Tesla TSLA sank more than 8% in Thursday's stock market, giving up key levels, in the wake of second-quarter earnings and CEO Elon Musk's conference call comments. However, Cathie Wood and Ark Invest saw that as an opportunity to buy more of their favorite stock.

Tesla stock fell early Thursday following the company’s relatively bland second-quarter earnings report. Investors wanted to hear more new details about more topics, including Tesla’s ambition to become a leader in robo-taxis,

Elon Musk's electric-vehicle maker reported a 12% drop in quarterly revenue, and a steeper decline in net income. + Musk highlighted plans to release a lower-priced Model Y electric vehicle, spoke about his hopes for a new pay package and talked up plans to roll out Tesla robotaxis more widely.

One of the more glaring omissions from Tesla’s late Wednesday earnings was that the EV maker Tesla did not update its 2025 outlook as promised.

Tesla revenue dropped 12%, and profits slumped 16% in the three months through June as buyers continued to steer clear, and in some cases, turn to more affordable competitors' offerings. "The perception of Elon Musk,