Tesla Stock Breached Support. This Is Where It's Headed
Tesla stock closed below key a support level Monday, leaving investors wondering where shares are headed next into the company's key first-quarter earnings report.Tesla stock dropped 5.6% Monday, losing almost $10 and closing at $161.48 following news that Tesla would lay off more than 10% of its 140,000-strong workforce. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fell 1.2% and 1.8%, respectively.The drop Monday took Tesla below technical support levels at about $164 a share. Support and resistance are terms used by traders and technical analysts. They represent levels where investors have been willing to buy, or sell, stock in the past.Breaking through a support level leaves investors looking for the next level where declines might stop. Fairlead Strategies cofounder Katie Stockton said $148 a share represents another level of support.Stockton isn't making a fundamental call on the stock. She looks at stock charts to suss out where shares can go over the short- and medium-term. Moving averages,