Schaeffers Investment Researchยท2025-07-07 18:24Group 1: Company Performance - Tesla Inc (TSLA) is currently down 7.3%, trading at $292.16, and facing a year-to-date deficit of 27.6% [1][5] - Despite the current decline, TSLA shares are up 17.2% year-over-year [5] - The stock is testing its 80-day moving average, indicating potential volatility in the near term [5] Group 2: Analyst Ratings and Market Sentiment - William Blair downgraded TSLA to "market perform," which may influence investor sentiment [1] - Out of 41 brokerages covering TSLA, 16 maintain "buy" or better ratings, which could be a headwind if more analysts downgrade their ratings [5] Group 3: Options Activity - TSLA has seen significant options activity, with 14,175,441 calls and 11,807,911 puts exchanged in the last 10 sessions, making it the second-most active stock after Nvidia [2][3] - The most popular options contracts during this period were the weekly 6/27 320-strike put and the 330 call [2] Group 4: Volatility and Market Metrics - TSLA's 10-day put/call volume ratio ranks in the 78th percentile of annual readings, indicating growing popularity of puts [7] - The Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) for TSLA is at 48%, ranking in the 5th percentile of its annual range, suggesting lower-than-usual volatility expectations [8] - The Schaeffer's Volatility Scorecard (SVS) is at 83 out of 100, indicating that TSLA has tended to exceed volatility expectations over the past year [9]