September 18, 2026 · Pre-open desk

TSLA

Tesla, Inc.

Tesla Holds the $365 Reclaim Into Weekly Expiry

Tesla closed $366.20, up 2.3%, after tagging $374.12. Premarket is bid another 0.6% near $368. Goldman’s 435k Q3 delivery cut is still on the tape, offset by a Forum Mobility truck-charging deal and Cybercab’s Hong Kong showcase through Sep 20.

Close $366.20 +8.12 (+2.27%)Premarket $368.20 +0.55%

15-Minute Chart

Intraday · Sep 16
374370363366.049:3011:0012:302:003:45

4-Hour Chart

Swing · May – Sep
425348298366.20May 26Jun 17Jul 13Aug 4Aug 26Sep 17

Key Levels (15-Min)

Resistance$368.00 – $370.00Premarket / call OI
$374.00 – $376.00Thursday high
$380.00 – $390.00Breakout zone
Support$365.00 – $366.20Immediate / close
$363.00 – $363.22Session low
$357.50 – $360.00Max pain

Key Levels (4-Hour)

Resistance$374.00 – $376.00Near-term supply
$380.00 – $390.00Major resistance
$420.00 – $445.00Long-term target
Support$357.00 – $365.00Immediate / pin
$348.00 – $355.00Rising MA / base
$297.00 – $310.00Long-term support

Trade Plan

Intraday

  • Look for support at $365 – $366
  • Potential bounce to $370 – $374
  • If below $363, next support $357.50 – $360

Swing

  • Watch for a sustained hold above $365
  • A breakout above $374 could target $380 – $390
  • Below $357.50 would weaken the setup toward $348

Options

Sep 18 weekly

Max Pain

$357.50+$8.70 vs close

Exp. move
±$10.05 (2.8%)
Range
$356 – $376
P/C OI
0.79
Walls
$370 / $350

Weekly max pain $357.50 is $9 below the close. Nearby magnet is $360 (heavy put+call OI). Call OI stacks at $370 then $380/$400. Expected move $356–$376. A pin toward $360 is the fade; holding $365 keeps $374 in play.

Current Bias

Cautiously Bullish

The $365 reclaim held into the close and premarket is still bid. Expiry gravity at $357.50–$360 is the counter. Defend $365 and the path is a retest of $374; lose $363 and dealers can walk it to the pin.

Catalysts to Watch

  • Cybercab Hong Kong showcase (Sep 17–20)
  • Q3 delivery print vs. Goldman’s 435k cut
  • NHTSA probe into driverless Cybercab
  • Oct 28 earnings and full-year delivery guide
  • Friday weekly options expiry — pin vs. $365

Not financial advice.

PLTR

Palantir Technologies

Karp on AI Liability as Palantir Holds $176

Palantir closed $176.24, up 1.1%, after tagging $177.88. Premarket is flat near $176. CEO Alex Karp told CNBC AI labs may need to be nationalized to cap liability. UBS’s $250 target is still the Street high; a director sold 16,000 shares overnight.

Close $176.24 +1.90 (+1.09%)Premarket $176.14 -0.06%

15-Minute Chart

Intraday · Sep 16
180178172.61176.189:3011:0012:302:003:45

4-Hour Chart

Swing · May – Sep
207186165140176.24May 26Jun 17Jul 13Aug 4Aug 26Sep 17

Key Levels (15-Min)

Resistance$176.50 – $178.00Thursday high
$180.00 – $182.00Call wall
$186.00 – $188.00Breakout zone
Support$174.50 – $176.00Immediate
$172.50 – $172.61Session low
$168.50 – $171.00Major support

Key Levels (4-Hour)

Resistance$180.00 – $188.00Near-term supply
$190.00 – $200.00Major resistance
$205.00 – $210.00Long-term target
Support$165.00 – $172.00Immediate
$155.00 – $160.00Max pain / base
$140.00 – $150.00Long-term support

Trade Plan

Intraday

  • Look for support at $174.50 – $176
  • Potential bounce to $178 – $180
  • If below $172.61, next support $171 – $165

Swing

  • Watch for a sustained hold above $176
  • A breakout through $180 could target $186 – $200
  • Below $165 would weaken the setup toward $160

Options

Sep 18 weekly

Max Pain

$160+$16.24 vs close

Exp. move
±$3.95 (2.2%)
Range
$172 – $180
P/C OI
0.84
Walls
$180 / $160

Spot is $16 above Friday max pain ($160) — too far to pin. Expected move $172–$180, with the $180 call wall as dealer supply. Next week’s max pain is $172.50, closer to spot.

