Tesla is set to report fourth-quarter earnings after the bell Wednesday, with analysts mostly optimistic the electric vehicle maker could benefit from CEO Elon Musk's ties to President Donald Trump.

Tesla shares have advanced 50% in the last three months on expectations the company will benefit from the ties between CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, especially where a

Tesla stock is usually volatile after earnings. Technical analysts can help fundamentally minded investors work through the inevitable ups and downs. “Tesla’s last [resistance] was near $440, and its most recent low point was around $370,

Tesla stock opened down 0.7% at $395.19 ahead of earnings. That isn’t too surprising. Investors' nerves often peak ahead of big events. Coming into this report, Tesla stock has fallen for five of the past six trading days,