Tesla Earnings Day Dominates Options Radar

TSLA commands centre stage in derivatives markets today as the electric vehicle maker reports Q3 2026 results. Its short interest sits at just 2.5% of free float. Bears have largely stepped aside.

A striking real-economy signal adds texture ahead of the print. ORTEX alt data shows German car registrations running 269% above the same quarter last year. That dataset leads Tesla revenue by 43 days, with all three months of the quarter in. It points to demand strength, not weakness.

NVDA is another options focal point. Reports overnight say the chipmaker is in talks to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Australian AI GPU cloud provider Firmus. Short interest is just 1.3% of free float. Options flow tied to AI infrastructure names has been directionally bullish all week.

The contrarian read sits with CRWV. CoreWeave carries 22.2% short interest as a percentage of free float. Its RSI-14 has fallen to 29.3, deep in oversold territory. Short score stands at 65. Analysts see 126% upside. That combination draws attention in options markets where squeeze potential is elevated.

Taiwan export orders surged 69% year-on-year in September, per ORTEX alt data. Semiconductor supply chains feed directly into that number. It keeps options sentiment in chip names tilted toward calls.