Current Bias

Cautiously Bullish

Structure is a higher low off $172.61 with the close above $176. Karp’s liability comments are noise unless they slow commercial AI spend. The tell is $180 — through it, the UBS $250 case stays alive; lose $172.61 and yesterday’s bounce was just a range high.

Catalysts to Watch

  • Follow-through on Karp’s CNBC liability / nationalization comments
  • Nvidia partnership and sovereign-AI / FAA deployments
  • Surf Air OperatorOS contract powered by Palantir
  • Commercial pipeline vs. delivery capacity; Form 4 selling
  • Nov 2 earnings and UBS $250 vs. Street ~$197

Not financial advice.

HOOD

Robinhood Markets

SEC Tokenization Exemption Fuels Squeeze Through $110

Robinhood closed $109.81, up 5.2%, after the SEC issued a five-year “Innovation Exemption” letting tokenized stocks trade despite the CLARITY Act stall. Premarket is another 2.8% bid near $113, already through Thursday’s $110.55 high.

Close $109.81 +5.39 (+5.16%)Premarket $112.84 +2.76%

15-Minute Chart

Intraday · Sep 16
110.55106109.819:3011:0012:302:003:45

4-Hour Chart

Swing · May – Sep
125116101.70109.81May 26Jun 17Jul 13Aug 4Aug 26Sep 17

Key Levels (15-Min)

Resistance$112.80 – $114.20Premarket high
$115.00 – $116.40Sep 14 supply
$122.00 – $125.00Breakout zone
Support$109.80 – $110.55Thursday high / close
$106.00 – $106.08Max pain / session low
$101.50 – $102.00Sep 16 low

Key Levels (4-Hour)

Resistance$114.00 – $116.00Near-term supply
$122.00 – $125.00Major resistance
$135.00 – $150.00Long-term target
Support$106.00 – $110.00Immediate
$101.00 – $104.00Major base
$91.00 – $96.00Long-term support

Trade Plan

Intraday

  • Look for support at $110 – $111
  • Potential extension to $114 – $116
  • If below $109.81, next support $106

Swing

  • Watch for a sustained hold above $111
  • A breakout through $116 could target $125
  • Below $106 would weaken the setup toward $101.70

Options

Sep 18 weekly

Max Pain

$106+$3.81 vs close

Exp. move
±$4.49 (4.1%)
Range
$105 – $114
P/C OI
0.73
Walls
$110 / $106

Premarket ~$113 is already at the top of the $105–$114 expected-move band and through the $110 call wall. Max pain $106 is a fade magnet, not the tape. A hold above $110 into expiry keeps $114–$116 in play.

Current Bias

Cautiously Bullish

We were bearish into Thursday and the tokenization squeeze ran the bounce path instead. Premarket through $110.55 flips the day to buy-the-dip above $110. Legal headlines (former engineers, CFO Form 4) are secondary until $106 fails.

Catalysts to Watch

  • SEC Innovation Exemption — tokenized stocks, five-year relief
  • DOJ case against former engineers; CFO share sale
  • HOOD Summit — Houston, Sep 29–30
  • Prediction-markets / event-contract follow-through
  • Friday weekly expiry — $106 pin vs. $110 hold

Not financial advice.

SPCX

Space Exploration Technologies

Flight 14 Slips to Sept 28; SPCX Holds $155 Anyway

SpaceX closed $154.81, up 2.6%, even after pushing Starship Flight 14 from Sep 22 to Sep 28 pending regulatory approval. Premarket is another 0.5% bid near $155.60, still testing September supply.

