Tesla swings continue as EV leadership changes hands

RyanFletcher618 | 2026-03-12 15:18 | 19 views

Tesla (TSLA) remains a favorite for short-term traders because of its volatility. Over the weekend, headlines reminded everyone that BYD overtook Tesla in 2025 EV deliveries, which rattled growth expectations. Meanwhile, Elon Musk is pushing toward projects like the Optimus robot, signaling a potential long-term pivot beyond EVs. The stock moves fast whenever there’s news, guidance tweaks, or Elon tweets. Some quick stats for context: Daily swings often hit 3–5% Market cap flirting with $1 trillion levels, but analysts are debating if it can hold For traders, this means you can scalp or swing Tesla on catalysts, but it’s not for holding without a clear risk plan. Do you trade TSLA for momentum or longer-term story plays? NFA.

Comments (10)

Heimerdingerdonger 2026-03-12 15:38

Swing? is that what they call falling off the Empire State Building these days?

Rude-Substance-3686 2026-03-12 16:02

dude TSLA is always the volatility play that teaches the hardest lessons. Elon moves and the market swings 3-5% on his tweets but the fundamentals are what matter long term. that BYD comparison is real

Pikachu_0019 2026-03-12 16:30

Tesla isn’t really traded like a normal stock anymore. It’s basically a volatility machine tied to headlines and Elon tweets.

iCaps_ 2026-03-12 16:36

Forget about tsla, what the heck is up with the market today flailing around? Where the bulls at?

HeadPaleontologist40 2026-03-12 16:40

Time for Elon to cook up another brilliant idea to sell some stock.

HeadPaleontologist40 2026-03-12 16:40

Just say meme stock. We all know what it is.

BisonFar9803 2026-03-12 16:46

Valuing a fintech micro-cap like TROO is harder compared to larger fintech companies with established metrics.

LordFaquaad 2026-03-12 16:58

I dont even think its Optimus. Its the energy part of thr company thats fast growing. Given the increasing demand of energy + subsidies by the government, seems like theyre positioning themselves to be pretty ingrained in the industry. They just got licenses in the UK https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/teslas-energy-business-wins-approval-supply-electricity-uk-2026-03-12/ Similar to charging network. EV cars, atleast in the US isnt as enticing without thr government credit. I dont like Elon but I havent seen another company as large as Tesla pivot essentially like a startup

Immediate-Tea-5479 2026-03-12 18:05

so true its just headline driven chaos at this point you cant value it like a regular auto stock anymore

findingmike 2026-03-12 19:37

We're losing on our established and successful products, so we'll just go all in on a maybe.

Add comment