Tesla Options Spot-On: On May 14th, 2.5 Million Contracts Were Traded, With 7.45 Million Open Interest
On May 14th ET, $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ had active options trading, with a total trading volume of 2.5 million options for the day, of which put options accounted for 31.93% of the total transactions, and call options accounted for 68.07%.
It shows that as of the close of the day, the open interest of $Tesla (TSLA.US)$, indicating options positions have not been closed, totaled about 7.45 million contracts, which was 105.45% of the average of the past 30 trading days.
When $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ was trading at $447.20, the call option with $452.50 of strike price expiring on May 15th,2026 transacted 2,481 contracts. It ranked first among $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ unusual option trades of the day and reflected $1.17 million turnover.
Additionally, in terms of the total trading volume for the day, the most active option contract of $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ achieved 177.66K volume and closed at $2.89.
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Notes:
Selection criteria of underlying assets
Select the top 70 stocks based on options volume on trading day.
Publication time of the article
The article will be published after the options trading hours.
The ratio of current and 30-day average (OR DoD ratio)
Volume/30-Day Average Volume (OR Total Volume DoD) and OI/30-Day Average OI (OR OI DoD) reflect the changes in overall options activities compared to the past.
Open interest distribution chart
The chart shows the cumulative distribution of open interest of all expiration dates per different strike prices. 10 strike prices that are closest to the current underlying price are presented. The chart conveys the market views of the future underlying price.
Unusual Options Trades
Options trades with a size of more than 1,000 contracts will be marked as unusual trades.
Unusual Options Trades and Active Options Contracts are presented in descending order in terms of trading volume.
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