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1,$Tesla (TSLA.US)$Dropped nearly 2% overnight, but surged over 12% before the market opened! The financial report shows that Tesla's EPS in the third quarter increased by 9%, and the Cybertruck's gross profit turned positive for the first time.

Overnight, the total options volume for Tesla reached 1.34 million contracts, with the call ratio declining to 53%; on the options chain, there is a dilemma between long and short positions, with the highest volume being the call with a strike price of $220 expiring this Friday, totaling 0.047 million contracts, followed by the put with a strike price of $200 expiring this Friday, totaling 0.041 million contracts.

It is worth noting that a big player spent over $11 million to buy a bullish order, consisting of selling the put with a strike price of $190 expiring on January 16, 2026, and buying the call with a strike price of $380 expiring on January 16, 2026.

The financial report shows that Tesla's third-quarter diluted EPS on a non-GAAP basis was $0.72, an increase of nearly 9.1% year-on-year, with analysts expecting $0.6; the third-quarter free cash flow was $2.742 billion, a 223% year-on-year increase, while analysts expected $1.61 billion.

2,$Apple (AAPL.US)$Yesterday, the price dropped by more than 2%, with the put options accounting for 40% of the total; the total options volume was 1.17 million contracts. In the options chain, the bulls are the main force in the market. The highest volume was for this Friday's call with a strike price of $235, reaching 0.115 million contracts. The open interest was 0.025 million contracts.

In addition, multiple put options with strike prices of $225-232.5 expiring this Friday made profits exceeding 3 times the premium.

On the news front, according to The Information, Apple is expected to reduce Vision Pro production, and renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo mentioned a decrease in iPhone 16 orders.

3,$Meta Platforms (META.US)$The previous trading day saw a drop of more than 3%, with the put-to-call ratio at 30%. The total options volume was 1.34 million contracts. The highest volume was for tomorrow's call with a strike price of $590, totaling 0.043 million contracts. The open interest was 0.01 million contracts.

Furthermore, the put options with a strike price of $550 expiring tomorrow saw profits more than 8 times the premium in a single day.

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