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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTesla Short Sellers Rale In $1.4 Billion As Elon Musk's Feud With Trump Tanks Stock
Source: JalopnikFrom 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/
ProfessorGAC
(77,347 posts)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
(1,557 posts)Don't know why Jalopnik focused on the feud.
ProfessorGAC
(77,347 posts)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
(106,641 posts)If not, what do you think it is for?
ProfessorGAC
(77,347 posts)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
(106,641 posts)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".
ProfessorGAC
(77,347 posts)How is accusing someone of throwing a tantrum giving credit?
muriel_volestrangler
(106,641 posts)That makes it sound like he's a rebel. He's taking revenge for Trump cutting his subsidies. It's self-interest, not rebellion.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(25,518 posts)edhopper
(37,538 posts)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
(36,403 posts)Norrrm
(5,667 posts)Delphinus
(12,562 posts)They "RALE"?