$SKHY options volume hit a post-IPO record after earnings.
🐳One trader spent $4.38M on Jan. 2028 $255 calls, betting much further to run.
Breakeven is about $276 at expiration, roughly 68% above the current share price
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Options Whale Opens $11 Million $TSLA Long call as Shares Break 210Day MA.
Trader bought 2,150 Apr 16, 2027 $390 calls to open for a $11.52M net debit (171 DTE).
IV 42%, rank=6, percentile=2%, cheapest TSLA vol in a year.
Trader sold 2,000 contracts of the Dec 15, 2028 $250 put to open a short put position on $SPCX , collecting $22M premium, with 781 days to expiration. Breakeven at around $140.
Barclays just upgraded $TSLA to Overweight with a $450 price target, citing AI and self-driving synergies that would be unlocked by combining the two companies potential merger.
Polymarket now pegs the probability of a merger by the end of 2027 at 63%.
Options activity in the $EWZ has intensified as traders prepare for political volatility.
Options volume reached approximately 1.6 million contracts. The put-to-call volume ratio was just 0.21, implying nearly 5 calls traded for every 1 put.
Why Brazil is suddenly in focus
Brazilian assets are highly sensitive to the country’s election outlook. Expectations for stronger fiscal discipline, business-friendly policies and renewed foreign investment could support stocks and the Brazilian real.
The ETF’s heavy exposure to banks, energy and materials adds sensitivity to interest rates, commodity prices and global risk appetite.
A trader sold 1,500 $SPCX $105 put options expiring in January 2029, collecting about $2.62 million in premium.
This is a bullish-to-neutral bet. With SpaceX now near $148, the $105 strike sits about 29% below the stock price.
The seller’s estimated breakeven is $87, providing meaningful downside protection.
SpaceX is scheduled to report Q3 earnings after the market close on Tuesday, Oct 20.
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Last week’s main signal was not bearishness, but rising demand for short-term protection.
$VIX gained 34% weekly, while Friday’s VIX options volume reached 2.44 million contracts, a record high on past year and about 3x the daily average.
1.85M were calls, with 1.20M tied to the Oct 21 expiry., suggesting traders are hedging this week’s earnings risk.
This week's uncertainty, priced:
- Mon: Extended options hours begin for 24 stocks + 5 ETFs, 7:30–9:25am, 4:00–4:15pm ET
- Tue: $SPCX earnings expected move ±8%
- Wed: $TSLA and $META earnings expected move ±7%
- throughout Friday expected move: $SPY ±1.5% and $QQQ ±2.0%
Expect elevated volatility through Wednesday, followed by potential IV crush.