Tesla shares rose early Tuesday after gaining on Monday, but gains didn’t last as the car maker tries to come out of its post-earnings dip. Shares of the electric-vehicle maker traded as high as $326.

Tesla faces declining sales, contracting margins, and brand damage, with increased competition eroding its market share in Europe and California.

Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) climbed higher on Monday. The electric vehicle (EV) maker's stock gained 3% as of market close, but had jumped as much as 4.6% earlier in the day. The spike comes as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) was flat and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) rose 0.3%.

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Tesla shares plunged as much as 10% in early trading Thursday as investors digested another dismal quarter of car sales – and CEO Elon Musk’s admission that slump may not end anytime soon.

Investors knew electric vehicle (EV) sales have been slumping for Tesla ( TSLA -8.44%). The EV leader announced a 13.5% year-over-year drop in second-quarter deliveries on July 2. Yet the stock is tanking today after Tesla reported its full second-quarter financial update today.

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Tesla shares tumbled in extended trading Wednesday after the EV maker's quarterly results fell short of Wall Street’s expectations and CEO Elon Musk warned of a "few rough quarters" ahead. Monitor these key chart levels.

Tesla's valuation gains today follow a bigger sell-off in yesterday's trading that was spurred by disappointing second-quarter results and comments from management suggesting that performance headwinds could continue in the near term. The company's share price has seen some big swings in 2025, and is down roughly 21% year to date with today's pop.

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Tesla is scheduled to report its second-quarter results after the market closes on Wednesday, with investors expecting the electric vehicle maker's stock could make a sizable move.

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