$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ Conditional view: TSLA puts remain expensive versus their own history, but the evidence does not show that all puts are still severely overpriced relative to realised volatility. The premium is concentrated more in downside-tail protection than in near-the-money puts.
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’s 30-day IV was 59.95% on 2026-11-07, at a 96.41st percentile —very elevated historically, though slightly below the 99th-percentile figure in your question.
However, IV/HV was only 1.04x : implied volatility was about 4% above the historical-volatility reference, rather than at a huge premium. That argues against describing the whole put surface as exceptionally overpriced on a realised-vol basis.
The current session’s quote was US$358.22 , up 4.23% on the day; I cannot independently verify the referenced 10.77% decline from the current snapshot.
For the 2026-11-13 expiration, the weekly chain’s IV was 66.73% and its expected move was US$35.39 , so event/range risk remains heavily priced.
Put IV IV/HV Mark price Time value Interpretation
360 put, near spot 58.63% 1.01x US$12.40 US$10.62 Near-the-money protection is high in absolute IV terms, but is roughly aligned with historical volatility.
355 put 60.70% 1.05x US$10.30 US$10.30 Still carries substantial time value with only a modest IV/HV premium.
320 put, further downside 73.30% 1.27x US$2.27 US$2.27 Tail-risk insurance is materially richer: IV is well above its historical-vol reference.
The options flow signal is not uniformly defensive: the call/put ratio was 1.14 (put/call 0.88 ), meaning call activity exceeded put activity in the reported snapshot. That does not rule out downside hedging, but it weakens the case that the entire chain is being driven by an extreme rush for puts.
Bottom line: If the goal is near-term downside protection, puts are still costly in historical-IV terms and face rapid time decay, but the near-the-money contracts do not currently show an extreme IV-over-HV premium. Far-out-of-the-money puts appear more clearly expensive because downside skew remains steep. The key invalidation would be a renewed sharp sell-off or volatility shock: realised volatility could then exceed what the current premiums imply, making even high-IV puts retrospectively cheap.
Information is for reference only and does not constitute investment advice.| Side | Price | Filled | Realized P&L |
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| Buy Open | 358.89 0 | +0.15% Holding |
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