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Make sense if true. Q1 normally has a lighter sales because of seasonality and the federal tax credit will be totally phased out.

Not sure if this has been posted. Tesla got another 5B RMB (about $700m) loan from China Merchants Bank according to SEC filing.

Got VIN today 15xx. White, stock wheels.

Just got call from inside sales advisor. Told me that my car will likely be delivered before year end. No VIN yet.

Got invite a few minutes ago. SoCal S owner. Deliver in 4 weeks.

Jhm, very interesting perspective. How was PT $3739.82 calculated? Today's market cap is 30.85B with closing price of $244.1 according to Yahoo. If we shooting for 700B in 2025. My calculation of PT in 2025 is (244.1/30.85)*700 = $5538.

According to Chinese news, that will also apply to import car. Every good news for Tesla.

Great post. Please keep going. So we can go back to these posts when TSLA is depressed and we start having doubt.

Thanks for Sleepy's inspiration. I also started writing covered calls awhile back. Been burned a few times. But I think overall still profitable. I normally write number of covered calls equivalent to my delta. So I know I'm safe. Wrote this week's $210 for $1.40 right after share holder...

Would it be cool to see all the EVs have "Telsa Inside" logo? :biggrin:

Here is the link http://cctv.cntv.cn/lm/duihua/ to the video that Elon was interviewed by Chinese state run TV while he was in China. Nothing we don't already know. Just for someone who's interested.

Found the link http://auto.sina.com.cn/news/2014-04-24/21201289668.shtml

Here is the link from Sina news http://auto.sina.com.cn/news/2014-04-24/21201289668.shtml . Shanghai will provide 3000 free plate for imported EV. This is great news.

Great news. Do you have link? Thanks.

This does not look like FUD article to me. It's more like previous general manager Mr. Chang's tell all. A lot of information on politics inside Tesla China. Few interesting points. Mr. Chang who was appointed by Blankenship was purposely pushed out by new VP Veronica Wu who was appointed by...

First, I'm no where near to be an expert on this. So, take my words as is. To be more precise, the pattern that is showing here is Symmetrical Triangle. It can be a continuous or reversal pattern. Not trying to be bearish here, but there's possibility that price break to down trend. We just...

Looks like $258 will be the resistant and $240 will be the support of this bull flag for now. As days go by, these 2 values will converge or it may not form a successful bull flag in the end.

Thanks for clarification. It makes much more sense now. Very good strategy. Inline with pro's advice that always take option positions with various strike prices and expiration dates.

I agree if you are referring to short term and frequent trader. For long term stock replacement buy and hold play, there got to be some good strategy proven to work over time like Ken's.

Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm also in search of best option strategy. I have a question. Why do you use spread instead of straight option buying in your strategy? Since you never wait till option expire or even close to option expiration date, I don’t see the advantage of using...

What's the reason you use bull put spread instead of bull call spread? I know one is credit and other is debit transaction. But they make or loose about same amount of money in the end. Bull put spread will tie up your buying power even it's credit transaction.

+1. Everything else has mostly been factored in. Giga factory talk will be the upside catalyst.

Elon said - Saw The Lego Movie earlier today. Brilliant writing and humor! Loved the "Everything is awesome..." theme song.

That's exactly what I'm thinking. The question is will it be considered as positive or negative. I think it's very positive even it means a little dilution on shares. It not only make Gen 3 a reality. But also could be a profit center in the future by supplying battery for energy storage.

I think the sales in China could eventually close to US sales. But they need to open more stores and have more super chargers before that happens. According to the China price information Tesla released, they pay 36.7/81=45% total tax. That's a lot less than other ICE car. They decide to pass on...

Import tariff is just small part of the total tax. See this article that explains how the tax is charged for imported car in China. http://www.theworldofchinese.com/2013/08/car-manufacturers-and-distributors-on-the-make/ . Tax is charged base on engin capacity. Even if it's not tax break, I...

Take a look at this thread http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/14262-Long-Term-Fundamentals-of-Tesla-Motors-(TSLA)/page91

Yes, I do. This is a very reputable company and site. They have a few channels of their own on cable/satellite TV.

From the Model S price that has been set in China, looks like it got some import tax break. Could that be the reason for today's run up?

You get BMW 535Li or Audi A7.

S85 base model 750k Yuan, about $121k S85 fully equipped 1.08 million Yuan, about $174k P85 base model 870k Yuan, about $140k P85 fully equipped 1.11 million Yuan, about $179k tax is included for above price - - - Updated - - - That's indeed a very good price in China. Most of the import car...

Do they allow naked call or put writing in IRA account?

Dave, can you clarify on this? Assume we are talking about 1 contract. Do I pay $1100 short term capital gain even option has not expired nor I have repurchased?

Thank you for the advice. I'm ok to loss all this investment. I think the odds of Tesla going strong vs going under is 1000 to 1. The odds of TSLA doubling the current $150 in 5 years vs not is 10 to 1. I like my investment odds. Just for everyone's reference. My average price of...

First, please excuse my English. I'm not the native English speaker. Two months back, I started to learn about Tesla. I'm fascianted about Elon Musk's story and Model S. That got me thinking. Since I belive in Elon and love the Model S, why not make some money while having fun driving. So...