Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Options Risk Score

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See the complete risk breakdown — news catalysts, SEC filings, legal proceedings, earnings overlap, IV vs HV, options flow and Expected Move — all in one scan.

Is it risky to sell options on Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) right now?

Over a 4-week expiry window, Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) scores 100 out of 100 for options catalyst risk (HIGH). What pushes it there: an upcoming earnings report, 4 recent news items and 10 active legal filings, all landing inside the 4-week window. On TickerRisk's scale 70 and above is HIGH, so a known event is scheduled inside this window — selling premium on TSLA here is a bet on that event rather than on time decay. The score measures scheduled event exposure, not which way the stock will move.

TSLA shows an IV Rank of 10, near the low end of its one-year range — options are relatively cheap, which favours option buyers over sellers, with a current implied volatility of about 47%. IV Rank answers how TSLA options are priced against their own history, which is the starting point for choosing between selling and buying premium.

The 2026-10-21 earnings report sits inside a standard monthly expiry for TSLA, so implied volatility should stay bid into the date and drop sharply once it passes; the stock has moved down 5.5% recently.

Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) current implied volatility and IV Rank

As of the latest scan, Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) shows an IV Rank of 10 with implied volatility around 47%, alongside a TickerRisk options-risk score of 100/100. Options on TSLA are inexpensive by its own recent history. Long premium and debit structures get more for their money at this level, while sellers are being paid little to carry the risk.

For what this number does and does not tell you about TSLA's options, see IV Rank explained.

Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) next earnings date — 2026-10-21

The next TSLA report lands on 2026-10-21 — about 45 days away — inside the window a typical monthly option would span. TSLA's IV Rank is currently 10. That matters more than any other single date on the calendar: the stock can gap overnight on the print, and any premium you collect now is partly payment for carrying that gap. Sellers who want the volatility crush without the gap generally choose an expiry that ends before the report.

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