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All of the media heads are talking about Tesla right now and how it beat General Motors as the largest automaker in America, right after taking over Ford's number two spot.

But while they're figuring out how Elon Musk did it, I want to talk to you about something much more important - how to profit.

And I've got the perfect way for you to cash in on the new king of the auto industry...

The Stress-Free, Low-Cost Key Way to Profit from Tesla's New Milestone

I'll start by admitting that I'm a bit biased when it comes to Tesla Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA).

I recently purchased a Tesla P90S, and my wife and I have been enjoying it ever since. Here's a shot I took of it when we were picking it up from the dealership.


But that aside... the fact is TSLA's market capitalization (or market cap) was $52.7 billion as of Tuesday, while General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) was sitting at a market cap of $49.6 billion. And according to the latest sales report, TSLA had 25,000 deliveries in the first quarter, beating analysts' expectations.

Market cap is a way of referring to the size of a company. You can calculate a company's market cap by multiplying the number of outstanding shares by it's current price per share. Companies with larger market caps have been primarily deemed as more stable with less risk, and companies with smaller market caps are considered less stable with more risk.

Now some would say that looking at a company's market cap isn't the best way to assess its worth or success, while others would say it reflects the components of the company that are working well. The fact that TSLA has a large market cap as such a young company but hasn't really turned a comparable profit only speaks to the concerns about whether or not this market cap is warranted. But whatever conclusions you draw on your own, there's no denying that the markets are taking this stock higher.

And now, we're about to enter the next round of earnings, with TSLA reporting after the market closes on April 24. So I used my proprietary tools, one of which is called "Earnings Effects," to analyze the history of how the stock performs going into and after earnings.

Look at TSLA's percentage price move prior to its last four earnings sessions:


Above, you're looking at the percentage move of the stock four days prior to the last four earnings reports, which reflect a slight percentage down heading into three of the last four.

Now here's the Earnings Effects for TSLA one day after earnings come out (over the past four earnings sessions):


TSLA has moved higher 50% of the time and lower 50% of the time, which means there's no one set direction to anticipate the stock's movement. So directional option trade ideas, like long calls or long puts, may not provide consistent profit opportunities, even tho…

 

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Tom Gentile, options trading specialist for Money Map Press, is widely known as America's No. 1 Pattern Trader thanks to his nearly 30 years of experience spotting lucrative patterns in options trading. Tom has taught over 300,000 traders his option trading secrets in a variety of settings, including seminars and workshops. He's also a bestselling author of eight books and training courses.

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