Tesla Inc. ( NYSE: TSLA ) short interest dipped by 2% during the latest two-week period. Short sales total 39.36 million shares (about 5.1%) of Tesla's total float. It would take two days for short sellers to cover their positions — the same as the previous period — and the share price slipped by about 4.1% in the two-week reporting period. The stock's 52-week range is $189.70 to $900.40 and it closed at $679.82 on Thursday. Shares were trading up by about 1.3% in Friday's premarket session.