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Tesla dominates options desks this week. The stock reports Q3 results on 21 October. Implied volatility bets are stacking up with the print seven days away. ORTEX alt data adds a sharp context: German car registrations, which lead Tesla revenue by 43 days, are running 269% above the same quarter last year across all three months. That reading points higher, but options traders are cautious. Tesla is down 16% year-to-date and carries a short score of 31.
One day before Tesla, General Motors reports on 20 October. German car data also leads GM revenue, by 15 days. It is running 133% above last year for all three months of the quarter. The call side looks interesting given that setup. GM analyst return potential sits at 26.5% and the stock has barely moved in 2026.
UnitedHealth lost a bull analyst this week. The stock has a Q3 earnings call next. RSI stands at 48.7, close to neutral, but the analyst action may push put volume higher into the print.
NVIDIA faces a different pressure. A director sold $366 million of stock this week. That scale of insider selling rarely goes unnoticed in the options market. NVDA RSI sits at 49.4, suggesting neither overbought nor oversold positioning, though the insider move may attract defensive put flow.
Microsoft short interest fell 85.8% in a week, collapsing to 0.03% of float. That squeeze in bearish positioning ahead of the 28 October earnings call could signal call accumulation. A sharp unwind of shorts often runs alongside call buying.
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