2026-10-02 · TSLA
TSLA +5.4%: an unusually large move for this stock
Tesla, Inc. moved 3.9 points more than its sector, on 0.6× its usual volume.
The story in plain words
Friday, October 2, 2026. TSLA +5.4%: an unusually large move for this stock. Tesla, Inc. moved 3.9 points more than its sector, on 0.6× its usual volume.
What the data shows for Tesla, Inc. (TSLA): TSLA +5.4% today. Its sector fund (XLY) +1.5% today. S&P 500 (SPY) +1.0% today.
Worked out from that data: 3.9 points more than its sector. Volume 0.6× its 20-day average. Bigger than 94% of its daily moves over the past 250 trading days.
Possible contributors. These line up in time with the move; they are not confirmed causes: News: “Stock Market Today: Dow Rallies 300 Points On Jobs Report Surprise; Tesla Jumps On Deliveries (Live Coverage)” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause). News: “Tesla Delivered 486,532 Electric Vehicles In Q3, Beating Estimates. The Stock Is Rising.” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause). 8-K filed: Earnings results (Filed around the move. Timing only).
About the company: Tesla, Inc. trades as TSLA and is part of the S&P 500, in the Consumer Discretionary sector (Automobile Manufacturers), headquartered in Austin, Texas, founded in 2003.
This is one of CookieStocks’ daily stock stories about unusually large one-day price moves in S&P 500 stocks, measured against each stock’s own history, its sector and its usual volume. Stories are found automatically each trading day from market data and SEC filings, and every claim is labelled as observed, calculated or a possible contributor. Statistics only, not investment advice.
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- OBSERVEDTSLA +5.4% todayOct 2, 2026, 11:05 AM ET
- OBSERVEDIts sector fund (XLY) +1.5% todayOct 2, 2026, 11:05 AM ET
- CALCULATED3.9 points more than its sectorHow: stock return − sector fund return · Oct 2, 2026, 11:05 AM ET
- OBSERVEDS&P 500 (SPY) +1.0% todayOct 2, 2026, 11:05 AM ET
- CALCULATEDVolume 0.6× its 20-day averageHow: today’s volume ÷ average of the last 20 days · Oct 2, 2026, 11:05 AM ET
- CALCULATEDBigger than 94% of its daily moves over the past 250 trading daysHow: share of past daily moves smaller in size · Oct 2, 2026, 11:05 AM ET
- POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTORNews: “Stock Market Today: Dow Rallies 300 Points On Jobs Report Surprise; Tesla Jumps On Deliveries (Live Coverage)”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 2, 2026, 9:47 AM ET
- POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTORNews: “Tesla Delivered 486,532 Electric Vehicles In Q3, Beating Estimates. The Stock Is Rising.”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 2, 2026, 9:35 AM ET
- POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR8-K filed: Earnings resultsFiled around the move. Timing only. · Source: SEC EDGAR · Oct 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
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Statistics only, not investment advice. Past moves don’t predict future ones. Data as of Oct 2, 2026, 11:05 AM ET.