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Tesla, Inc.Close $404.11EOD only

Max Pain

$417.50

Next expiry May 20, 2026

Expected Move

±$8.10

2.0% from close

Price Gap

+13.39

Distance to max pain

IV Rank

Middle-high premium

P/C OI

0.76

Slightly call-heavy

Consensus

8.0/10

Bullish tilt

Published snapshot: May 19, 2026 close

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Published Snapshot

May 19, 2026 close

TSLA Flow Report

Analysis based on market close May 15, 2026

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Flow Verdict

Confidence:

8.5 / 10

base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); +0.5 VIX 18

Watch next session: $422.5 put wall; $427.5 resistance

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$3.0M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.64

P/C OI ratio: 0.76

Bullish flow with 0.64 put/call vol ratio, +$3M net premium, pinning gamma. Large put volume at $425/$422.5 (expiring today) suggests hedging, not reversal. Spot likely pinned $425-430.

Notable Prints

TSLA 2026-05-22 $160.00 Put

Vol: 26,911

OI: 503

Vol/OI: 53.5x

IV: 187.5%

Notional: ~$27K

Intent: Bearish hedge or speculation

Dual read: Possible short put if sold

Read-through: Deep OTM puts with extreme IV signal fear of large drop

TSLA 2026-05-18 $425.00 Call

Vol: 33,426

OI: 805

Vol/OI: 41.5x

IV: 29.5%

Notional: ~$12.9M

Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

TSLA 2026-05-15 $422.50 Put

Vol: 134,302

OI: 3,271

Vol/OI: 41.1x

IV: 6.3%

Notional: ~$8.1M

Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

TSLA 2026-05-18 $422.50 Call

Vol: 9,449

OI: 240

Vol/OI: 39.4x

IV: 29.1%

Notional: ~$4.7M

Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

TSLA 2026-05-20 $427.50 Call

Vol: 4,093

OI: 112

Vol/OI: 36.5x

IV: 39.5%

Notional: ~$2.5M

Intent: Unclear flow intent

Read-through: Needs contextual interpretation.

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Aggressive call buying at 427.5 and 425 for 5/15-5/18; OI building.

Put additions: Large puts at 422.5-427.5 near-the-money and far OTM 160/200 (hedging).

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX +$150M, DEX +141M shares, both bullish aligned with flow.

OI clusters: Highest OI at 425 and 427.5; ~21k puts below spot.

Hedging evidence: Far OTM puts (160,200) and near-the-money puts indicate downside protection/collars.

Max pain context: Spot above max pain; positive gamma supports pinning near 427.5.

Signal vs Noise

~High vol/oi on 427.5 calls and 425/427.5 puts – real new positions.

~Far OTM puts (160,200) likely institutional hedging, not noise.

~Net premium +$3M and bullish regime signal genuine institutional bullish bias.

Key Conclusions

📈Bullish call sweep at 427.5 (219k vol) signals institutional upside conviction.

🛡️Hedging evident: far OTM puts (160,200) and near-the-money puts suggest downside protection.

⚖️Spot above max pain with positive gamma; potential pinning near 427.5.

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