TSLA jumped 23 spots in Reddit ticker rankings, landing at #7 with 9 posts and 178 comments.
A r/wallstreetbets post speculating on a SpaceX acquisition of Tesla drove heavy call option activity.
Retail sentiment on r/wallstreetbets remained strongly bullish, with an average sentiment score of 0.62 across 56 TSLA-related posts.
The post, titled “SpaceX Buys Tesla – Double Down Bet,” detailed a plan to buy 120 December 2026 $990 TSLA call options at $1.57. The author argued that Elon Musk would push for an acquisition announcement before the House potentially flips after the midterms, which could invite aggressive regulatory oversight. The strategy was to sell into the stock-swap announcement to capture elevated implied volatility, with an exit no later than October to avoid theta decay.
The speculative thesis resonated widely: the post garnered 110 upvotes and 140 comments, and overall r/wallstreetbets activity around TSLA surged to 56 posts with nearly 5,000 upvotes and over 3,700 comments. Sentiment on the subreddit remained decisively bullish at 0.62, suggesting retail traders were leaning into the narrative despite the lack of any official confirmation.
No same-day news articles were available to corroborate the acquisition speculation, meaning the move was driven entirely by grassroots retail discussion. The absence of external catalysts made the rank jump particularly notable, as it reflected pure community-driven momentum.
While the SpaceX-Tesla merger remains hypothetical, the Reddit data shows that retail investors are actively pricing in the possibility. With options activity concentrated in December 2026 calls, the market appears to be watching for any signal from Musk or the company. For now,
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