Edited by Peter Hillerberg1 min readStories are generated from ORTEX data and reviewed by the ORTEX team. How we publish
Options flow this week is dominated by two forces: a crammed earnings calendar and an inflation print that is reshaping rate expectations.
Chewy is attracting the most bearish attention. The stock is down 40% year-to-date. Its short score sits at 57.8, with 3.1 days to cover. Bears have been piling in, making it one of the more negatively skewed names in the market heading into its next update.
The earnings radar is busier. Tesla reports on 21 October. General Motors goes a day before. Both sit inside a very active auto sector. ORTEX alt data shows German car registration traffic running +269% on the same quarter last year for Tesla, and +133% for GM, with a lead time that qualifies it as a leading indicator for revenue. That backdrop is lifting call interest in both names.
Netflix is also due this week. The stock is down nearly 25% year-to-date. Analysts see 30% upside. Options positioning around the print is being watched closely.
Macro context adds another layer. CPI-U hit 336.94 in September, its highest reading since the series began in 1997, according to ORTEX alt data. Core CPI annual rate fell to 2.6%, the smallest September reading in five years. That split, headline up and core down, is feeding mixed signals into the rate market and keeping volatility elevated across index options.
MiniMed carries the highest short score in the options-flagged universe at 88.9. It remains an extreme reading. Elsewhere, JetBlue shows an RSI of just 18, its options sentiment is deeply negative, and short score is 65.8.
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