Sunday, September 13, 2026
Tesla Roadster search interest spiked 20x after the October 1 reveal was announced, but TSLA price is barely budging, while SELLAS Life Sciences has become the new short-squeeze discovery with 29% of its float sold short and binary trial data looming.
Ongoing Stories(5)
Micron (MU) semiconductor volatility
Still TrendingMicron remains in rising stock queries (+1,250%) as semiconductor volatility persists.
See previous coverageSandisk retail search frenzy
Still TrendingSandisk stock queries continue to break out (+2,650%) in rising searches.
See previous coverageAvis (CAR) short squeeze chatter
Still TrendingAvis short squeeze queries are up +1,950% as the stock lingers near 3-month lows.
See previous coverageSilver squeeze narrative
Still TrendingSilver squeeze queries are rising again (+160%) alongside gold short squeeze chatter.
See previous coverageOil stealth rally and search divergence
Still TrendingBrent crude oil price queries are up +650% and oil short squeeze searches have jumped +160%.
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TSLA vs SLS: Divergent Price Paths, Same Retail Attention Spike
Over three months, SLS is up 47.5% while TSLA is down 10.1%, yet both are seeing sudden retail attention spikes—SLS via short-squeeze queries and TSLA via the Roadster reveal—showing retail is hunting event-driven setups across unrelated sectors.
SLS Price Pulls Back 25% From Highs Into Record Short Interest
SLS has fallen from an August high of $15.46 to $11.55, a 25% pullback, even as short interest climbed to a record 57.9M shares (29% of float), creating a potential unwind setup ahead of binary trial data.
TSLA Price Barely Budges Despite Roadster Reveal Hype
TSLA is up just 2.3% over the past five sessions to $365 and remains 14% below its July high of $425, suggesting investors are discounting the Roadster reveal as a near-term revenue driver despite retail excitement.
Tesla Roadster Hype vs Tesla Stock Price Queries
Tesla Roadster search interest surged 20x from 5 to 100 on Sep 13 after the Oct 1 reveal was announced, while 'Tesla stock price' queries collapsed from 35 to 5, showing retail is fixated on the product event rather than trading the equity.
SLS Search Interest Fades as Short-Squeeze Discovery Surges
Direct 'sls stock' queries collapsed from a June peak of 100 down to 5 in September, yet the ticker is breaking out in 'short squeeze' rising queries (+9,700%), signaling a new retail cohort is discovering the crowded short.