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Tesla Stock Price Today: Q3 Earnings and SpaceX Merger Talk, and What It Means for TSLA Traders
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Updated Wed, 2026 October 21 02:43
Key Takeaways
- Tesla stock traded at $368.10 on the one-hour chart as of 02:00 (UTC) / 10:00 (GMT+8) on 20 October 2026, $0.31 below the 50-period moving average (368.41) and $1.74 below the 200-period moving average (369.84).[1]
- Tesla reports Q3 results after the close on Wednesday 21 October; analysts expect adjusted EPS near 43 cents on revenue of about $27.88B, against 50 cents a year earlier.[2]
- Barclays has said a Tesla and SpaceX deal could be announced before the 3 December annual meeting; neither company has confirmed one.[2]
Tesla stock traded at $368.10 on the one-hour Nasdaq chart at 02:00 UTC (10:00 GMT+8) on 20 October 2026, just under its 50-period and 200-period moving averages. Tesla reports Q3 results Wednesday after the close, with analysts expecting adjusted EPS near 43 cents per share.
Tesla stock is down about 17% in 2026, Reuters reports, yet the one-hour chart shows it pressed against a ceiling: $368.10 as of 02:00 (UTC) / 10:00 (GMT+8) on 20 October 2026, a whisker under both its 50-period and 200-period moving averages.[1][2]
Two stories tug at that price: a Roadster that will not reach production until 2028 plus a merger nobody has announced, and a Q3 report about 42 hours away. Which one the chart is listening to is the question behind this Tesla stock price update.[2]
TSLA quote snapshot: as of 02:00 (UTC) / 10:00 (GMT+8) on 20 October 2026, the TSLA stock price on the Nasdaq was $368.10 on the one-hour chart, down $0.21 (0.06%) on the latest bar, with 330.66K in volume on the TradingView setup used for this analysis.[1]
Roadster headlines and merger talk set the tone
TSLA latest news starts with a car. Tesla unveiled a new Roadster that can jump and turn mid-air using rocket technology at a SpaceX test site in Texas, with production slated for 2028, Reuters reported.[2] Bill Birmingham, head of research at REX Financial, put it neatly: “Musk is blending the future of mobility together by integrating auto and rocket technology.”[2]
The merger angle makes the TSLA news and Tesla stock news louder. Barclays suggested a deal could be announced before Tesla’s annual meeting, which Tesla said on Monday will be held on 3 December, with SpaceX the likelier acquirer. In an all-stock deal, Barclays estimates Musk would hold about 37% of the equity and 56% of the votes; neither company nor Elon Musk has officially committed.[2] More coverage sits under the Tesla news and SpaceX news tags.
A story is not a price, though. The chart is where the market has actually voted.
Tesla stock price presses against both moving averages
This TSLA technical analysis, and the TSLA stock analysis around it, reads the one-hour TradingView TSLA chart for the 20 October session. The MA50&200 indicator reads 368.41 for the 50-period average and 369.84 for the 200-period average; the latest bar closed at 368.10, so Tesla stock today sits $0.31 and $1.74 beneath them, and the two lines are only $1.43 apart.[1]
Think of the averages as a low ceiling the candles keep brushing. The chart also shows an Overnight label at 367.15, so anyone following the TSLA after hours stock price should note it sits $0.95 below the last price.[1]
The RSI (14) reads 55.81 on the TradingView setup used for this analysis, against 45.27 on the indicator’s second line.[1] It has climbed back above the 50 midpoint: neither stretched nor washed out. On the wider TSLA stock chart, a low near 346 on 30 September and a high near 388 on 9 October frame the TSLA stock trend, and the 368 band sits inside that range.[1]
What Wednesday’s TSLA earnings report puts on the table
Tesla reports after the close on Wednesday 21 October, part of earnings season. Analysts expect adjusted EPS of roughly 43 cents on revenue near $27.88B, against 50 cents a year earlier, and negative free cash flow of about $4.92B; Q2 earnings missed estimates, with free cash flow at negative $1.1B, Reuters reported.[2]
The headlines are about a Roadster and a merger. Wednesday’s report is about cash and margins.
