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Something extraordinary crossed my radar yesterday that made me stop everything and take a closer look…
Tesla (TSLA) saw millions of dollars in call options flow through the market — and I’m talking about strikes that would make your head spin.
This isn’t your typical retail speculation. We’re looking at institutional-level positioning that suggests someone has serious conviction about Tesla’s trajectory over the next year or two. The numbers are staggering when you break them down.
The Mind-Blowing Numbers
I spotted 16,000 calls positioned at $600 strikes extending into December. Think about that for a moment — each contract is running about $1,200, which means someone just dropped nearly $20 million on this single strike alone.
But it gets even more interesting…
There are 9,000 contracts up at the $700 level, and 15,000 positioned at $800 strikes. These aren’t small bets — they represent serious capital allocation from someone who clearly believes Tesla is heading much higher.
Here’s what really caught my attention: 40,000 contracts stacked up at $960 strikes. That’s more than double Tesla’s current trading price around $445.
You don’t see positioning like this every day.
What This Really Means
Look, you can’t just create options contracts out of thin air. Every contract requires a buyer and a seller, and while market makers facilitate these trades, they’re not holding onto this kind of exposure long-term. This suggests real conviction behind these positions.
The timeline extending through January 2026 tells us this isn’t about upcoming earnings or some short-term catalyst. Someone is making a long-term bet on Tesla’s ability to reach these extreme price levels over the next one to two years.
Whether it’s autonomous driving breakthroughs, energy storage expansion, or something else entirely, the options flow suggests institutional players see significant upside potential that the current stock price doesn’t reflect.
I’m not saying Tesla will hit $960 — that would require everything going perfectly. But when you see this kind of positioning, especially with millions in premium being spent, it’s worth paying attention to what might drive that kind of conviction.
Keep Tesla on your radar.
This level of options activity often precedes significant moves, and the smart money seems to be positioning for something big. Maybe pick up a few shares of TSLL — a 2x ETF that tracks TSLA — if you want in on the fun without going big.
It’s trading just under $21 a share right now — just know going in that leveraged ETFs like this can MOVE.
Jeffry Turnmire
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