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boonecreek

(1,458 posts)
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 03:28 PM Jul 2025

Tesla Short Sellers Rale In $1.4 Billion As Elon Musk's Feud With Trump Tanks Stock

Source: Jalopnik

From the dramatic decline in Tesla's rapid spread of the #Tesla Takedown protests, it's no secret that plenty of people despise Elon Musk. However, there are investors willing billions of dollars against the market success of the Musk-helmed electric automaker. Those short sellers won big on Monday amid Musk's current feud with President Donald Trump. According to USA Today, a & 7.5% drop in Tesla's shares generated $1.4 billion in profits for those holding short positions. I hope they had a glass of champagne with their breakfast.

Me too.
https://www.jalopnik.com/1908084/tesla-short-sellers-billion-dollar-profit-after-elon-musk-trump-feud/
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Tesla Short Sellers Rale In $1.4 Billion As Elon Musk's Feud With Trump Tanks Stock (Original Post) boonecreek Jul 2025 OP
Huh? ProfessorGAC Jul 2025 #1
The USA Today article emphasizes his 3rd party idea. boonecreek Jul 2025 #3
Agreed ProfessorGAC Jul 2025 #8
You don't think his talk of a 3rd party is caused by his feud with Trump? muriel_volestrangler Jul 2025 #6
No, I Don't ProfessorGAC Jul 2025 #7
I think you give Musk too much credit if you think he's "against the system" muriel_volestrangler Jul 2025 #10
That's Just Silly ProfessorGAC Jul 2025 #13
Because you call it a tantrum "against the system" muriel_volestrangler Jul 2025 #14
SWEEEEET!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2025 #2
I will say this again edhopper Jul 2025 #4
I thought this was different......at a shop on the other side of my area was a sign that said "We work on Teslas" a kennedy Jul 2025 #5
Tesla chart, various time frames. Norrrm Jul 2025 #9
That headline makes no sense Delphinus Jul 2025 #11
'Raked' .....The OP made a typo. Celerity Jul 2025 #12

ProfessorGAC

(76,295 posts)
1. Huh?
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 04:08 PM
Jul 2025

I thought it tumbled (5%) when the markets opened Monday because his talk about a 3rd party reduced investor confidence in him minding the store.
What does his feud with Trump have to do with it? They've been feuding a couple months. It's only down 0.8% since May 9.
It's down 5% THIS WEEK. IOW, it was going up during the feud.
The emphasis on the "feud" makes no sense.

boonecreek

(1,458 posts)
3. The USA Today article emphasizes his 3rd party idea.
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 04:44 PM
Jul 2025

Don't know why Jalopnik focused on the feud.

ProfessorGAC

(76,295 posts)
8. Agreed
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 05:22 PM
Jul 2025

Investors are nervous about the stock's overvaluation being at risk because the cult leader doesn't have his eye on tye ball.

muriel_volestrangler

(105,892 posts)
6. You don't think his talk of a 3rd party is caused by his feud with Trump?
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 05:01 PM
Jul 2025

If not, what do you think it is for?

ProfessorGAC

(76,295 posts)
7. No, I Don't
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 05:20 PM
Jul 2025

I think that's a tantrum against the system.
And, that's not why investors are nervous.
If the feud made investors nervous, the stock wouldn't have gone up for 6 weeks after he was leaving DOGE.

muriel_volestrangler

(105,892 posts)
10. I think you give Musk too much credit if you think he's "against the system"
Thu Jul 10, 2025, 03:41 AM
Jul 2025

He's out for himself, and he sees his government subsidies threatened by Trump's bill. The point is that the feud has gone up to another level with Musk talking about a rival party. The stock price could creep up while they thought Musk was just pumping out the occasional tweet against Trump; now they think he wants to get serious against Republicans (by a party seems unlikely to me; funding Musk's own nutters in Republican primaries seems more feasible).

If it's a tantrum, it's a tantrum against Trump, not against "the system".

muriel_volestrangler

(105,892 posts)
14. Because you call it a tantrum "against the system"
Thu Jul 10, 2025, 09:30 AM
Jul 2025

That makes it sound like he's a rebel. He's taking revenge for Trump cutting his subsidies. It's self-interest, not rebellion.

edhopper

(37,210 posts)
4. I will say this again
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 04:54 PM
Jul 2025

Tesla is overpriced by a power of 10. It's PE is over 190, when most auto makers are around 10. $20 would be a more appropriate price for this company than $300.
Buyers keep falling for the tech advances Musk keeps promising, but never delivers.
Sales are plummeting in Europe, no growth here, and the Cybertruck probably has a year, 2 at the max before it goes the way of the Edsel.

a kennedy

(35,646 posts)
5. I thought this was different......at a shop on the other side of my area was a sign that said "We work on Teslas"
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 04:57 PM
Jul 2025
It wasn’t a Tesla dealership……so I wonder how they can say that???
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