Tesla Stock Soars on Record Q3 Deliveries, Profit Miss Raises Concerns
Stock Performance & Market Context Tesla’s stock has been on a tear in October, but also volatile. It hit an intraday high near $453 on Oct. 6 (a 52-week peak) ts2.tech, then oscillated with market swings. By Oct. 21 TSLA closed around $442.60 ts2.tech. The stock jumped about 5% on Oct. 13 amid a broad tech rally, then eased 1–2% the next day as concerns over U.S.–China trade flared (Tesla is sensitive to China demand and tariffs) ts2.tech. Year-to-date TSLA is up roughly 80%, far outpacing the S&P 500’s ~17% gain ts2.tech ts2.tech. This strength reflects excitement over Tesla’s growth