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Nearly three million contracts now change hands on an average day, up from 1.5 million a year ago and more than any other stock. Only wagers on the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF outpace those on Tesla.</p><p>On Friday, traders cashed out of bets that Tesla shares would breach $175 by the end of the day, taking advantage of a burgeoning trend of using ultrashort-dated options to turbocharge wagers.</p><p>Tesla options trading surpassed volumes tied to the Invesco QQQ exchange-traded fund -- which tracks Nasdaq-100 stocks -- in December for the first time in nearly two years. And it edged out trading in Apple Inc. options on a sustained basis in July, a notable feat for the S&amp;P 500&#39;s now sixth-largest company by market cap to leapfrog the leader.</p><p>Many of the biggest longstanding bets on Tesla are lottery-ticket trades requiring statistically improbable moves to pay out. For instance, the largest stake is for Tesla shares to hit $825 per share within 12 months, double their previous record high of $409.97. That would require a more than fourfold surge from Friday&#39;s close of $177.90.</p><p>Traders buying those contracts are &#34;almost evangelical in their belief in Tesla, its technology, and to a certain extent, Elon Musk,&#34; said Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers Group Inc. &#34;Tesla is unique -- it attracts so many speculators because of its cultlike following.&#34;</p><p>Once valued at more than $1.2 trillion, Tesla shares have cratered 61% from their peak in late 2021 before the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates. Growing competition from other auto makers, Mr. Musk&#39;s split-brained focus on Twitter Inc., and waning Chinese demand have shaken confidence. 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That would require a more than fourfold surge from Friday's close of $177.90.Traders buying those contracts are \"almost evangelical in their belief in Tesla, its technology, and to a certain extent, Elon Musk,\" said Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers Group Inc. \"Tesla is unique -- it attracts so many speculators because of its cultlike following.\"Once valued at more than $1.2 trillion, Tesla shares have cratered 61% from their peak in late 2021 before the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates. Growing competition from other auto makers, Mr. Musk's split-brained focus on Twitter Inc., and waning Chinese demand have shaken confidence. Mr. Musk's sale of tens of billions of dollars of shares hasn't helped, either.Tesla has become one of the most polarizing stocks on Wall Street, attracting equal numbers of enthusiastic supporters and outspoken critics. 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