Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish 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 992 extraordinary options activities for Tesla. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 43% leaning bullish and 41% bearish. Among these notable options, 464 are puts, totaling $48,476,907, and 528 are calls, amounting to $44,045,025.
Expected Price Movements
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 $960.0 for Tesla over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Trends
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 $5.0 to $960.0 in 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 | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/06/25 | $10.75 | $10.7 | $10.75 | $370.00 | $1.6M | 8.2K | 11.3K |
| TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/20/25 | $9.35 | $9.25 | $9.3 | $400.00 | $508.7K | 34.9K | 17.1K |
| TSLA | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/18/26 | $433.35 | $432.6 | $432.6 | $770.00 | $432.6K | 0 | 26 |
| TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/06/25 | $5.3 | $5.25 | $5.3 | $400.00 | $271.4K | 13.1K | 16.6K |
| TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/21/25 | $44.55 | $44.3 | $44.55 | $400.00 | $209.1K | 4.1K | 729 |
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.
Present Market Standing of Tesla
- Trading volume stands at 79,342,450, with TSLA's price down by -1.35%, positioned at $342.98.
- RSI indicators show the stock to be may be overbought.
- Earnings announcement expected in 68 days.
Professional Analyst Ratings for Tesla
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $356.4.
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