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TSLA

Tesla, Inc.Close $433.45EOD only
Max Pain
$425.00
Next expiry May 13, 2026
Expected Move
±$11.15
2.6% from close
Price Gap
-8.45
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
76
High premium
P/C OI
0.78
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
6.0/10
Bearish tilt
Published snapshot: May 12, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
May 12, 2026 close
TSLA Flow Report
Analysis based on market close May 13, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasBullish
Confirmation: Massive call buying at 450-455, low put/call ratio, positive net premium, GEX pinning
Invalidation: Break below 447.5 put strike or shift to negative net premium
Confidence:
8.5 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -0.5 spot 4.2% from MP; +1 VIX 18

Watch next session: 450 call strike; 447.5 put area

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$1.4B bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.47

P/C OI ratio: 0.76

TSLA sees heavy bullish call buying at 450-455 strikes with massive volume. Net premium strongly positive, GEX pinning. VIX at 18 but flow bullish. Bias bullish as long as spot holds above 447.5.

Notable Prints

#1
TSLA 2026-05-13 $447.50 Put
Vol: 109,180
OI: 822
Vol/OI: 132.8x
IV: 12.5%
Notional: ~$26.2M
Intent: hedging or bearish speculation
Dual read: could be part of collar

Read-through: put flow may cap upside

#2
TSLA 2026-05-13 $447.50 Call
Vol: 165,094
OI: 2,821
Vol/OI: 58.5x
IV: 6.5%
Notional: ~$660K
Intent: speculative gamma bet
Dual read: opening for pinning

Read-through: call buying supports pinning

#3
TSLA 2026-05-13 $445.00 Put
Vol: 139,874
OI: 2,600
Vol/OI: 53.8x
IV: 4.4%
Notional: ~$3.9M
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#4
TSLA 2026-05-15 $452.50 Put
Vol: 6,368
OI: 128
Vol/OI: 49.8x
IV: 49.7%
Notional: ~$7.7M
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

#5
TSLA 2026-05-13 $452.50 Call
Vol: 186,288
OI: 4,041
Vol/OI: 46.1x
IV: 13.3%
Notional: ~$186K
Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Massive call buying at 450, 452.5, 455 strikes (5/13 expiry)

Put additions: Heavy put buying at 447.5, 445 strikes, hedging downside

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX +447M, DEX +155M shares, both positive and consistent with bullish flow

OI clusters: Largest OI: 450C (15.7k), 445P (2.6k), 452.5C (4k), 447.5P (822 but new)

Hedging evidence: Robust put purchase at 447.5 (132x vol/OI) and 445 (54x) indicates hedging

Max pain context: Spot above MP; high put OI at 445-447.5 suggests pinning near these levels

Signal vs Noise

~Heavy call accumulation at 450+ strikes
~Massive put flow at 447.5 (132x vol/OI) signals hedging
~High VIX (18) adds noise but confidence remains high

Key Conclusions

📈Call buying at 450+ indicates strong bullish positioning; GEX positive.
⚠️Put flow at 447.5 suggests hedging; spot near key support.
Net premium +1.37B, low P/C ratios confirm institutional bullish bias.
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