Tesla ( TSLA 4.71%) stock gained ground today in the lead-up to its first-quarter earnings results, which were published after the market closed. The electric vehicle (EV) leader's share price ended the day up 4.8% amid a 2.5% jump for the S&P 500 and a 2.7% gain for the Nasdaq Composite.

Tesla's first-quarter earnings report itself was a disaster, but Musk gave investors some much-needed good news on the conference call.

Tesla stock has demonstrated incredible volatility in recent months, but there will almost certainly be more to come. Dr James Fox explores. The post Is Tesla stock about to crash? Here’s what the charts say appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.