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Elon filed form 4 for 11/4 stock sale. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000089924322035390/xslF345X03/doc4.xml

Friends, I was also assigned some DEC 16 400p overnight. Tread carefully. I should've acted on these during the last run up over $300 but I was way too confident in how a blowout Q3 would be received. I am working on doing better and coming back stronger and less emotional. Learning when to take...

So, in this environment I’ve been almost exclusively writing narrow BCS no more than 2-3 DTE. My thought is if this position starts working against me, I have more options to manage (widen spread, flip roll to BPS) as my available margin increases as the stock price rises towards the short leg...

Seems like others have provided you with some solid info about the status of your warranty. That said, you will likely want to confirm the exact date with Tesla. There are some third party warranty options available to extend your bumper to bumper coverage, and I believe a third party drive unit...

All, given the brutal shift in the market, I wanted to get some feedback to ensure that my current line of thinking makes sense: I am incredibly hesitant to write any BPS >2 DTE (if that; downward pressure is too intense atm) . So far, at least for me, BCS have fared far better. Obviously, the...

After my traumatic Jan, I’ve been hesitant to open more BPS, so I’ve been sticking to good old fashioned CC. The downward pressure on the stock seems to be much more pronounced than the upward pressure at the moment, given the macro environment, so I’ve stuck to writing $1000 CC for 2/18 a few...

Friends, what a roller coaster this month has been. I started the month up $40k but, after a tumultuous few weeks and after finally having to take some lumps on a 1050/950 BPS this morning, I finish the month up $1k. Like many of us here, I was so confident in Tesla’s execution and the markets...

CPI numbers are out:7% vs expected 7.1%. China CPI data also encouraging. Obviously, this isn’t great from a macro perspective but it does help remove some uncertainty regarding the FEDs potential next move. CPI Home : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics That said, nothing about TSLA’s price...

Sitting on two positions that were opened during the slide yesterday with expiry of 1/14: -1100/+1000 -1070/+970 I suspect I’ll be managing these diligently given the MM’s shenanigans. I don’t know if my tinfoil hat is on too tight but the intense pull back yesterday seems like a very good...

^^This right here. I’ve been rolling down a 940/840 position that I opened right before the free fall to 880’s. It was nice to close out the final 910/810 for a hefty profit this morning but man does my timing stink. Closed out on the second leg up when stock was only up 10 points 🤦‍♂️ The...

Can you share the referral with me, please? Thank you!

Well, a big thank you to everyone who chimed in and gave some great not advice to this noob over the past few weeks. Closed out 12/3 840/940 BPS for 85% profit. I’m well above my original income target for the month at this point and now I’m doing my best to not get too greedy. I may open...

All, looking for some not advice. BPS 900/950 for 11/26. Too close to the sun?

Point taken. Thank you! According to my etrade account, available margin is exact amount I have in cash (not sure if that is accurate, but I have not made any requests to trade on margin). Options level 2. Cash on hand $20k in current account but I have another $200k available (of which...

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All, I’m a long time lurker and I wanted to thank everyone for all of their insights. What recommendation would you make for someone looking to make some additional income from a nice little pile of TSLA shares? Initial thought was to start with selling conservative CC’s a week out from expiry...

I came across this beauty while charging at my local SC. It’s an absolute masterpiece. I spoke with a few reps who had the chance to experience Plaid and they confirmed it far exceeds the hype.

So, if my brain is working correctly, this report states that 25k units were sold in China in Apr, and 14k units exported. Implying total production at Shanghai GF of ~39k in April. Which makes sense to me given the end of quarter sprint in March (delivering production capacity locally)...

You’re doing gods (Joe Pesci’s) work. I recently introduced the Model S to a few friends who had never ridden in one and the consensus was that it was easily the coolest car they had ever experienced. It’s striking to me that there are still people out there that have not been exposed to Tesla...

Do you connect the Model 3 to your home WiFi network often? I have logged nearly 30k miles on my Model 3 and have never experienced navigation issues of this sort (there have been minor issues in areas with heavy construction but it has worked well otherwise).

Technically, it wouldn't until the ownership transfer was formally processed. The OP was likely concerned about his M3 being in limbo without a valid form of payment to bill for supercharging. Based on my experience, Tesla actually allows a limited number of charging sessions without a valid...

The growing divide you speak of is incredibly concerning. It has become evident to me that the advent of social media, in particular, has exacerbated the issue to the point that there is no room for complexity in discourse. Instead, it seems that ideological radicalism has become the status quo...

In your view, given the circumstances, what is the best possible outcome with regards to the current tension with Iran? Also, assuming Iran was in fact not involved in the tanker attacks, as the Iranian government has claimed, what do you think the strategy is behind the US claims that Iran is...

