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TSLA

Tesla, Inc.Close $423.70EOD only
Max Pain
$420.00
Next expiry Jun 5, 2026
Expected Move
±$12.52
3.0% from close
Price Gap
-3.70
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
48
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.72
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
8.5/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Jun 3, 2026 close
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Published Snapshot
Jun 3, 2026 close
TSLA Earnings Report
Analysis based on market close June 4, 2026

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Earnings Verdict

TSLA sees heavy call buying and pinning support ahead of July earnings.

Confidence:
9 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); +1 spot 0.4% from MP; +1 VIX 15
Most important: Massive unusual call flow at weekly strikes suggests bullish positioning.
🚀Heavy call buying at 417.5 and 420 suggests bullish bias.
⚠️Put activity at 382.5 (13.6x vol/OI) shows downside hedging.
📊Gamma pinning at $420, $425, $430 for near-term.

Regime Classification

Vol Regime
High
Gamma Regime
Pinning
Flow Regime
Bullish
Spot vs MP
At
Gamma flip: ~$300.00Approx — based on put OI concentration of 22,970 (28.3% below spot)

Earnings Overview

Next earnings: 2026-07-22 (48 days)explicit

Expected moves:

  • 2026-06-05 (1d): ±$8.18 (2.0%)
  • 2026-06-08 (4d): ±$12.62 (3.0%)
  • 2026-06-10 (6d): ±$17.82 (4.3%)

IV Setup

Term structure: Front-week IV ~34-35%, back-month ~37%; slight contango.

Crush estimate: No earnings crush until Jul 22; weekly IV crush post-expiration ~5-10%.

Skew: Put skew elevated at lower strikes (382.5 put IV 43.9%) indicating tail risk hedging.

Historical Context

Beat rate: 40% (2/5 quarters)

Avg move vs expected: Avg move 3.2% vs implied 4.5% (higher IV); limited data.

Directional bias: 40% beat rate; recent 2 beats followed by rallies.

Key Levels

1$300.00 gamma flip
2EM guardrails: 2d $410.28/$426.63; 1w $400.63/$436.28
3Max pain pins: $420 (2026-06-05); $425 (2026-06-08); $430 (2026-06-10)

Flow Highlights

417.5 Call: 46.9x vol/OI (45,990 vol vs 980 OI).

Aggressive near-term bullish bet.

420 & 425 Calls: over 200k combined vol, 12k OI.

Institutional scaling for gamma pinning.

382.5 Put: 13.6x vol/OI (1,493 vol vs 110 OI).

Hedging against downside tail risk.

Strategies

Bull Call Spread
Buy 2026-08-21 $420.00/$425.00 call spread
Debit: $2.00-$2.45
Max loss: $2.45
Max gain: $2.55
BE: $422.45
Trigger: Exit at 50% max gain or if TSLA drops below invalidation level $388.
Heavy call buying and bullish bias with low near-term event risk.
Outperforms: Captures upside from expected rally while capping cost and risk.
Underperforms: Loss of support weakens upside continuation thesis.
Long Strangle
Buy 2026-08-21 $390.00 put + buy $420.00 call
Debit: $53.89-$65.86
Max loss: $65.86
Max gain: Unlimited
BE: 324.14 / 485.86
Trigger: Hold through earnings; close if IV crushes or move materializes early.
Cheaper than straddle, suitable for expected earnings move without directional bias.
Outperforms: Profits from large move in either direction with lower upfront cost.
Underperforms: Insufficient realized move reduces long-strangle edge.

Risk Assessment

!Gamma flip risk if spot drops below $300 (put wall), but far from current.
!Earnings overhang 48 days out, low near-term event risk.
!Weekly IV crush post-expiry may pressure option longs.

What to Watch

?Weekly max pain pinning zones: $420, $425, $430.
?Continue monitoring unusual flow at 417.5 and 420 strikes.
?Spot vs $420 resistance; break above opens $430.
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