Shares of the electric carmaker Tesla ( TSLA 5.33%) traded 4.3% higher today, as of 2:34 p.m. ET, well ahead of major market indexes. Tesla CEO Elon Musk reportedly told company employees in a meeting earlier today to "hang on to their stock."

The CEO aimed to excite employees and investors about futuristic, if unproven, lines of business Tesla will pursue, including building a fleet of 5,000 humanoid robots.

I have like 17 jobs, at this point,” the DOGE, SpaceX and Tesla boss Musk said Thursday, adding he’s “stretched pretty thin.”