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    Articles/megaposts by DaveT

    Are you proposing Tesla should Advertise? Most, pretty much all companies control the narrative by advertising. Look at the recent mea culpa type ads by Uber. Is your suggestion that they should advertise? Otherwise, how else can they control the narrative. Tweets from Tesla brand (not Elon)...
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    q1 2018 earnings estimates

    You do realize that the lawsuit has nothing to do with Model 3 suppliers (despite the misleading title in the article linking the two). Twitter
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    TSLA Technical Analysis

    I have added the lesser degree Impulse and Corrective designation to make things more clear.
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    TSLA Technical Analysis

    This is my current interpretation of where we are in the EWs. We just finished a major Wave 1 (with a truncated Wave 5). This led us through a corrective cycle with a ZigZag pattern to the bottom of Wave 2. My previous posts regarding my EW interpretation that the bottom in April 2016 was part...
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    TSLA Technical Analysis

    Here is what is the commonly accepted EWs for TSLA. Here is the problem with that interpretation. Wave 1 peak = 269.34 on April 7, 2016. Our local bottom was 244.5901 on April 2, 2018. If our local bottom is Wave 4 (as the commonly accepted wisdom would have it), then it violates the most basic...
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    Poll: Has AP2 18.10.4 surpassed AP1 in terms of performance?

    In complete agreement with @jimmy_d Out of curiousity I looked at my old emails to Tesla ([email protected]) regarding AP1 (Wife and I have been using AP1 since Jan 2016) 2016: Emails were almost all about line/lane recognition failures, and subsequent unusual behaviors. There was...
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    Tesla Network - for profit ride sharing managed by Tesla

    Possibly since it’s mainly software?
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    Poll: Has AP2 18.10.4 surpassed AP1 in terms of performance?

    IMHO, AP2 passed AP1 with 2017.50– this is when AP2 started being able to follow cars into tight cloverleaf on/off ramps, and AP1 could and still cannot. BTW I still have both AP1 and AP2. So tempted now to trade in AP1 for AP2.5.
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    TSLA Market Action: 2018 Investor Roundtable

    Yes. Also add in the Compensation vote on March 20 (IIRC). There was a lot of doom and gloom prior to the SCTY/TSLA vote in q4 2016. Once that vote passed, the SP jumped several weeks later (Tencent accumulation). We’ll see if the same affect occurs.
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    TSLA Market Action: 2018 Investor Roundtable

    Or IMHO, the shorts are trying to make it look like the “insiders” are anticipating a miss, or a failed pay package, or ... etc/etc. The shorts who know how to read the charts probably understand that manipulating it to look a certain way, can and will create their desired outcomes (until it...
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    Mars and Off Planet Colonization - General Possibilities Discussion

    Quick question for everyone. How far would one have to dig under the surface of say, the Moon, to get to the point where gravity can be at the same level of the earth? (My simple understanding is that the closer one gets to the core of a planet/moon, etc... gravity increases...I can most...
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    TSLA Technical Analysis

    Posting the weekly candles to show the alternating red/green weeks. As you can see there has been a fairly consistent pattern of 1-2 red weeks followed by green weeks. The exception is around ER (Oct/Nov), where there was a run of 4 weeks in the red. Furthermore the week that just ended was a...
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    Bump stock ban, guns etc, moved from general.

    A nice video showing the dramatic difference between using an AR15 with and without bump stocks:
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    Semi takes its first business trip

    Alright! Next TMCer who meets up with these Semi drivers needs to buy them a Cold... Soda and get some driving impressions from them...
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    Semi takes its first business trip

    Anyone seen them arrive at Fremont today?
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    Tesla Investor's General Macroeconomic / Market Discussion

    Hopefully you are right. This would make this an amazing buy opportunity (considering how tomorrow is looking just based on after hours prices... solidly lower at this point). Personally would wait at least a couple of days to pull any triggers, and see how the technicals start to settle out. JMHO.
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    Tesla Model 3 Down: Won't Power Up, and is Inaccessible

    Yes, we have the 0% tint designed just to reduce heat. Works amazingly well in the summer. No visibility issues.
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    General Discussion: 2018 Investor Roundtable

    Wonder if it’s to maintain their average fuel economy (useful to have Diesels in the mix to improve overall fleet fuel economy): Corporate average fuel economy - Wikipedia IIRC BMW was going to try to increase their M-line offerings (larger profits is my understanding). This would help offset...
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    Shorting Oil, Hedging Tesla

    Trump Tariffs Are a Gift for OPEC and Russia. But Not For Shale Last paragraph: The biggest winners of this would be Russia, currently the world's largest producer, and OPEC. They have watched in despair as their efforts to restrict their own supply to bolster oil prices have been rewarded...
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    TSLA Market Action: 2018 Investor Roundtable

    Are you saying we all need some Lithium? o_O
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    Tesla Model 3 Down: Won't Power Up, and is Inaccessible

    There are “tints” available, which help mitigate heat intrusion, but are clear. I assume that the same problem may arise with installation. We have this on our front windshield of the S, and it really helps with the heat during the summer.
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    TSLA Market Action: 2018 Investor Roundtable

    Feb 20. Go look in macro thread.
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    General Discussion: 2018 Investor Roundtable

