Edited by Peter Hillerberg1 min readStories are generated from ORTEX data and reviewed by the ORTEX team. How we publish
The options market is pricing a busy few days. Tesla reports on 21 October. General Motors follows on 20 October. Both sit at the heart of a concentrated earnings blitz also featuring Netflix and Procter & Gamble.
VRT stands out on the options tape. Vertiv Holdings carries a 14-day RSI of just 27, deep in oversold territory. Analysts see 62% upside from current levels. That combination, a beaten-down stock with a high implied upside, tends to attract call activity from traders betting on a snap-back.
The Trade Desk heads into its Q3 print with the heaviest short load of the group. Its ORTEX short score sits at 52.5. The stock has lost 68% year-to-date. Bears hold a significant portion of the float. Options pricing into the print will reflect that asymmetric risk.
On the auto names, ORTEX Alt Data adds context. German car registration data runs as a leading indicator for Tesla revenue with a 43-day lead. That dataset is tracking up 269% on the same quarter last year, three months running. The same dataset leads GM revenue by 15 days and is running up 133% year-on-year. Neither reading is a forecast for the reported print, but options traders watching volume data will be aware of the signal.
Fabrinet adds a separate angle. Its MSCI World deletion probability jumped from 8% to 49% overnight, per ORTEX Index Rebalance Radar. The ranking cut-off falls tomorrow, 19 October. A confirmed deletion would force an estimated $826 million of selling across 2.4 days of normal volume. Traders positioning around that event have a narrow window.
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