BY MARK SEBASTIAN
April 23, 2025
Hey Traders,
Last night, Hannah and I walked through how we are approaching TSLA earnings.
I started by showing everyone this graphic:
I want to point out a couple of things.
There were more puts sold than there were puts bought by almost 40k contracts – that’s not a small number.
In trading these puts, traders pocketed over 62 million dollars in premium.
Call buying was just the opposite; traders bought 40k more calls than they sold. Again, that’s a big number.
When we add everything together … traders net sold almost 50 million dollars and got long 2.1 million deltas (shares of TSLA) using options.
This positioning reflected a bullish stance, but more of a “this stock is not going to drop” approach to earnings.
This type of positioning is something we are going to be weaving into 0DTE in the coming days. Stay tuned … we have something fun coming.
I’ll be looking at TSLA first thing today … so make sure to join me and my team live at 10 a.m. ET – I am guiding you through this mess every day.
Let’s Recap Yesterday’s Trade
No trade but I wish I did a super overnight. I like the market up this week.
…Today’s Outlook
Between TSLA earnings and Trump not firing Powell, we have a recipe to retest 5400 this week. It might be today.
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Your Only Option,
Mark Sebastian
Mark Sebastian
Founder & CEO, Option Pit
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