Stock market week ahead: Tesla averaged a 7.8% earnings move

Oct 18, 2026

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Stock market week ahead: Tesla averaged a 7.8% earnings move

Tesla reports Wednesday after the close. Its last 8 post-earnings moves averaged 7.8% either way, from a 21.9% jump to a 14.5% drop.

Bar chart of Tesla stock the trading day after each of its last 8 earnings reports. The average move was 7.8% either way, from a 21.9% jump in October 2024 to a 14.5% drop in July 2026

Tesla stock moved an average of 7.8% in either direction the trading day after each of its last 8 earnings reports.

The biggest jump was 21.9% after its October 2024 report.

The biggest drop was 14.5% after its July 2026 report.

October 2024 +21.9%
July 2026 -14.5%
July 2025 -8.2%
April 2025 +5.4%

Tesla reports next on Wednesday after the close.

The stock closed Friday at $354.72.

Tesla moved more than 2% in either direction after each of its last 8 reports.

Phil Rosen

Phil Rosen is co-founder and CEO of Opening Bell Media and chief market strategist for Silvia Inc. (NASDAQ: SVIA). He hosts Full Signal and writes Opening Bell Daily — the markets briefing read by over 200,000 investors and published on Bloomberg Terminals — and has also published two books and won a Fulbright award for his reporting. Contact him at [email protected].