[October 21st US Stock Options Leaderboard]

$3M Company ( MMM ) $​ Earnings report greatly exceeded expectations + raised full-year guidance, stock price surged to a four-year high; Call options on the list at 100% with two large orders concentrated on the long-term 135/150C, leaning towards "trend confirmation." A more stable strategy: bull spread or selling put spread to support the lower edge of the gap.
$ServiceNow(NOW)$​: Call dominated, B:S≈133:1, and with the earnings report next week (10/29), it's a typical "long equity beta + volatility before the event". A cross-earnings calendar spread can be used: sell this week's, buy the cross-earnings contract, betting on the anticipation heating up and time value.
$Tesla(TSLA)$ Call amounts at the top, significant net purchases; earnings report on 10/22 after market close, Q3 deliveries reached a yearly high, market focuses on gross margin recovery and AI narrative. Strategy: Event ticket using short-term straddles or calendar spreads (buying November ATM, selling this week ATM), betting on IV and direction, strictly limiting maximum loss. #OptionsFlow