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Key Words: Tesla may ‘run the world’ one day, strategist says — but a lot can happen to the stock along the way

‘ We have to remember that Amazon was in a bubble in 2000. It crashed, it fell 90% — I don’t think Tesla is going to fall 90% — but it crashed, and then 10 years later it was running the world. So even if Tesla is going to run the world someday, it doesn’t mean it can’t drop significantly when it gets as overbought as it is right now.’

That’s Matt Maley, Miller Tabak’s chief market strategist, tapping the brakes on Tesla in a CNBC interview this week as shares of the electric-car maker continue to hit fresh highs.

At last check, Tesla’s stock TSLA, +4.22% was up more than 2%, busting through $ 2,200 and bringing its rally for the year up to about 430%. Amazon AMZN, -0.13%, as you can see from this chart, hasn’t fared too badly either.

“I’m not one of those perma-bears,” Maley added. “I mean back 15 months ago when the stock dropped below $ 190, I said ‘back up the truck and buy with both hands.” Since trading around those levels way back in June 2019, Tesla has exploded for a rally of more than 1,100%.

Read: Tesla and Apple have had a great run — here’s why they’re poised to ‘rocket’ even higher in the next year

Along the way, as Maley pointed out, the stock has averaged two pullbacks double-digit pullbacks each year for the past 10 years. “It’s only had one so far this year. I think it will have another one,” he said. “It is way overbought.” Watch the full interview:

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