Short-Term TSLA Price Movements - 2015

[Gtoffo]

21k sortable shares on IB and falling.

 

[uselesslogin]

So I mean you can't read too much into this but I am just amazed at the difference in the number of entries for the Q1 tracker and the Q2 tracker. It might just be that more people know it is there. But Q1 has 98 entries. Q2 has 172 entries now and it is still growing. Deliveries for new orders in the US are still at late June now. I think this is at least an early indicator that Tesla will beat Q2 guidance.

Model S Order Delivery - Google Sheets

 

[FluxCap]

Congrats long.

If we pierce 247. We head for 260
TSLA Technical Analysis - Page 17

Get rid of the June calls you bought pre earning and reposition if you want to ride to 260.

I could buy you a LOT of Prime steaks with my June calls.

 

[austinEV]

Congrats long.

If we pierce 247. We head for 260
TSLA Technical Analysis - Page 17

Get rid of the June calls you bought pre earning and reposition if you want to ride to 260.

Care to explain your theory (for 260)? Fib levels?

 

[FredTMC]

What is New Mexico, chopped liver? I guess the media doesn't realize "New Mexico" is a state in the United States.

Not only are sales banned in New Mexico, but service is too. Tesla owners are screwed here.

Sorry. My bad. I was just repeating what Phil lebaeu (sp) said on CNBC. I guess bad info

 

[Derek Vinyard]

Here is a direct link to the FTC admonishing Michigan officials yesterday for requiring all automakers to sell through franchised dealerships: FTC on direct car sales

Yesterday I informed my Illinois governor and legislators about the FTC's comments. You may want to do the same in your state.

Below is the response I received this morning from my Republican state representative whom I ran against in 2012. We have since become good friends.
____________________________________

Thank you, Curt.

I believe the TX dealers shut out Tesla a couple of years ago from that state because the company would not sell its vehicles through dealerships. (So much for "free market" TX!). Don't know if that decision has been reversed or not.

Appreciate the background from MI.

Best,

David Harris
State Representative

very nice move!:wink: Thank you for helping TM acheive its goals !!
thanks for sharing.
it gives certainly a fresh wind into this almost never-ending political debate. I would be more than happy to approach any remaining State but I live in Switzerland a country consisting of 26 cantons, where TM is allowed to sell its products directly w/o limitations. The same goes for any european country, as far as I am aware of.
Really hope that - sooner or later - all States in the US will agree this business model to be accepted!

 

[FluxCap]

very nice move!:wink: Thank you for helping TM acheive its goals !!
thanks for sharing.
it gives certainly a fresh wind into this almost never-ending political debate. I would be more than happy to approach any remaining State but I live in Switzerland a country consisting of 26 cantons, where TM is allowed to sell its products directly w/o limitations. The same goes for any european country, as far as I am aware of.
Really hope that - sooner or later - all States in the US will agree this business model to be accepted!

Agreed. And thank you as always, Derek, for maintaining and updating analyst coverage of TSLA for us.

 

[The Blue Owl]

I would be more than happy to approach any remaining State but I live in Switzerland a country consisting of 26 cantons, where TM is allowed to sell its products directly w/o limitations. The same goes for any european country, as far as I am aware of.
Really hope that - sooner or later - all States in the US will agree this business model to be accepted!

Never!

Texas will continue to fight for the freedom of car buyers to choose between many dealerships mandated by law, owned by the free people of Texas. They aggressively compete for your business by continuously investing in the latest equipment and state senators, by wearing the best suits and ties your money can buy, and by giving you free coffee while you wait for the manager to ensure that you get the best deal. They also repair your car any time you need, fixing everything that's broken, and also a few other things. They always make sure you have a reason to come back.

Freedom-loving American states, led by Texas, will never adopt commerce practices like those that are rampant in socialist Switzerland and other so-called "developed" European countries, like socialist U.K or socialist France. We've all seen what those practices did to the German automotive industry.

 

[eepic]

Here's the Enel announcement, just headlines for now

- ENEL GREEN POWER, TESLA TO JOINTLY WORK ON BATTERIES IN PLANTS
- ENEL GREEN, TESLA TO IDENTIFY SITE FOR 1.5 MW-3 MWH STORAGE

 

[Derek Vinyard]

Agreed. And thank you as always, Derek, for maintaining and updating analyst coverage of TSLA for us.

My pleasure, Flux !