Shawn Campbell, an adviser at Camelthorn Investments who owns shares in both Tesla and SpaceX, described investors’ focus for Tesla’s results as “improvement in auto margins”.[2] Deliveries are already public: 486,532 vehicles against 464,391 produced, plus 13.7 GWh of energy storage deployed.[3]
The 22,141-vehicle gap suggests inventory was drawn down; the margin line will show what those cars earned. The TSLA earnings call starts at 17:30 (ET) on 21 October (21:30 UTC / 05:30 GMT+8 on 22 October), and the TSLA quarterly report, due on Tesla’s investor site after the close, will carry the full figures.[3][4]
Levels and dates traders are watching
These are reference levels from the one-hour chart, not trade signals.
| Level | Reference | Chart evidence |
| Level 1 resistance | 369.84 / 368.41 | 200-period and 50-period moving averages, both above the 368.10 last price |
| Level 2 resistance | Near 388 | 9 October swing high on the one-hour chart |
| Latest bar low | 366.90 | Low of the latest one-hour bar |
| Overnight marker | 367.15 | Overnight label on the chart |
| Level 2 support | Near 346 | 30 September low on the one-hour chart |
Table 1: TSLA reference levels as of 02:00 (UTC) / 10:00 (GMT+8) on 20 October 2026
Table 1: Reference levels from the chart. Sources: TradingView, Reuters. Indicative only.
TSLA earnings-week checklist
- Q3 results, 21 October 2026: after the 16:00 (ET) close (20:00 UTC / 04:00 GMT+8 on 22 October); EPS against about 43 cents, revenue against $27.88B.[2]
- Earnings call, 21 October 2026: 17:30 (ET), with free cash flow and AI spending in focus.[2][3]
- First regular session after the report, 22 October 2026: US open at 09:30 (ET) (13:30 UTC / 21:30 GMT+8); see earnings news today.
- Annual shareholder meeting, 3 December 2026: Barclays flagged the period before it for a possible merger announcement; none has been confirmed.[2]
Each of those dates is a point where the risk picture can change.
Risk framing into the report
The chart shows TSLA pinned under a moving-average band near $369. The read changes if hourly closes move decisively away from that band, or if the report differs from what analysts expect. Neither had happened as of this cut-off.[1][2]
Earnings releases land after the regular session closes, so price can move before a standard order has a chance to act. A Stop Loss can help limit a loss to a planned size, but a gap can fill it at a worse price than the one set, and exposure held through the report carries that gap risk.
Leverage is double-edged: it magnifies gains and losses alike, and a 3% move changes a position’s value by 3% of its full size, not of the margin posted. Position sizing relative to account equity sets how much that move changes an account balance.
TSLA quick answers
What is the TSLA ticker?
TSLA is the stock ticker for Tesla, Inc., listed as NASDAQ: TSLA. Searches for stock TSLA, stock ticker TSLA, ticker TSLA, Nasdaq TSLA, TSLA Nasdaq or the Dutch TSLA koers point to one listing, shown on the TSLA stock MarketWatch quote page and the TSLA TradingView chart. Vantage lists it among its US share CFDs; stock CFDs follow the share price without owning the share, and leverage is double-edged.
Where is the TSLA share price today?
As of 02:00 (UTC) / 10:00 (GMT+8) on 20 October 2026, the TSLA price was $368.10.[1] Searches for the TSLA stock price today, the stock price for TSLA, the share price TSLA or the today Tesla stock price return one live quote; TSLA stock prices today are a stamped snapshot.
Does this article include a TSLA stock price prediction?
No. A TSLA stock price prediction needs a view on where price goes next; this article reports what the chart and sources show. For TSLA stock predictions and TSLA investing themes, the TSLA quarterly report on 21 October is the primary document.[4]
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References
[1] “NASDAQ:TSLA Tesla, Inc. 1-hour chart – TradingView” https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/NASDAQ-TSLA/ Accessed on 20 October 2026.
[2] “SpaceX, Tesla earnings to test Musk’s AI spending ambitions as merger talk grows – Reuters, 19 October 2026” https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spacex-tesla-earnings-test-musks-ai-spending-ambitions-merger-talk-grows-2026-10-19/ Accessed on 20 October 2026.
[3] “Tesla, Inc. Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1: Q3 2026 Production, Deliveries and Deployments – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission” https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001318605/000162828026064366/exhibit991111111.htm Accessed on 20 October 2026.
[4] “Tesla Investor Relations – Tesla, Inc.” https://ir.tesla.com/ Accessed on 20 October 2026.
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