Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Bearish Options Changing Hands on Tesla Motors (TSLA)

The stock is down a bit more since our last post, $40.55 -$3.79‎ (-8.55%‎).
From Wall Street Pit:
...Options on the stock are more active than usual, with overall volume in excess of 26,000 contracts at midday versus average daily volume of 19,300 contracts. Sizable prints in June expiry put options suggests one strategist may be bracing for further declines in the price of Tesla’s shares during the next couple of months. It looks like the trader purchased a 4,500-lot Jun. $30/$35 put spread at a net premium of $1.40 each. The strategy makes money if shares in TSLA drop 18% to trade below the breakeven point at $33.60, with maximum potential profits of $3.60 per contract available given a more than 25% pullback in the price of the underlying to $30.00 by June expiration....MORE
Here's yesterday's news in graphic form :
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The panzerwagen off to the left is the reference vehicle for determining residual value.