    Just to clarify for myself. You’re referring to “debt from the lending arms”, is the debt that GM/Ford take on by providing lending services to customers. Whereas “automotive debt” is the debt that GM/Ford take on to finance factories, expansion, dividends, etc... (One you pay back, one you...
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    General Discussion: 2018 Investor Roundtable

    Another reason to ban Diesel, possible link between Diesel and ALS...(Lou Gehrig disease): Study suggests a possible link between ALS and diesel exhaust - The Boston Globe
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    TSLA Market Action: 2018 Investor Roundtable

    FWIW, I only use margin to allow some “day trading”. Having a margin account allows me to sell one equity and immediately buy another equity the same day. I do not have to wait for the accounts to settle. I do not borrow to buy shares. So the margin account provides flexibility for me to...
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    Powerwall backup question

    I think you asked a key question, and possible underlying raison d'etre for Starlink. How does Tesla ensure internet connectivity for their powerwall/powerpack battery storage for everywhere in the world?
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    Articles/megaposts by DaveT

    Regarding Nav. Most of the time I’ve seen them as add ons. Out of curiousity I looked at website costs/availability for Nav systems: BMW 3 series (base 320). Base price 35k, with Nav [needs upgraded package] = 40k MB C class. Base 40k. Add in Garmin nav + $625 Honda Accord. Base 23-25k. No...
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    Valuation

    For those (like me) who are interested in learning about Valuation. A great series by NYU Professor Damadoran covering the basics of Valuation. For me the most edifying aspect is that there are multiple types of valuation, specifically: Intrinsic Valuation, Relative Valuation, Asset-Based...
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    Hello, rear radar :-)

    Can Bluetooth be used for Vehicle to Vehicle communication? For platooning?
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    General Discussion: 2018 Investor Roundtable

    Based on the link it just left and is outside of SF harbor near Farallon Islands. Here’s a screenshot (11 pm PST): Looks like should get to Shanghai March 10, 2018
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    TSLA Market Action: 2018 Investor Roundtable

    You should check out some of the Technical Analysis posts regarding the Bollinger Bands. Conventional wisdom that they act as a barrier is contradicted by Bollinger himself. He indicated in his book that when the SP rises above the upper 2SD or below the lower 2SD, that it often acts as a...
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    TSLA Market Action: 2018 Investor Roundtable

    I would keep. Too many good things will be happening this year. That’s just my opinion. Also IMHO, TAs are looking good, on the daily, weekly and starting to look better on the monthly.
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    The Resource Angle

    IronRidge Resources expands lithium interests in Ghana New supply source for Lithium? Ghana (Africa)
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    TSLA Market Action: 2018 Investor Roundtable

    Cause the SP will explode by then! Buy now! ;)
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    General Discussion: 2018 Investor Roundtable

    Don’t disagree, but one has to consider many issues. Some like to play options, because each option is a multiple of 100 shares. This builds a natural exponential (potential) leverage for the stock. So buying an option allows a gamble of potentially an exponential gain for the same amount of...
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    TSLA Technical Analysis

    I’ve been reading a book on Fibonaccis—> Fibonacci Trading by Carolyn Boroden. So far pretty good and accessible. Lots of charts and practical stuff.
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    Tesla Model 3 Down: Won't Power Up, and is Inaccessible

    For Costco Members, saw this at the warehouse the other day (didn’t get one, but looks interesting...and pretty small): Costco Wholesale
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    General Discussion: 2018 Investor Roundtable

    Options and margins make the dips painful. Purchased shares, as you are doing, allows one to ride out the bad times with less issues, but require much more up-front capital. It’s the leverage that options and margins provide that make the dips more painful, and exaggerate the gains.
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    TSLA Technical Analysis

    See if this helps: Understanding Fibonacci PS—he uses the tradingview platform, so his examples will kind of show you how to use the Fib ratio too.
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    Model 3 rear ended

    This one looks like the rear bumper/parts are in good condition: Redirect Notice
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    ICE cars are dangerous.

    A little more detail (although not sure how accurate, since there maybe translation issues)
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    TSLA Technical Analysis

    Try: www.tradingview.com On the left hand axis/template lists there is one for Fib levels (Gann’s fans, etc...). Looks like a stylized fan. I don’t use the site much, so cannot attest to how good it is for the Fib stuff.
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    Shorting Oil, Hedging Tesla

    Politics: How Venezuela Ruined Its Oil Industry
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    Tesla Model 3 Down: Won't Power Up, and is Inaccessible

    Maybe a moderator can add a comment to the first post indicating the “bricked” term has been discussed to death, so anyone reading it for the first time will know (since it is on page 15 at this point, and most people will not read beyond the first few posts). I will report my post to catch a...
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    Weighing Rejoining the Tesla Family

    Model X 100D, AP2.0, 6 seat, custom order, delivery April 2017. 11k miles. No problems. FWIW, the interior feels better than our original Model S 70D (2015). No problems with FWD. [knock on wood here...] Originally BMW X5, 5 series, 3 series owner (among others). Wife never liked our prior SUVs...
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    SpaceX Internet Satellite Network: Starlink

    All pricing will likely be negotiated. Enough competition out there, that it should be. It would only make sense that SpaceX would give preferential rates (free?) to Tesla... Anyone and everyone else should pay something. Issue would be whether Starlink would be cheaper/competitive with current...
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    SpaceX Internet Satellite Network: Starlink

    The profits will flow to Tesla investors if Starlink proves to be an important element for Tesla Network.