Options hedging in TSLA has hit a two-year high ahead of its earnings print. Traders are paying up for downside protection with short interest sitting at just 3% of free float — bearish conviction is coming through options, not shares.
META tells a different story. Bulls are leaning long into the print. Short interest is a lean 1.6% of free float. Options sentiment has tilted bullish, with traders piling into calls ahead of results.
GOOGL reports this week with a $2 trillion market cap on the line. Short interest is minimal at 1.5% of free float. Yet the earnings risk is real — AI competition and antitrust pressure are keeping hedges active.
INTC faces the toughest crowd. Analysts have trimmed targets ahead of its print. Short interest stands at 2.8% of free float. The stock has retreated even as analyst coverage grows — options flow reflects deep uncertainty.
Macro pressure adds to the mix. South Korean AI stocks fell 5% overnight. NVDA and felt the ripple. Chip-linked names are seeing elevated put volume as traders hedge a broader AI momentum unwind.
The key theme: this earnings season, options are the preferred hedging tool. Short interest is low across mega-caps. But premiums are rising fast as big prints approach.
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