Tesla just had its most noticeably awful week in 20 months after Elon Musk sold $5.7 billion worth of shares

  Shares of Tesla declined 15.4% for the week after CEO Elon Musk started with his plans to sell a tremendous block of his holdings this week. It marks Tesla's most noticeably awful one-week performance in 20 months. It's likewise the stocks most exceedingly awful week truly barring decreases that happened in February and March 2020 as the Covid pandemic arose in the U.S., bothering markets. Tesla shut down 2.8% on Friday. Musk who actually owns in excess of 167 million shares of Tesla, as indicated by financial filings out Friday morning sold stock worth around $5.7 billion this week. Musk offered shares partially to fulfill tax obligations identified with an activity of stock options. Before his sale plan was unveiled, Musk asked his 62.5 million Twitter followers to vote in an informal poll, letting them know their vote would decide the fate of his Tesla holdings. This week's filings uncover he knew some of his shares were scheduled available to be purchased for the current week. Tesla shares are still up around 46% year to date following a record shutting cost of $1,229.91 on Nov. 4, 2021. By examination, Ford shares are up around 120%, General Motors shares are up around 51% and Volkswagen AG shares have ascended around 66% year-to-date. The droop in Teslas stock cost followed an auction, and matched with a record-breaking IPO in autos for Rivian, a more current producer of completely electric pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. Portions of Rivian shut rose 5.6% on Friday. Its up around 66.6% since its presentation on Wednesday. Rivian brought around $12 billion up in its market debut Wednesday, making its IPO the biggest in the world this year up until now. Rivian presently ranks the second most significant vehicle producer in the U.S. behind Tesla, however it hopes to record under $1 million in sales for the second from last quarter. In financial filings, Rivian said that it has 55,400 preorders for its R1S SUV and R1T pickup truck, in addition to an agreement to assemble 100,000 electric delivery vans for Amazon by 2030. Musk reacted to Rivians IPO accomplishment on Twitter saying: “I hope they’re able to achieve high production & breakeven cash flow. That is the true test. There have been hundreds of automotive startups, both electric & combustion, but Tesla is only American carmaker to reach high volume production & positive cash flow in past 100 years.”