New theory - Elon is shorting the stock

[HankLloydRight]

...not "could be"... "is".

 

[Garlan Garner]

Elon has allowed himself to be shut down concerning tweeting

The world is much too unforgiving to allow Elon to be himself. The shorters and FUDsters have impacted how he carries himself.....so.....going forward...how will we know if things such as this are happening or not?

Tesla doesn't tweet.
Franz doesn't tweet.
etc,
No one was tweeting updates and status except Elon. I strongly voted to leave Elon alone and let him continue tweeting....but.....

No more announcements.
No more free stuff.
No more Elon being himself.
No more anything unless it travels through boards of directors and gets all kinds of approval by everyone Tesla.

 

[Garlan Garner]

This thread is open season for FUDsters…...and they are all aligning ….like the stars. Thanks for your FUD @slipnslider

 

[WarpedOne]

...
I have a better theory. Elon is a Martian and is building a rocket to get back home.

That theory is MINE and my alone. I demand royalties!
I continue to explain all things musk as "just a simple wish of returning home".
And I'm not even joking ...

 

[dondy]

OP has an interesting theory, as I was wondering the same thing. Yes it would be very illegal, but that hasn't stopped other CEO's from doing bad things in the name of profit (Dieselgate anyone? Enron? WorldCom?). But what other theory makes sense for why the CEO would do things every few weeks everyone knows will send the stock down, at least temporarily? He's certainly smart enough to know by now what these acts / tweets will do to the stock price. The fact that he keeps doing it sure makes it look like he's doing it on purpose for some reason. Or maybe he really has gone insane.

That would make for some wild reality show drama, like our White House, to discover he's part of the whole shorts-media conspiracy to make tons of money off the unsuspecting public with the stock swings...

how much money were actually made by shorting TLSA during say august? It's very easy question actually.
As a control point compare with the situation in Q1.

 

[Truthsetter]

The most simply theory is that he is just an absolute jerk that was feeling really high (due to the going private and the ability to finally **** shorts) but then later realizing that it is not possible.

Now he is seeing even more trouble ahead, like: SEC investigating, law suits from investors, reputational damage, more stress, financial issues (potential capital raise), Q3 targets probably not hit etc.

Therefore he acts with even more stress and he doesnt know anymore what to do.

 

[spectrum]

He might be trying to tank the stock price so it'll be easier for him to take over.