Options Spy | Institutions bet $4 million to buy Tesla call options with a price target of 225

The latest data solidified Fed rate cut expectations, energy stocks were strong, bank stocks were weak. Bank of America reported lackluster results last quarter, Citigroup reported a fourth-quarter loss of $1.8 billion, and jpmorgan Chase posted record revenue and net interest income for all of 2023.

U.S. producer prices fell 0.1 percent month-on-month and rose 1.0 percent year-over-year in December, both below expectations and sending a positive signal that inflation is continuing to slow. The market now sees a 79.4 percent chance of a March FOMC rate cut.

On Monday, January 15, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that if he can't get 25% voting control of Tesla (nearly double his current stake), he would rather develop artificial intelligence products outside of Tesla. This suggests that Musk wants to exert more control over Tesla. Friday's big options order showed 19,000 lots of Tesla 0DTE calls bought: $TSLA 20240119 225.0 CALL$

Hedgeye, an investment research firm, announced on January 12 that it had named Apple as its latest short target. Hedgeye expects Apple's revenue growth to be lackluster through 2025, as weak iPhone sales, a lack of innovation, and Microsoft's (MSFT) artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities intensify competition in the PC market. Hedgeye also expects Apple's stock to plunge 30% from current levels. Large options orders on Friday showed large purchases of puts for expiration this week: $AAPL 20240119 200.0 PUT$

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FANNG option active

$Apple(AAPL)$ Buy PUT option $AAPL 20240119 200.0 PUT$

$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ Buy CALL option $TSLA 20240119 225.0 CALL$

Option buyer open position (Single leg)

Buy TOP T/O:

$AAPL 20240119 200.0 PUT$ $TSLA 20240119 225.0 CALL$

Buy TOP Vol:

$AAPL 20240119 200.0 PUT$ $TSLA 20240119 225.0 CALL$

Note: This image data is from Tiger PC. This screening is a significant buy open position for options contracts in the market. The purchase of a call option means that the trader believes that the underlying has upward momentum, and the purchase of a put option means that the trader believes that the underlying has downward momentum. These contract openings typically indicate significant activity in the underlying stock, including whether the trader is willing to accumulate a long or short option position.

Option seller open position (Single leg)

Sell TOP T/O:

$COIN 20240119 142.0 CALL$ $BRKB 20250620 270.0 CALL$

Sell TOP Vol:

$CHPT 20240419 1.5 PUT$ $COIN 20240119 142.0 CALL$

Note: This image data is from Tiger PC. This screen is a significant sell open position for an option contract in the market. A sell of a call option means that the trader believes that the underlying trend has peaked, and a sell of a put option means that the trader believes that the underlying trend has bottomed. These contract openings typically indicate significant activity in the underlying stock, including whether the trader is willing to accumulate a long or short option position.

Options portfolio open position

Note: This image data is from Tiger PC. This screening is a significant portfolio of options contracts in the market. Portfolio opening includes a variety of underlying trends, requiring traders to further master the basic knowledge of options for analysis and judgment.