20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"
Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.
A whale with a lot of money to spend (and possibly insider knowledge) has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Tesla.
Looking at options history for Tesla(NASDAQ:TSLA) we detected 1000 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 42.6% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 57.4% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 134 are puts, for a total amount of $13,413,656 and 866, calls, for a total amount of $141,720,702.
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 $300.0 to $1800.0 for Tesla over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Tesla's options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Tesla's whale activity within a strike price range from $300.0 to $1800.0 in the last 30 days.
Tesla Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/19/21 | $1100.00 | $383.4K | 2.8K | 7.9K |
| TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/19/21 | $1100.00 | $333.3K | 2.8K | 7.3K |
| TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 11/19/21 | $1100.00 | $279.5K | 2.8K | 7.6K |
| TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/19/21 | $1100.00 | $265.0K | 2.8K | 8.0K |
| TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/29/21 | $1000.00 | $157.8K | 18.4K | 139.4K |
Where Is Tesla Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 25,855,594, the price of TSLA is up 6.86% at $972.09.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 93 days.
What The Experts Say On Tesla:
- Roth Capital has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Tesla, which currently sits at a price target of $250.0.
- Mizuho has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Tesla, which currently sits at a price target of $950.0.
- RBC Capital has decided to maintain their Sector Perform rating on Tesla, which currently sits at a price target of $800.0.
- Canaccord Genuity has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Tesla, which currently sits at a price target of $940.0.
- Barclays has decided to maintain their Underweight rating on Tesla, which currently sits at a price target of $300.0.
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.
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20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"
Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.
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