Will Tesla Continue In This Trend Or Is A Gap Fill On The Horizon? The Bull, Bear Case

Tesla, Inc TSLA was trading flat in the premarket on Monday, in tandem with the S&P 500, which looked to be opening near Friday’s closing price.

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The sideways price action may be needed because the EV giant entered a downtrend on April 20, the day following its earnings print, where Tesla reported smaller-than-expected margins. The five-day sell-off brought the stock to a low of $152.37 on Thursday, where Tesla rebounded before seeing bullish momentum on Friday.

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The Tesla Chart: Tesla printed a hanging man candlestick on Friday, suggesting lower prices could be in the cards for Monday. If that occurs, bullish traders want to see Tesla drop on lower-than-average volume and for the stock to hold above the most recent lower low of near $152.

• If Tesla retraces on Monday to print a higher low, the downtrend may be over and Tesla could reverse course into an uptrend over the coming days. Bullish traders could watch to see if Tesla prints a bullsih reversal candlestick such as a doji or hammer candlestick above that area for a possible entry.
• Bearish traders want to see big bearish volume come in and drop Tesla down under $152, which would set the downtrend back into motion and indicate Friday’s bullish price action was merely a bounce to print a lower high.
• If Tesla pushes up through Friday’s high-of-day later on Monday or during the week ahead, the stock is likely to close a gap that exists between $169.70 and $177.65. If that happens, the stock may find resistance, at least temporarily, near the top of the empty range.
• Tesla has resistance above at $166.71 and $177.59 and support below at $152.19 and $139.53.

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