{
  "id": 18925152,
  "title": "Tesla Stock Hasn't Closed at a Record in Nearly 11 Months. Here's How Its Past Record Droughts Ended.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/tesla-stock-hasnt-closed-at-a-record-in-nearly-11-months-heres-how",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-08T11:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/11/08/tesla-stock-hasn-t-closed-at-a-record-in-nearly-11-months-here-s-how-its-past-record-droughts-ended/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tesla stock has not closed at a record high in nearly 11 months, as of December 2025. Since its initial public offering in June 2010, the electric vehicle company's shares have experienced seven periods of over 300 days without a record closing price. However, in the past, two of these droughts were followed by significant rallies of over 600%, while the remaining four were succeeded by new record droughts within months or days. The difference between the two groups of droughts appears to be tied to whether Tesla's profits were turning positive. The first two record droughts occurred early in Tesla's public life, from November 2010 to March 2012, and from April 2012 to January 2013. The subsequent droughts lasted longer, spanning 942 days (September 2014 to April 2017) and 821 days (September 2017 to December 2019). The current record drought, lasting 327 days, is the second-shortest of the seven. Profitability appears to be the key factor in determining whether a record high leads to a sustained rally or another record drought. When Tesla reported profitability in the first quarter of 2013, the stock gained 652% over the following 153 days. Similarly, after the company achieved profitability in the third quarter of 2019, shares climbed 1,464% to the November 2021 record, initiating the longest wait for a record high. In contrast, the shorter record-drought runs were followed by only brief periods of higher stock prices. Consequently, the length of the current record drought should not be the sole factor in deciding whether to invest in Tesla stock. Instead, it would be more prudent to focus on the company's profit trends, as a turnaround in profitability could pave the way for a more substantial rally.",
  "summary": "The EV maker has been here six times before. What did shareholders get once each wait ended?",
  "key_points": [
    "Tesla stock hasn't closed at a record high in nearly 11 months as of December 2025.",
    "Two previous record droughts ended with significant rallies of over 600%.",
    "Profitability of Tesla appears to be the key factor in determining the outcome of record highs."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "Tesla Stock Hasn't Closed at a Record in Nearly 11 Months. Here's How Its Past Record Droughts Ended.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/tesla-stock-hasnt-closed-at-a-record-in-nearly-11-months-heres-how-18933276",
        "published": "2026-11-08T11:37:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}