Tesla Motors (TSLA): Speed Bump?

Some people think Tesla Motors (TSLA) got “crushed” on a weak earnings report.

Tsla crushed

Here’s the aforementioned MarketWatch article:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tesla-four-takeaways-from-earnings-2015-02-11

From a short term/trading perspective that first chart is a whack.

But on this chart, it’s a speed bump.

Tsla chart 20150212

This is what a crushing looks like.

Crushed car

I have no idea what the future holds for Tesla, I expect it to be “consumed” by one of the large car companies, but who knows?

But from a long-term perspective, this feels more like a speed bump …

Speed bump poster