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TSLA

Tesla, Inc.Close $386.42EOD only
Max Pain
$380.00
Next expiry Apr 24, 2026
Expected Move
±$22.65
5.9% from close
Price Gap
-6.42
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
34
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
0.76
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
6.0/10
Range bias
Published snapshot: Apr 21, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
Apr 21, 2026 close
TSLA Flow Report
Analysis based on market close April 22, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasBullish
Confirmation: Positive GEX (+$87M), bull flow, pinning regime, heavy call prints (4/24 390/392.5) and spot above MP support bullish skew.
Invalidation: Concentrated large short-dated put prints (315/332.5/390) and rising IV could push spot below MP or trigger gamma flip at ~300-310, negating pinning.
Confidence:
9 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); +0.5 spot 1.3% from MP; +0.5 VIX 19

Watch next session: Spot vs mid‑price movement around MP; Net GEX change and gamma_flip drift; IV direction on short-dated puts; Unusual put prints and delta hedging

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$76.7M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.80

P/C OI ratio: 0.77

Flow is dominantly bullish/pinning: sizeable positive GEX and heavy call flow support upside; monitor concentrated short-dated puts and IV for risk of a downside flip near the ~300–310 gamma level.

Notable Prints

#1
TSLA 2026-04-27 $315.00 Put
Vol: 4,049
OI: 143
Vol/OI: 28.3x
IV: 72.8%
Notional: ~$61K
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#2
TSLA 2026-04-27 $390.00 Put
Vol: 8,693
OI: 747
Vol/OI: 11.6x
IV: 57.4%
Notional: ~$11.0M
Intent: Near-term downside hedge or spread leg
Dual read: Protective put vs bearish leg of structure

Read-through: Notable put flow at ~390 adds downside sensitivity

#3
TSLA 2026-04-24 $422.50 Put
Vol: 3,650
OI: 343
Vol/OI: 10.6x
IV: 75.1%
Notional: ~$13.1M
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#4
TSLA 2026-04-24 $392.50 Call
Vol: 32,686
OI: 3,130
Vol/OI: 10.4x
IV: 74.5%
Notional: ~$26.7M
Intent: Upside call accumulation
Dual read: Directional bet or spread leg for larger structure

Read-through: Reinforces short-dated upside demand

#5
TSLA 2026-04-24 $515.00 Call
Vol: 9,061
OI: 916
Vol/OI: 9.9x
IV: 117.2%
Notional: ~$45K
Intent: Low-cost far OTM upside lottery
Dual read: Pure lottery ticket vs volatility arbitrage

Read-through: Tail upside interest, limited delta impact

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Concentrated short‑dated call flow centered ~390–392.5 with additional speculative interest at higher strikes (~515).

Put additions: Notable near‑term put prints at 332.5 and 315, suggesting downside protection or speculative hedges below spot.

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX ~+$87M and DEX ~+123M are consistent with a modest bullish/pinning tilt around the 390–392.5 area, though confidence is moderate.

OI clusters: Largest OI clusters at 390–392.5 calls (multi‑k OI) and puts clustered at 332.5 and 315 beneath spot.

Hedging evidence: Elevated put OI and higher IV on puts point to protective hedging/collar activity; short‑call flow implies some short‑call delta hedging by sellers.

Max pain context: Max‑pain concentrations sit near 390–392.5; price may gravitate there into expiry but this is a probabilistic outcome, not a certainty.

Signal vs Noise

~Real: multi‑contract call blocks at 390–392.5 driving positive GEX and short‑gamma pinning potential.
~Real: concentrated put OI at 332.5/315 indicates downside torque if price breaches those levels.
~Noise: scattered small prints and far‑OTM single contracts likely non‑directional.

Key Conclusions

📌Flow and GEX/DEX imply elevated probability of pinning pressure around 390–392.5 into expiry; confidence moderate.
⚠️Protective put clusters at 332.5 and 315 highlight downside risk if price breaks those levels; treat as scenario risk, not certainty.
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