🩸 Tesla Down 8%: Is This the Moment to Load Up or Run?

Tesla just wiped out billions in market value — all because Elon Musk wants to run for President.

After announcing the launch of his new “American Party” and cutting ties with Trump, $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$  plunged more than 8%, slipping below $290 in a matter of hours. 💥📉

Let's break down what's really going on — and whether it's time to bail, hold, or even buy the dip. 👇

📰 What Just Happened?

Elon Musk confirmed plans to form the “American Party” and pursue a presidential run, possibly as soon as 2026

He severed ties with Trump, raising fears of political retaliation

Markets interpreted the move as a distraction risk — and $TSLA responded fast and brutally

What’s unique about Tesla is how deeply its valuation is tied to Elon himself. But that cuts both ways: when Musk’s brand takes a hit, so does the stock.

🎯 Fundamentals Still Intact?

From an operating perspective, nothing material has changed.

Tesla is still shipping millions of EVs annually

Margins are stabilising, and FSD software monetisation is gaining traction

Energy storage is ramping, and Robotaxi day is coming

But this selloff shows us one thing clearly: investor confidence is more fragile than it looks. When your CEO becomes the headline — not the product — markets start repricing leadership risk, not just earnings.

📊 Technical Damage or Buying Setup?

This 8% drop has broken $TSLA’s short-term trendline and dragged the stock into a high-volume support zone around $275–280. If that cracks, next support is likely $250 — a level many see as a must-hold psychologically and technically. ⚠️

But if we hold the $280 range and bounce on volume, this could be the flush before the next leg up — a classic sentiment reset.

Watch for:

RSI oversold levels nearing

Options volume shifting to calls near $300

Any bounce confirmation with >2x average volume 📈

🤖 Is Elon Now a Liability or Wildcard?

Let's be honest: Musk is brilliant, but unpredictable.

Tesla’s biggest strength has always been its founder’s ambition

But that same ambition could now be its biggest distraction

Running Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, X (Twitter), and launching a presidential bid? That’s not visionary — that’s stretch-thin chaos.

> If Musk's time is split, who's steering Tesla through the EV wars, AI scale-up, and China demand cliff?

Investors now have to weigh not just market risk, but ego risk.

📌 Short-Term vs Long-Term Play

Short-term? The chart looks bruised. I’m not buying blindly — but I’m watching the $275–280 zone carefully. That’s where smart money often steps in.

Long-term? Tesla still dominates in innovation, scale, and optionality. But Musk’s political future now becomes a pricing factor — and that’s not in the model yet.

Also keep an eye on:

Possible Trump retaliation with EV tariffs

Upcoming CPI print and Fed tone (rate cuts = bullish)

Global risk sentiment, especially in China 🇨🇳

💬 What's Your Move?

Are you holding through the chaos, waiting for a bounce — or cutting and reallocating?

Do you think Elon's political ambitions help or hurt Tesla's long-term value?

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