{"id":205374,"date":"2024-04-24T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/?p=205374"},"modified":"2024-05-03T16:22:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T20:22:49","slug":"tsla-falling-upward-and-trusting-your-gut-plus-meta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/options\/tsla-falling-upward-and-trusting-your-gut-plus-meta\/","title":{"rendered":"TSLA &#8211; Falling Upward and Trusting Your Gut; Plus META"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/options\/all-eyes-on-tesla-earnings-today\/\">Yesterday, we took our customary look<\/a> at market pricing in Tesla (TSLA) options ahead of that company\u2019s earnings. &nbsp;Options traders once again failed to fully anticipate the post-earnings volatility \u2013 roughly 8% was priced in, not the double-digits that we see this morning \u2013 and I wavered in my contrarian (correct!) view about the likely direction of the stock afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a good thing for the TSLA faithful that this is the rare company that can miss on almost every financial metric yet still rally.&nbsp; Revenues fell short, coming in at $21.3 billion, below the $22.3 billion estimate, and down -8.7% from last year.&nbsp; Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) missed too, with the $0.45 result coming in well below the $0.52 consensus estimate.&nbsp; Cash flow was a stunning -$2.53 billion, when +$441 million was expected.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With results like these, any normal company would get shredded. &nbsp;But TSLA is not now, nor has it ever been, a normal company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, TSLA rose about 9% in aftermarket trading even before Elon Musk\u2019s conference call began. &nbsp;No one knows better than Elon Musk that TSLA investors have always been firmly focused on the future.&nbsp; Thus, when the Chairman continued to stoke enthusiasm about a robotaxi and acknowledged that, contrary to reports, TSLA would indeed be focusing on the widely anticipated new entry-level car, that was the sort of buzz that put the stock price into ludicrous mode.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I was writing yesterday\u2019s piece, something nagged at me.&nbsp; For the first time in several quarters, there appeared to be some actual risk aversion priced into the options.&nbsp; When there was little concern ahead of earnings, the stock fell -9% or more after four consecutive reports.&nbsp; My gut was telling me that there was an awful lot of bad news priced in.&nbsp; I wrote about it \u2013 twice \u2013 but <a href=\"\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/options\/all-eyes-on-tesla-earnings-today\/\">didn\u2019t trust the courage of my convictions<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Bearing in mind that we advocated for TSLA\u2019s ouster from the Magnificent Seven ahead of January\u2019s earnings report, I now have a nagging contrarian belief that a significant amount of bad news may already be priced into the stock, even if there is a precarious lack of support down to the $100 level.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The contrast between the relatively sanguine view that the options market held last quarter and the more normal view held today are what leads me to the potential for a contrarian bounce today.&nbsp; I don\u2019t believe that is the base case and would feel far more confident in that view if the options market showed true nervousness and the stock\u2019s technical picture was less dire.&nbsp; The psychology surrounding TSLA has become increasingly gloomy, something unfamiliar to the long-time faithful.&nbsp; It will be up to TSLA\u2019s chief executive and chief evangelist to restore positive sentiment to his investors.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDon\u2019t fight your gut\u201d is as important as \u201cdon\u2019t fight the tape\u201d or \u201cdon\u2019t fight the Fed.\u201d&nbsp; If your instincts are good, trust them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don\u2019t regret not buying the stock or call options.&nbsp; I have very strict trading restrictions, and since the idea occurred to me after those restrictions were already in place for the day, I simply couldn\u2019t.&nbsp; But I strongly regret that I didn\u2019t fully trust a gut feeling that nagged at me.&nbsp; Years of trading experience taught me that when sentiment gets too overwhelming in one direction or another, the result is usually the opposite of consensus.&nbsp; I regret not being more emphatic about that in yesterday&#8217;s piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now let\u2019s take a quick look at today\u2019s key earnings report: Meta Platforms (META).&nbsp; This stock has indeed lived up to its billing as a member of the Magnificent Seven, up about 37% year-to-date, with much of that performance coming from a 20% jump after the company\u2019s last earnings report on February 1<sup>st<\/sup>.&nbsp; Considering that performance, along with the fact that META is the sixth largest component of both the S&amp;P 500 and NASDAQ 100 indices (assuming we combine the weights of both classes of Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL)), this is clearly an important result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IBKR Probability Lab shows some slight risk aversion, with the peak probability showing for options in the $475 range, below the stock\u2019s current $485 price:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ibkr-probability-lab-for-meta-options-expiring-april-26th\"><strong><em>IBKR Probability Lab for META Options Expiring April 26th<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"483\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Picture3-5-1100x483.png\" alt=\"IBKR Probability Lab for META Options Expiring April 26th\" class=\"wp-image-205377 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Picture3-5-1100x483.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Picture3-5-700x307.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Picture3-5-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Picture3-5-768x337.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Picture3-5.png 1430w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/483;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At-money options are pricing roughly 9% daily moves for the rest of the week.&nbsp; That is below the long-term average of 8%, but well below last quarter\u2019s 20.3% move.&nbsp; These levels are commensurate with those seen ahead of that blockbuster report:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meta-term-structure-of-volatility-today-right-february-1-st-2024-left\"><strong><em>META Term Structure of Volatility, Today (right), February 1<sup>st<\/sup>, 2024 (left)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Picture2-12-1100x750.png\" alt=\"META Term Structure of Volatility, Today (right), February 1st, 2024 (left)\" class=\"wp-image-205376 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Picture2-12-1100x750.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Picture2-12-700x477.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Picture2-12-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Picture2-12-768x523.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Picture2-12.png 1435w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/750;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although we see the aforementioned bump in implied volatilities slightly below the current level, the skew for options expiring this week is rather flat for options roughly 20% above and below the current price.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meta-implied-volatilities-by-strike-options-expiring-april-26th-top-may-17th-middle-june-21st-bottom\"><strong><em>META Implied Volatilities by Strike, Options Expiring April 26th (top), May 17th (middle), June 21st (bottom)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"664\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Picture1-24-1100x664.png\" alt=\"META Implied Volatilities by Strike, Options Expiring April 26th (top), May 17th (middle), June 21st (bottom)\" class=\"wp-image-205375 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Picture1-24-1100x664.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Picture1-24-700x423.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Picture1-24-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Picture1-24-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Picture1-24.png 1452w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/664;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike yesterday, I don\u2019t come into this afternoon\u2019s META results with a strong feeling one way or the other.&nbsp; That seems to be the case for the options market as a whole.&nbsp; There is some modest risk aversion priced into near-term options, but traders are hardly willing to disregard the potential for a repeat of something approaching last quarter\u2019s post-earnings performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, we took our customary look at market pricing in Tesla (TSLA) options ahead of that company\u2019s earnings.  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