0 | $14.03 | $265.00 | $140.3K | 7.6K | 30.3K |
| TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/04/25 | $10.5 | $10.4 | $10.5 | $270.00 | $130.0K | 10.5K | 21.9K |
| TSLA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/16/25 | $18.1 | $18.0 | $18.05 | $250.00 | $124.5K | 9.1K | 492 |
| TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/04/25 | $11.15 | $11.05 | $11.12 | $270.00 | $123.3K | 10.5K | 23.7K |
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, which include 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. 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.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Tesla, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
Current Position of Tesla
- With a volume of 37,359,721, the price of TSLA is up 3.03% at $267.0.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 21 days.
What Analysts Are Saying About Tesla
A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $296.8.
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* Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Canaccord Genuity continues to hold a Buy rating for Tesla, targeting a price of $404.
* An analyst from Wells Fargo persists with their Underweight rating on Tesla, maintaining a target price of $130.
* An analyst from Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Tesla, which currently sits at a price target of $410.
* Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Baird keeps a Outperform rating on Tesla with a target price of $370.
* Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Guggenheim keeps a Sell rating on Tesla with a target price of $170.
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