 

[Gerasimental]

Here's the Enel announcement, just headlines for now

- ENEL GREEN POWER, TESLA TO JOINTLY WORK ON BATTERIES IN PLANTS
- ENEL GREEN, TESLA TO IDENTIFY SITE FOR 1.5 MW-3 MWH STORAGE

Hm, I was expecting something a little larger than 3MWh to be honest. I assumed this was for grid storage, but even a single large wind turbine can generate above 1.5MW (average, not peak - the biggest are rated at 8MW), so 1.5MW doesn't seem like it could do much in terms of smoothing out renewable generation.

 

[Derek Vinyard]

Never! Texas will continue to fight for the freedom of car buyers to choose between many dealerships mandated by law, owned by the free people of Texas. They aggressively compete for your business by continuously investing in the latest equipment and state senators, by wearing the best suits and ties your money can buy, and by giving you free coffee while you wait for the manager to ensure that you get the best deal. They also repair your car any time you need, fixing everything that's broken, and also a few other things. They always make sure you have a reason to come back. Freedom-loving American states, led by Texas, will never adopt commerce practices like those that are rampant in socialist Switzerland and other so-called "developed" European countries, like socialist U.K or socialist France. We've all seen what those practices did to the German automotive industry.

ok, this is supposed to be read in an "irony on" - mode, if I'm not mistaken...

 

[eepic]

Hm, I was expecting something a little larger than 3MWh to be honest. I assumed this was for grid storage, but even a single large wind turbine can generate above 1.5MW (average, not peak - the biggest are rated at 8MW), so 1.5MW doesn't seem like it could do much in terms of smoothing out renewable generation.

Agreed.. this is on the order of a $500k-$1mm project, tiny for Enel and only 1/4th of the Jackson Family Wines project. Perhaps this is just a pilot site before considering much larger deployments.

 

[Muskol]

Here's the Enel announcement, just headlines for now

- ENEL GREEN POWER, TESLA TO JOINTLY WORK ON BATTERIES IN PLANTS
- ENEL GREEN, TESLA TO IDENTIFY SITE FOR 1.5 MW-3 MWH STORAGE

Here's the release

ENEL GREEN POWER AND TESLA JOIN FORCES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF BATTERIES IN SOLAR AND WIND PLANTS - Enel.com

 

[The Blue Owl]

ok, this is supposed to be read in an "irony on" - mode, if I'm not mistaken...

Derek, of course. I suppose if you haven't had the pleasure to deal with these places in person it may not be immediately obvious.

As someone once said, satire doesn't stand a chance against reality anymore.

 

[Derek Vinyard]

Maryland goes direct-sales ! Global Equities Research

Derek, of course. I suppose if you haven't had the pleasure to deal with these places in person it may not be immediately obvious.

As someone once said, satire doesn't stand a chance against reality anymore.

:biggrin::biggrin: +1
and here we go - Maryland approves direct sales ! a note from GER.
http://www.streetinsider.com/dr/news.php?id=10551338

 

[MartinAustin]

Josh Brown just said this on CNBC:

These kinds of battles in New Jersey and the State of Michigan... these are going to continue to happen, but I think the important thing to know, and what the market is now telling you, is that given the fact that the FTC - the federal authorities - are on the side of Tesla, ultimately they should prevail in most of the country, and if there are a handful of states that want to go back to the 1800's they are welcome to do that; I don't think the car dealers will end up winning in the long run.

TSLA got a $2 bump following that, pretty much...

 

[Causalien]

Care to explain your theory (for 260)? Fib levels?

247 is a weak fib. It won't hold too much. 260 was both a previous peak. And debt issuance ($257 if I remember) Plus confluence with a fib level. It'll be a hard fight and my guess is it will take Q2 ER or model X or Model 3 news to pierce.

 

[doggusfluffy]

Can EVs Pay Their Fueling Costs Entirely With Grid Support Services? : Greentech Media

Based on studies already completed, there is a strong rationale that EVs signing up for Vehicle-to-grid integration(VGI) could provide enough grid value to allow for permanently free charging. Free fuel for the life of the vehicle should be a powerful incentive for potential EV owners.

 

[Grendal]

Agreed.. this is on the order of a $500k-$1mm project, tiny for Enel and only 1/4th of the Jackson Family Wines project. Perhaps this is just a pilot site before considering much larger deployments.

Agreed. I think a lot of major players will start small (which is really all that Tesla can provide right now) then graduate to a much larger program once they see how this pans out. Wal-Mart has only done 15 stores so far but they obviously have a heck of a lot more they can do.