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Certified Internal Auditor actually.

I saw you all on the 84 yesterday! I came back to the forums for the first time in forever primarily to find out what color was under the charcoal wrap hahahaha.

Wow amazing effort, I had a grin on my face the entire time. I thought it would just be SpaceX but they are true Elon nerds.

Elon Musk on Twitter: Seems like it hit hard, maybe it didn't explode though?

I find it highly likely Top Gear will review the Model S in the first few episodes of the next season; it's low hanging fruit for a great segment on a product viewers are interested. Now that Clarkson is gone they don't need to keep up appearances with his roadster vendetta.

When I get my Model X it will replace a 2002 4 banger Honda with >200k miles on it :)

I perused quite a lot of this thread and didn't see any post this exact thought so here goes: What if those with auto-pilot are granted a new option to allow GPS to control throttle most of your trip. Assuming the data and calculation of GPS is almost perfect, and they add a 3% buffer or...

Read this article Will Porsche’s New EV Affect Tesla Motors Inc’s (TSLA) Prospects?. What the heck is this? "However, Porsche 717 will use battery packs that will resemble the shape of a mountain range; they will have a topological platform with the center tunnel rising as the highest...

I just peed my pants (model X tease).

Did someone say super droneship?? Elon Musk on Twitter:

Nice catch! I missed this when I was watching

Tesla should automatically program 'runs' and let you know your time in relationship to others on the same routes. Oh wait, that might induce speeding....... nahhhhhhhh

Really stupid question: Having a fidelity account, is their any way, shape, or form I could possibly have an opportunity to buy spacex shares as a relatively poor individual LOL I am desperate.

Saw a Tesla Roadster on the cover of car and driver back in 2009 I think. Than I saw an actual one in San Jose when I was up there for basketball. Hated all alt. energy cars because I still didn't realize a full electric could actually make sense on a cost/benefit/environmental scale. Than I...

Musk said on reddit of the model 3 "it won't look like other cars". To me 'other cars' includes i3, Bolt, MiEv, Smart Car, all those other crappy cars in that segment. I have no idea what he has in mind but I am super excited. I think if the production Model X is a hit we can rely on TM to make...

All I ask is they capture this on camera properly this time.

I was waiting for ~ $220, but close enough. Just sold to open $250 2017 put, ROI about 13% a year if i hold to expiry based on restricted cash. Probably will hold 6 to 12 months and sell for a higher annual ROI. That's the way I look at it.

I have spoken a bit on selling puts in this thread. I have been waiting on the 2017 options which released now. I did my ROI analysis and have it here in excel for your information. I said before, I have a portion of my portfolio saved for a house down payment, and to me an acceptable place to...

If Tesla can sell 1.4 million cars in 2020, thats great. My shares will be enough to buy my fully loaded Model X and far more than that. But if Straubel showed a power point slide that claimed 500,000 cars, why would you almost triple that? Do you all think they are sandbagging by that multiple...

You picked my most damning question of them all, but you sidestepped it. Where does the money come from???? a. Massive capital raise. b. Partnership. c. The billions in profits which will be accumulated in the normal scope of business over 10 - 15 years. All that assuming the economy stays its...

You guys have got to be kidding! Sorry I love the company but the only reason we are spitting out the idea that Tesla could make more than 250,000 cars/year in 2020 is because there is a powerpoint slide that leaked which says they could potentially make 700,000 cars in 2020. But you all are...

I am encouraged that some people who miss the point at least have such high expectations. Tesla isn't in the business stage to bother about such trivial matters. The point is they are developing their production processes from the ground up as to maximize margins. Whereas BMW/Mercedes already...

Was trying to give the interviews the benefit of the doubt, but, 'have you been to space' got me. Great video though I dig seeing a bit into his normal life. He only had breakfast prepared for him about half the time!

If he/she is lucky, they might be able to get the same analyst position John Petersen currently holds.....

No, unfortunately, I have never held anything except SCTY a whole year. My nervousness gets the better of me. I am keeping this in mind for the future. Generally though as a beginner I have heard and believe I should mostly ignore tax consequences and fees. It overpowers the reasons why I...

I probably have different goals and investing technique than most. I don't own lots of shares anymore, so I sell puts to potentially be forced to buy 100 shares at a 30% discount. The exposure works for the part of my account I want to remain low-risk (the downside of buying TSLA shares at...

Should 2017 options be out soon? I am waiting for that :) Might have to wait a couple weeks for the open interest/premiums to settle to an acceptable point. I love selling puts on TSLA stock. I keep mentioning that in this thread :)

Very cool to watch this thread over the years. Realist you made me mad in the past (haha) but this is epic. A lot of my friends are coming around with the P85D. You just can't deny that they are capable of beating the whole industry at this their own game. What gets me is that the P85D...

