Watchlist Deep Dive — TSLA, July 7, 2026: deliveries, July 22 earnings and IV context
Tesla’s July 2 SEC exhibit reported 451,758 vehicles produced, 480,126 delivered and 13.5 GWh of energy storage deployed in Q2 2026. The next company earnings webcast is scheduled for July 22, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. ET.
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Q2 2026 production
451,758 vehicles
SEC exhibit dated July 2
Q2 2026 deliveries
480,126 vehicles
SEC exhibit dated July 2
Energy storage deployments
13.5 GWh
Q2 2026
Cboe TSLA IV30
47.704%
Annual range 38.846%–64.526%
First in our watchlist deep-dive series: TSLA, fresh off its Q2 delivery report and ahead of its July earnings window. Tesla, Inc. describes operations in its Q1 2026 Form 10-Q that include designing, developing, manufacturing, selling and leasing high-performance fully electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems. The same filing frames FSD (Supervised), Robotaxi and Optimus as real-world AI initiatives rather than stand-alone option signals.
The cleanest development in the last 30 days is Tesla’s July 2, 2026 SEC filing. Exhibit 99.1 reported 451,758 vehicles produced, 480,126 vehicles delivered and 13.5 GWh of energy storage products deployed in Q2 2026. It also said Tesla would post Q2 2026 financial results after market close on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, with a live Q&A webcast at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Tesla Q2 2026 production and deliveries
Vehicle counts are from Tesla Exhibit 99.1 filed with the SEC on July 2, 2026.
Source: Tesla Exhibit 99.1 via SEC, accessed 2026-07-07T06:19:23Z
| Metric | Q1 2026 value | Source context |
|---|---|---|
| Total revenues | $22.387 billion | Quarter ended March 31, 2026 |
| Total automotive revenues | $16.234 billion | Consolidated statements of operations |
| Energy generation and storage revenue | $2.408 billion | Consolidated statements of operations |
| Diluted EPS | $0.13 | Net income per share attributable to common stockholders |
For option sellers, the volatility context is specific rather than generic. Cboe’s delayed TSLA snapshot showed IV30 at 47.704% and 54,727,861 shares of volume for the July 6, 2026 regular session. Cboe’s historical data put TSLA’s IV30 annual range at 38.846%–64.526%; the current reading is below the 51.686% midpoint of that range.
| Snapshot item | Value | Educational read-through |
|---|---|---|
| Option series returned | 5,932 | Broad listed chain, not a recommendation to use every expiration |
| Total open interest in snapshot | 5,781,459 | Liquidity screen input; still check strike-level spread and open interest |
| Expirations represented | 24 | Snapshot spans July 6, 2026 through December 15, 2028 |
Assignment test for TSLA wheel setups
The educational assignment test is simple: if a cash-secured put were assigned around a July 22 earnings event, would the resulting share basis and single-name exposure still fit the account’s risk plan? For covered calls, the parallel test is whether call-away risk is acceptable before a verified catalyst, not whether a headline feels bullish or bearish.
The sourced risks are concrete. Tesla’s Q1 2026 Form 10-Q says rapidly evolving trade and fiscal policy and geopolitical conflicts create uncertainty in automotive and energy markets, with possible effects on supply chain, cost structure, demand and profitability. The filing also says the current tariff regime has a relatively larger impact on energy generation and storage than on automotive.
| Ticker | Radar status | Source note |
|---|---|---|
| NBIS | Quiet session — no company-specific update identified at the article cutoff. | Issuer and market-source review |
| MU | Quiet session — no company-specific update identified at the article cutoff. | Issuer and market-source review |
| RKLB | Cboe delayed quote move: -7.9171% on July 6, 2026; no company-specific update was identified at the article cutoff. | Cboe delayed quote |
| SPCX | Quiet session — no company-specific update identified at the article cutoff. | Issuer and market-source review |
| TSLL | Cboe delayed quote move: +11.8280% on July 6, 2026; no company-specific update was identified at the article cutoff. | Cboe delayed quote |
| DRAM | Cboe delayed quote move: +6.3774% on July 6, 2026; no company-specific update was identified at the article cutoff. | Cboe delayed quote |
| PLTR | Quiet session — no company-specific update identified at the article cutoff. | Issuer and market-source review |
| NVDA | Quiet session — no company-specific update identified at the article cutoff. | Issuer and market-source review |
| NVDL | Quiet session — no company-specific update identified at the article cutoff. | Issuer and market-source review |
| AMKR | Quiet session — no company-specific update identified at the article cutoff. | Issuer and market-source review |
| HPE | Quiet session — no company-specific update identified at the article cutoff. | Issuer and market-source review |
Sources
- [1]SEC submissions JSON — Tesla, Inc. — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Accessed 2026-07-07T06:19:23Z · Tier 1
- [2]Tesla Second Quarter 2026 Production, Deliveries & Deployments, Exhibit 99.1 — Tesla, Inc. via SEC · Accessed 2026-07-07T06:19:23Z · Tier 1
- [3]Tesla Form 10-Q for quarter ended March 31, 2026 — Tesla, Inc. via SEC · Accessed 2026-07-07T06:19:23Z · Tier 1
- [4]Cboe delayed quote — TSLA — Cboe Global Markets · Accessed 2026-07-07T06:19:23Z · Tier 1
- [5]Cboe historical data — TSLA — Cboe Global Markets · Accessed 2026-07-07T06:19:23Z · Tier 1
- [6]Cboe delayed options chain — TSLA — Cboe Global Markets · Accessed 2026-07-07T06:19:23Z · Tier 1
- [7]SEC company tickers and exchanges JSON — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · Accessed 2026-07-07T06:19:23Z · Tier 1
- [8]Cboe delayed quote — RKLB — Cboe Global Markets · Accessed 2026-07-07T06:19:23Z · Tier 1
- [9]Cboe delayed quote — TSLL — Cboe Global Markets · Accessed 2026-07-07T06:19:23Z · Tier 1
- [10]Cboe delayed quote — DRAM — Cboe Global Markets · Accessed 2026-07-07T06:19:23Z · Tier 1
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