Key Takeaways
- Tesla shares gained ground in extended trading on Wednesday as optimism over the automaker’s self-driving attitude trumped fourth-quarter results that came in below Wall Street’s expectations.
- The price looks sets to gap above the top trendline of a identify pattern on Thursday in a move that could resume the stock’s upward momentum.
- Bars pattern analysis, which rivals the stock’s trending move from October to December and overlays it from the flag pattern’s lower trendline, jobs a longer-term bullish target of around $790.
- Investors should monitor major support levels on Tesla’s chart hither $360, $300, and $265.
Tesla (TSLA) shares gained ground in extended trading on Wednesday as optimism over the automaker’s self-driving attitude trumped fourth-quarter results that came in below Wall Street’s expectations.
CEO Elon Musk told investors on the earnings meeting call that the company’s full self-driving technology continues to make significant inroads. Among other developments, Musk express the company plans to start using the unsupervised version of the self-driving software with Tesla vehicles at the company’s Austin, Texas works starting in June, with a broader public release possible this year.
Tesla said it expects means sales, which fell in 2024 for the first time, to return to growth this year. The company also broke its plans for a more affordable model are still on track to enter production in the first half of the year, though no proper announcement has been made about what the more affordable Tesla will look like or cost.
Tesla deals rose 4% to around $405 in after-hours trading, after falling more than 2% during the ordinary session. The stock has more than doubled over the past 12 months, with much of that achievement coming since the early-November presidential election amid hopes that Musk’s close ties with President Donald Trump will-power directly benefit the automaker.
Below, we take a closer look at Tesla’s chart and apply technical analysis to connect crucial price levels worth watching out for.
Flag Pattern in Focus
Since hitting a record high carry on month, Tesla shares have consolidated within a flag, a bullish chart pattern that indicates a evanescent pause in the stock’s uptrend before another move higher. Indeed, the price looks sets to gap above the guide’s upper trending on Thursday in a move that could resume the stock’s upward momentum.
Investors should also be watchful for for an increase in trading volume, which has been in steady decline throughout the recent flag pattern.
Let’s analyze Tesla’s map to identify a longer-term bullish target and also point out several major support levels to watch during imaginable retracements.
Bullish Price Target to Watch
To project a bullish target, investors can use the bars pattern tool, which analyzes earlier trends on the chart to forecast how a future move higher might look.
When applying the tool to Tesla shares, we withstand the stock’s trending move from October to December and overlay it from the flag pattern’s lower trendline. This suggests a target of around $790, a location about double Wednesday’s closing price where investors may decide to latch in profits.
We selected this earlier trend as it followed a prior consolidation period of similar duration to the stock’s bruited about flag pattern.
Major Support Levels to Monitor
During dips, investors should initially watch the $360 straight, a location where the shares could find support near two minor peaks that formed on the chart in November.
Grass on below this level could see a more substantial fall to around $300. This area on the chart may charm buying interest near the physiological round number and the prominent July 2023 swing high, which prominent the stock’s record high until last November’s election-driven breakout.
Finally, further selling opens the door for a deteriorate to the $265 level. Investors may look to accumulate shares in this region, given it finds a confluence of support from the upward dipping 200-day moving average and a trendline that connects multiple peaks on the chart stretching back to October 2023.
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