Close $154.81 +3.93 (+2.61%)Premarket $155.62 +0.52%

15-Minute Chart

Intraday · Sep 16
157152.63154.799:3011:0012:302:003:45

4-Hour Chart

Swing · Jun – Sep
211176135105154.81Jun 12Jul 8Jul 30Aug 21Sep 15Sep 17

Key Levels (15-Min)

Resistance$155.50 – $156.90Thursday high
$160.00 – $162.00Call wall
$170.00 – $176.00Breakout zone
Support$153.00 – $155.00Immediate
$152.50 – $152.63Session low
$148.00 – $151.00Prior breakout

Key Levels (4-Hour)

Resistance$155.00 – $157.00Near-term supply
$170.00 – $176.00IPO-week supply
$200.00 – $226.00ATH zone
Support$148.00 – $153.00Immediate
$130.00 – $135.0050-day / Aug 20 low
$105.00 – $115.00August crash low

Trade Plan

Intraday

  • Look for support at $153 – $155
  • Potential extension to $157 – $160
  • If below $152.63, next support $148 – $151

Swing

  • Watch for a sustained hold above $155
  • A breakout through $160 could target $170 – $176
  • Below $148 would weaken the setup toward $135

Options

Sep 18 weekly

Max Pain

$146+$8.81 vs close

Exp. move
±$7.00 (4.5%)
Range
$148 – $162
P/C OI
0.85
Walls
$160 / $150

Spot $155 is 6% above max pain $146 — pin is weak with Flight 14 now Sep 28. Call wall $160 is the next supply; put wall $150 is the first fail. Expected move $148–$162.

Current Bias

Cautiously Bullish

A launch delay that does not sell off is constructive. Structure is a higher low off $152.63 sitting on $155. Hold that into expiry and $160 is the next test. Lose $152.63 and the delay finally shows up in the tape.

Catalysts to Watch

  • Starship Flight 14 window — now Sep 28, pending FAA
  • First revenue Starship flight — production Starlink V3
  • Regulatory close-out after the Sep 22 slip
  • CFO comments on compute deals vs. the $100B ARR goal
  • Lock-up overhang and float after the June 12 IPO

Not financial advice.

NFLX

Netflix, Inc.

Wells Fargo Cuts to Underweight, $57 Target; NFLX Slides 3%

Netflix closed $75.31, down 1.4% for a third straight loss, then Wells Fargo downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight and cut its target to $57 from $80, citing “worrying” engagement. Premarket is off another 3.2% near $72.90 — already through the $75 put wall.

Close $75.31 -1.10 (-1.44%)Premarket $72.92 -3.17%

15-Minute Chart

Intraday · Sep 16
76.9675.309:3011:0012:302:003:45

4-Hour Chart

Swing · May – Sep
8380.3067.6075.31May 26Jun 17Jul 13Aug 4Aug 26Sep 17

Key Levels (15-Min)

Resistance$75.30 – $75.50Thursday low / put wall
$76.30 – $76.96Thursday high
$77.00 – $80.30Max pain / Monday high
Support$72.50 – $73.00Premarket / August base
$71.00 – $71.80July shelf
$67.60 – $68.9552-week low zone

Key Levels (4-Hour)

Resistance$75.00 – $77.00Near-term supply
$80.00 – $83.00Major resistance
$88.00 – $94.00Street / May supply
Support$71.00 – $73.00Immediate
$67.60 – $68.95July crash low
$65.00 – $67.0052-week low zone

Trade Plan

Intraday

  • Look for support at $72.50 – $73
  • Potential bounce to $75.30 – $75.50
  • If below $72.50, next support $71 – $71.80

Swing

  • Watch for a sustained reclaim of $75, then $77
  • A breakout could target $80 – $83
  • Below $71 would weaken the setup toward $68

Options

Sep 18 weekly

Max Pain

$77$1.69 vs close

Exp. move
±$1.64 (2.2%)
Range
$73.70 – $77
P/C OI
0.54
Walls
$80 / $75

Premarket ~$73 is already below the $73.70–$77 expected-move floor and $4 under max pain $77. The $75 put wall is now resistance. Pin to $77 is dead unless the open reclaims $75.

Current Bias

Bearish

Three down days, a Wells Underweight at $57, and premarket through the put wall. $72.50–$73 is the first bid; a loss of $71 opens the July $68 base. Need $75 back, then $77, before this is anything but a bounce in a downtrend.

Catalysts to Watch

  • Wells Fargo Underweight / $57 target — follow-through
  • Q3 earnings — Oct 20 after the close
  • Engagement trends vs. live-sports / ad-tier growth
  • Evercore $110 Outperform vs. Wells $57
  • Friday weekly expiry — $77 pin failed; $75 now resistance