Based on past experience, I think the primary issue is in fact Powerwall availability. After the acquisition of SolarCity and subsequent attempts to integrate the solar business into the standard Tesla sales flow, our reps were instructed to pitch Tesla solar with or without Powerwall. This was...

Have you tried the tunein radio option on your Model 3? It is host to quite a few live sports channels.

No, that is not the norm and you can’t attribute shipping damage to “rushed production.” I have personally delivered thousands of Tesla’s and only a very small percentage were ever refused due to damage. Do you happen to have pictures? It’s odd that such extensive damage to the rocker panel went...

Depends mostly on highway conditions but my experience with Navigate on Autopilot (on ramp to off ramp autopilot) on well marked highways without heavy construction has been incredibly positive. Assuming you’d be prepared to take over if presented with a tricky situation, I’d say the current...

I recommend setting it at 90% and forgetting about it unless you absolutely need the additional range for a road trip. Also, plugging your Tesla in at all times while not in use (regardless of charge state) is recommended. From the Model 3 owner's manual: Model 3 has one of the most...

My impression is that a large majority of the discontentment lies largely within the sales department as they were the group that was most impacted by the waves of layoffs over the past 18 months. After my recent conversations with a few of my old counterparts in sales leadership, it became...

IMO it's not something to be overly concerned about (it's a minor issue and equally minor repair). It is also not something I would characterize as "pretty normal" (worked at Tesla for 7 yrs and I've only come across a handful of these issues myself). In any case, I do not think the presence of...

The range estimates are based off of an average speed of 65mph so that sounds about right. I recently completed a ~2400 mile road trip from Houston, TX to Miami, FL and our experiences with regards to range are quite similar. It's worth noting that drag increases as the cube of velocity so while...

It appears that the gravity of these issues is largely dependent on the area and the availability of Tesla’s internal body shop team. For example, my dad was involved in a minor fender bender in Houston a few weeks ago that damaged his rear bumper and his experience was radically different than...

I was not referring to Tesla's communication improvements so perhaps in that context, it is a meaningless statement. I made that statement to highlight the level of exposure a prospective owner would have to FUD on the path towards ownership. In any case, optimizing for automated order/delivery...

I believe you are correct that it is likely a combination of the explanations you outlined. I recently had a conversation with a former colleague who is part of delivery leadership at Tesla and he confirmed that business has been steady all quarter. This is positive news for many reasons but two...

Might be slightly OT but... I wonder if there might be something to this. While I was employed at Tesla, I created a significant amount of training content (mostly well received) and recently I started toying with the idea of creating Tesla related content from an owner/investors perspective in...

This. I am reminded of my favorite Peter Thiel quote: “You should never bet against Elon.”

Only 30 times?!? I’m jealous. I worked for Tesla from 2012-2019 and the early years (in particular) were rife with talks of bankruptcy and vaporware. I can’t even begin to express my bewilderment at the fact that people would go out of their way just to express some misplaced discontentment...

I agree entirely, which is why I stated it’s trivial to implement relative to an entirely overhauled interior. This was in response to the improvements being described as a “nothing burger” by another member. I was making the case that it made sense to implement the powertrain and suspension...

You beat me to it! For those interested, you can find the paper directly from Cornell here: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1812.07179.pdf

You seem to be overlooking the fact that Tesla is always iterating on the core technology and seldom waits for some arbitrary date or announcement to push through product improvements. A power train enhancement is also trivial to implement on the assembly line relative to an overhauled interior...

It was quite clear from his demeanor during the investor presentation that Elon appeared absolutely maddened by the fact that Tesla’s lead on multiple fronts still isn’t obvious to most people. As was pointed out during the event, autonomy and electrification are not mutually exclusive. Even the...

This is accurate. I’d advise to opt for shipping the vehicle if it’s located in CA and you are registering in a different state. Otherwise, you run the risk of double taxation (once in CA and again in home state)* I’m assuming that the cost to ship is less than what you’d potentially pay in...

I think that comment by Elon was meant to underscore his disbelief in the concerted efforts to cause Tesla harm. From his perspective, and many others, Tesla is doing a fundamental good for the world and as a public company in a capitalist society economics should dictate its fate, full stop...

In my years following (and working for) Tesla, I’ve come to the conclusion that Fred, for all of his “commitment” to supporting Tesla, is a victim of the “pay per click” advertising model. His leak of the S/X refresh is a telling example of this as it has undoubtedly caused some prospective...

This might be related to the lane change settings. Have you tried setting it to Mad Max? The system appears to be somewhat conservative in the other modes under the conditions you described. My LR model 3 has ~24k miles (mostly highway) and at least 70% of those miles have been driven with NoA...