Short-Term TSLA Price Movements - 2015

[sundaymorning]

Ok, Debbie, your expectations are way out of line. You don't deserve good things to happen to you or your stock. You should be depressed, discouraged and dreading further decline. In no way should you be happy, hopeful or optimistic about yourself or your choice of investments. Bad things happen to you. They always do. So why should you expect any better this time?

There. Is that what you needed? Anytime, or just call your mom.

PS. That was extreme sarcasm meant for your own good.

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Actually, what I want to say is, enjoy feeling hopeful and optimistic. And know that things will not always be like this. Just as hope and optimism come to an end, so doubt and pessimism will come to an end too. It is all a ride. So enjoy the ride.

I don't do this with any stock, but with Tesla I'm normally 90% in during times of uncertainty. The other 10% is set aside for a dip or to buy puts, like the previous quarter. Then there are quarters where I just don't give a damn what Debbie thinks. No hedge, no puts, 100% in; this is one of those quarters. I'm not here for the short term I'm in it for the long haul. So if it dips, I wait for my paycheck and buy more. Good luck to all.

 

[anticitizen13.7]

yes, I am definitely in a Debbie downer mood with this stock...I'm a long term stock holder now for the past year or so though (except for some 2016 and 2017 LEAPs)...I hope I'm wrong, but every quarter I see this excitement build up around here and I usually am part of it, but I've learned my lesson that it could be a long time before the market is pleasantly surprised enough from earnings to move the share price up more than a few percent...maybe by the end of the year or early next year once the X ramps up too

I'm incapable of being as pessamistic and depressing as maoing is. What's the saying, "can't put a price on happiness"? Tsla could go to zero and I would still be more optimistic than that. After all, it's just money, they print plenty of it.

The lack of big, fast, and easy gains has a lot to do with pessimism in the short term threads IMO. The level of excitement and insane number of posts here in late Spring 2013 and again in Spring 2014 mirrored the insane rise in stock price.

The time to buy in is when sentiment is down and uncertainty is high. Model X is something of a question mark. Model 3 and Gigafactory are a big question mark as far as bringing down battery prices.

Many people here bought TSLA shares prior to the Model S launch, when things were far more uncertain than they are now. Tesla has proven its ability as a boutique carmaker and I think most people, even detractors, would say the company's continued existence is no longer in doubt. The Big Question is whether Tesla can go from 10s of thousands to 100s of thousands of units shipped per year. I think that's the next possible 2013-like moment, and it may be a few years away. Edit: As always, I encourage people not to sweat the ups and downs in the absence of substantive news, and also not to invest what they cannot afford to lose. Model X is just around the corner, which should alleviate some of the boredom.

 

[Auzie]

The lack of big, fast, and easy gains has a lot to do with pessimism in the short term threads IMO. The level of excitement and insane number of posts here in late Spring 2013 and again in Spring 2014 mirrored the insane rise in stock price.

Big fast and easy gains are quite rare and exceptional. Without China missteps sp could have been a bit higher, but I think the current level is not bad as well.

The time to buy in is when sentiment is down and uncertainty is high. Model X is something of a question mark. Model 3 and Gigafactory are a big question mark as far as bringing down battery prices.

Many people here bought TSLA shares prior to the Model S launch, when things were far more uncertain than they are now. Tesla has proven its ability as a boutique carmaker and I think most people, even detractors, would say the company's continued existence is no longer in doubt.

Agree, Tesla has much better chance of survival as it laid out a lot of infrastructure in favourable macroeconomic conditions. If these conditions change, Model 3 needs to be ready as sales of expensive models might drop.

 

[Citizen-T]

Headline on MarketWatch is "Tesla says Q1 deliveries total 10k cars"

 

[Room_A113]

Headline on MarketWatch is "Tesla says Q1 deliveries total 10k cars"

10,030 to be precise.

"Going forward, Tesla will publish the number of new car deliveries within three days of quarter end. We have decided to take this approach, because inaccurate sources of information are sometimes used by others to project the number of vehicle deliveries."

http://ir.teslamotors.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=904880

 

[Gtoffo]

I...I don't know how I made that happen. But uh, cool! While I'm at it:

Elon, pre-release Q1 sales info today -- ready. GO.

"Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) delivered 10,030 cars in Q1 of 2015, which is a new company record for the most deliveries in a quarter and represents a 55% increase over Q1 last year."

Seriously? Elon is that you?

 

[LakeForest]

"Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) delivered 10,030 cars in Q1 of 2015, which is a new company record for the most deliveries in a quarter and represents a 55% increase over Q1 last year."

Seriously? Elon is that you?

Yep! Here is the press release from Tesla! Tesla Delivers 10,030 Vehicles in Q1 of 2015 (NASDAQ:TSLA)

 

[FluxCap]

"Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) delivered 10,030 cars in Q1 of 2015, which is a new company record for the most deliveries in a quarter and represents a 55% increase over Q1 last year."

Seriously? Elon is that you?

I... I... Wow is all I can say guys. Thank you Elon, in case you or anyone at Tesla happened to pay attention to we humble TMC investors. This is a boon to shareholders like us who fight tirelessly to dispel the relentless fearmongering in the media.

Well done indeed!!!

 

[Drax7]

How is that possible, Santos said sales peaked in the USA.
Why am I long the stock ?

 

[sundaymorning]

I... I... Wow is all I can say guys. Thank you Elon, in case you or anyone at Tesla happened to pay attention to we humble TMC investors. This is a boon to shareholders like us who fight tirelessly to dispel the relentless fearmongering in the media.

Well done indeed!!!

There is no demand issue!!!!!!!!!

 

[Crowded Mind]

How is that possible, Santos said sales peaked in the USA.
Why am I long the stock ?

The only logical explanation is that they are committing fraud and these "deliveries" are just sitting in storage somewhere.

:frown:

 

[Drax7]

Self deliveries, that is deliveries to one self, is the sole explanation .

Moreover , deliveries does not mean they got paid, or maybe the checks will bounce .

Have you ever seen a check bounce ?

 

[sundaymorning]

The only logical explanation is that they are committing fraud and these "deliveries" are just sitting in storage somewhere.

:frown:

and Elon drops the microphone in front of a crowd of 25,000,000 shorts

 

[hockeythug]

Was that put up by mistake? It is no longer on the investor site.

 

[Larken]

*Opens the Champagne*

Cheers to all the hard working folks at Tesla Motors!

 

[Gtoffo]

Was that put up by mistake? It is no longer on the investor site.

It's no longer there....I also received an email though...and the text explicitly says "within 3 days" so it seems unlikely this was a mistake. Probably just a technical glitch.

EDIT: What if they incorrectly reported the number? :scared: It is very likely they forgot a 0 at the end.............

 

[SBenson]

Yep! Here is the press release from Tesla! Tesla Delivers 10,030 Vehicles in Q1 of 2015 (NASDAQ:TSLA)

I am unable to access it. I don't see any new press releases at Press Releases | Tesla Motors

Is anyone else having this problem? or is it just me?

 

[froggy]

Hopefully a nice little squeeze coming!

 

[NOLA_Mike]

Here's the SEC filing of the press release if you can't access it anymore on Tesla's website:

Tesla releases Q1 2015 deliveries

 

[hockeythug]

Its back up.

There may be small changes to this delivery count (usually well under 1%), as Tesla only counts a delivery if it is transferred to the end customer and all paperwork is correct.