Elon Musk Defiant as Tesla’s Stock Plummets: ’No Regrets’ Amid Market Chaos

Elon Musk doubles down—Tesla investors buckle up for turbulence.

The Unshaken CEO

While Tesla shares nosedive, Musk stands firm, brushing off Wall Street's panic. 'Innovation isn't a popularity contest,' he tweets—just as TSLA sheds another 5% pre-market.

Short Sellers Circle

Hedge funds smell blood, piling into bearish bets. One analyst quips: 'Tesla’s valuation was always more meme than math.'

Crypto Parallels?

Volatility feels familiar—Bitcoin bulls shrug. 'First time?' says a crypto trader, eyeing Tesla’s chart like a deja-vu Dogecoin rally.

Musk’s gamble: double or nothing. The market’s verdict? So far, nothing.

Elon Musk stands by his decision as Tesla sinks

Elon’s renewed focus on politics comes as US equities take broader hits. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 400 points Monday, or 0.9%, while the S&P 500 lost 0.8% and the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.9%. The entire stock market took a hit after Trump announced new tariffs that will go into effect August 1.

The penalties target 14 countries, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, and Tunisia, across a wide range of imports.

Trump’s administration said the new tariffs would be just the first batch. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Monday that more announcements are coming this week. She added that Trump will sign an executive order extending the tariff implementation deadline to August 1, replacing his original, earlier date.

Dow futures dropped 87 points, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures slid 0.16% and 0.15%, respectively, just hours before the cash markets opened Monday.

With all that background noise, Elon’s latest headline-grabbing play couldn’t have landed at a worse time. Danny Ives, who leads global tech research at Wedbush Securities, said in a client note that the decision is only making things worse.

“Very simply Elon diving deeper into politics and now trying to take on the Beltway establishment is exactly the opposite direction that Tesla investors/shareholders want him to take during this crucial period for the Tesla story,” Danny wrote Sunday.

He added that while Elon’s loyalists will back him no matter what, “there is broader sense of exhaustion from many Tesla investors that Elon keeps heading down the political track.”

On Sunday, Trump told reporters that Elon’s plan to launch a party was “ridiculous” and said the Tesla CEO had gone “completely off the rails.”

Market strategists still think the sell-off may be temporary. Adam Parker, CEO of Trivariate Research, told CNBC’s Closing Bell that confusion is playing a big role. “If you go through the details, I don’t even know if anybody understands the difference between what was announced today, what was there previously, and if it will actually be implemented, and which companies it actually impacts,” Parker said Monday.

He added that it could just be a breather before earnings season. “So, I think it’s just a little bit of selling as we got the highs, and kind of recalibrating before July earnings season,” he said. “But I don’t think this is the sign of a new regime at all.”

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