I am pretty sure the apple structure is a cube made out of sapphire, and they are going to shoot it with a bazooka to show its strength. Folks, you heard it here first.

I had an idea. The very first sponsored Tesla ad should be a compilation of every fan made advertisement. Some fans would likely give their footage up for free, but Tesla should figure a way to give back tho the community.

This makes me so mad. I just pulled out my unopened copy of Wired and see it on page 76. My wife used to work for Lexus and she always wanted one and she got her dad to buy one when she worked there. I am going to give the so much grief over this. This is going to come back and bite them one...

At a Fremont tour, I was told by my host, an assembly line manager, that Lathrop is intended to be a lights out RDU factory. I believe this is Rear Drive Unit and the same component will be used in both X/S. These will effectively ship out to Fremont and be plugged into each car. I might have...

I learned a lot about options on the internet but I wanted something for late night reading so I got 'The Options Playbook' on Amazon and it really gave me a good grounding. I am good with numbers which helps. If you sign up for tradeking (discount online broker) you get the book for free (and...

I never saw these, how interesting to watch them all now. I particularly enjoyed July 17, 2013: At 5:00 the analyst claims he thinks Toyota only sold 30,000 Prius' that year. Over 400,000 Prius' were sold in 2013. I can't even begin to picture where he made up those numbers. It is infuriating...

I'm really excited to see the New Model X. I had a factory tour with a friends dad, and I heard that the new one is totally different than the one we have seen. I am tired of waiting haha.

Richard hammond of top gear reviewed the Model S and gave it a raving review. Expect sales to double haha. Hope to see it on the show soon. Tesla Model S: The luxury electric car with performance to blow away the petrolheads - Richard Hammond - Mirror Online

A 2 minute video on Mars is up, hopefully there will be more soon Elon Musk - Elon Musk Discusses Mars - The Colbert Report - Video Clip | Comedy Central

Anybody watching this stock ticker react to every news article referencing gigafactory Reno? WESTERN LITHIUM USA: OTCMKTS:WLCDF quotes & news - Google Finance

My friend considered buying some of this land awhile ago. He had this to say about it: (published with his blessing) "it was supposed to be developed about 10 years ago as an "inland port." massive warehouses were built out there. essentially, it was going to be a hub for...

Hey Julian, obviously amazing work. I have skimmed this thread repeatedly but recently was in a debate over Tesla vs fuel cells. I have zero background in the sciences so I read all your available work to get up to speed. I did so with as critical an approach as possible as I am sure you would...

Tesla is so far winning with 91%! Some faith has been restored in humanity!

Almost just as bad. I said back in 2012 I wouldn't take any article or research on Tesla seriously unless the article included the words "We understand Tesla is the first American automotive company of any signficance in almost 100 years". I still hardly see any research entity that 'gets it'...

Apparently Zacks Downgraded TSLA to $218/share today. Tesla Motors Analyst Ratings, Earnings, Dividends and Insider Trades | $TSLA | NASDAQ:TSLA | Analyst Ratings Network July 19th $280 Calls are just 33 cents...... I might play some lottery tomorrow if it goes down any more. Too good to pass...

lol I dont know why I wrote medicare. Meant medical field in general. The stock was up over 10% during the day but there was a nasty sell off in the last 15 minutes and then it was just 5% up for the day and below ATH. 6x average volume though I wish it had held up better.

PENNY STOCK ALERT - MY friend who has a long career in the medical/bio industry turned me on to TITXF - It is Titan Medical out of Canada and trades under TMD there I believe. They are designing surgery robotics which is undeniably an up-and-coming field in the industry imo. I was shown this...

Thank you Causalien! I have been reaping option premium by selling long term puts on my favorite stocks, and want to see if there is any feasible way to do with calls. I think what I have been missing is that I have only been watching this strategy this with high volatility stocks and haven't...

I don't understand how several people refer to selling covered calls as a hedge if the stock goes down. Sure, you make a few percent of your basis, if even that, but in the dollar amounts I trade in this barely increases my cash position so I stopped doing it period. You might make 3 percent or...

Internet of Things (IOT) Anyone know about the internet of things? I know it will be huge, but I am wary of there being a golden opportunity to profit off of it. Three stocks I wrote down for my radar awhile back - RHT, EMC, MCHP. RHT is up 7% today on boosted earnings guidance...

Hey everyone, I was lucky enough to get a factory tour recently by a very knowledgeable employee. There are a couple things that really surprised me and might be of interest to others. The Tesla Model S actually takes significant more man hours to build than a comparable ICE. I was dead sure...

I hope this isn't in bad taste, and may God rest his soul, but this goes to show the media/automotive disparity between ICE and EV Man Killed in Car Fire on Grand Central Parkway, FDNY Says - Astoria - DNAinfo.com New York