Musk's tweet drew a lot of criticism and resulted in a fraud settlement with the SEC. Since that tweet, Tesla's stock is now up about 8%. Whoa … the stock is so high lol — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 23, 2019 On Friday, S3 Partners analyst Ihor Dusaniwsky said Tesla's 126% rally since its June lows have it on the brink of what could be an explosive short covering event.