My basic understanding: We saw a gamma squeeze with Gamestop. The SP ended higher than all available call strikes, which forced the MMs to buy more shares to hedge. I assume the reverse can also happen.
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Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable
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If there was some sort of coordinated reverse gamma squeeze that happened, I'm sure nearly every poster here would be selling, pawning, taking out second mortgages, etc to buy as many shares as possible. I know I would.
Stone_Watcher
Member
I collected $200 in premium. Sometimes picking up pennies in front of a steam roller keeps me feeling alive.
2021 Season stats
Record : 16-11 / 16 green closes, 11 red closes in 2021
Points For (total points in wins) : 372.65 / Total sum of green closes is 372.65
Points Against (total points in losses) : 273.50 / Total sum of red closes is 273.50
Diff (YTD gain/loss) : 99.15 / 372.65 - 273.50 = 99.15
Avg points per win : 23.29 / 372.65 divided by 16 green days = 23.29
Avg points per loss : 24.86 / 273.50 divided by 11 red days = 24.86
Last 10 : 4-6 / In the past 10 trading days, 4 were green, 6 was red.
Streak : L2 / Two losing days in a row.
mblakele
FSD Beta (99)
New not-a-hit-piece from the Economist.
The cult of an Elon Musk or a Jack Ma has its perks—but also perils
The cult of an Elon Musk or a Jack Ma has its perks—but also perils
Social media is a good source of information, not advice.
For example I have learned a lot of BTC on this forum, I now consider it a viable foreign currency hedge, 3 weeks ago that would not have occurred to me. In relation of its value as an inflation hedge, I remain unconvinced, but that hasn't stopped me being on board with Tesla's purchase decision.
People timing the market need to be right, and need to factor in all of the relevant information.
Examples:-
In terms of useful information on social media, when others announce their buy/sell decisions, that is information of low value.
For example I have learned a lot of BTC on this forum, I now consider it a viable foreign currency hedge, 3 weeks ago that would not have occurred to me. In relation of its value as an inflation hedge, I remain unconvinced, but that hasn't stopped me being on board with Tesla's purchase decision.
People timing the market need to be right, and need to factor in all of the relevant information.
Examples:-
- Q4 MIC Model Y was produced, but not sold.
- Q4 Model S/X inventory sell off (lower margins), Q1 refresh and ramp
- Q4 Solar Roof ramp, and hit to margins.
- FSD Beta progress, EAP currently available for purchase in Europe and China
In terms of useful information on social media, when others announce their buy/sell decisions, that is information of low value.
You are so right, that Plaid wheel has multipurpose written all over it. Just like that swivel display as a detachable tablet. Did we discover additional market potential here?
Does anyone think that Tesla wouldn't already think of this, or can't create its own OS for both business and pleasure? There would be a lot left to do, but the potential exists, so why not? The point is to have user data for entertainment AND business - Work and Play, even Sleep.
If you were Tesla and didn't like how data was abused by some monopolies today... wouldn't you also plan for a "clean" system and browser experience? Kinda like Starlink for Internet?
Oh, I'm betting harder. Some powerful s*** coming I think.
Treating each TSLA trading session like it is a sporting event. If stock goes up in a given day, that is considered a win. Loss if it goes down. So this is keeping track, YTD, of how many wins, how many losses, and some stats around those such as total points gained for each win or lost for each loss. The difference is the YTD gain/loss for TSLA. Last 10 is the record for the last 10 trading sessions. Streak is currently L2 which means two losses in a row.
Hopefully that helps.
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MTL_HABS1909
Active Member
Shorts buying back shares to close their positions after a big downward move?
jhm
Well-Known Member
Hmm, maybe options savvy Tesla longs should write a bunch of these $20 puts for March. If we bought enough of these, that would dilute theta pressure on stock price. Good chance they'd all expire worthless anyway.
Some very interesting opportunities for additional land purchases here, - "factory by the sea"?
I think this is new news:
U.S. Trade Authorities Deal Blow To Biden’s Electric Vehicle Plans | HuffPost
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday banned one of the world’s biggest electric vehicle battery manufacturers from selling its cells in the United States, dealing a major blow to the Biden administration’s ambitious plan to electrify the nation’s auto fleet.
The decision bars South Korean giant SK Innovation from importing its batteries or the components to make them for 10 years, ruling that the company stole trade secrets from its cross-town rival, LG Energy Solution.
The ruling gave the automakers Ford and Volkswagen, which had designed key electric models around the SK Innovation battery, a grace period to switch suppliers. But the decision casts doubt over the future of SK Innovation’s $2.6 billion pair of battery facilities in Jackson County, Georgia, which already started hiring some of the nearly 3,000 workers the Seoul-based firm expected to employ by 2024.
President Joe Biden, who pledged to make electric vehicles a cornerstone of his plan to rapidly scale down U.S. climate pollution, could veto the ITC decision within the next 60 days. But it’s a rarely used presidential power. In the past few decades, Barack Obama was the only president to nullify an ITC decision, blocking a 2013 ruling that would have eliminated some Apple iPhone and iPad products from the market. Ronald Reagan deployed the presidential veto at least four times in the 1980s, coincidentally once for a battery company.
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Not sure if there are TSLA SP implications, BUT . . . what if Tesla was to buy that SK battery plant for its own use?
Or is Tesla's battery 4830 plant design too specific to make use of someone else's hand-me-down plant, even if it was a "steal" price?
Either way, this could make things even more interesting on the EV battery front.
U.S. Trade Authorities Deal Blow To Biden’s Electric Vehicle Plans | HuffPost
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday banned one of the world’s biggest electric vehicle battery manufacturers from selling its cells in the United States, dealing a major blow to the Biden administration’s ambitious plan to electrify the nation’s auto fleet.
The decision bars South Korean giant SK Innovation from importing its batteries or the components to make them for 10 years, ruling that the company stole trade secrets from its cross-town rival, LG Energy Solution.
The ruling gave the automakers Ford and Volkswagen, which had designed key electric models around the SK Innovation battery, a grace period to switch suppliers. But the decision casts doubt over the future of SK Innovation’s $2.6 billion pair of battery facilities in Jackson County, Georgia, which already started hiring some of the nearly 3,000 workers the Seoul-based firm expected to employ by 2024.
President Joe Biden, who pledged to make electric vehicles a cornerstone of his plan to rapidly scale down U.S. climate pollution, could veto the ITC decision within the next 60 days. But it’s a rarely used presidential power. In the past few decades, Barack Obama was the only president to nullify an ITC decision, blocking a 2013 ruling that would have eliminated some Apple iPhone and iPad products from the market. Ronald Reagan deployed the presidential veto at least four times in the 1980s, coincidentally once for a battery company.
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Not sure if there are TSLA SP implications, BUT . . . what if Tesla was to buy that SK battery plant for its own use?
Or is Tesla's battery 4830 plant design too specific to make use of someone else's hand-me-down plant, even if it was a "steal" price?
Either way, this could make things even more interesting on the EV battery front.
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Rob goes into some detail about the chip shortages and how it is impacting various automakers. He doesn't think it will have a material impact, if any at all, on Tesla for various reasons. For those that are impacted, he estimates it is about 3% of a hit globally based on his research.
Good Idea. However, I suspect what you wrote includes a typo. For readers who may have been confused: To write an option means to open it with a sale. To have been bought means just the opposite. I assume you did not actually mean the latter.
It might force market makers to buy the puts, and hedge that by buying the stock shares.
An instance of the reverse may have weighed on TSLA shares today.
Ape strong together. (that will be hilarious if you get the reference)
I think I'll look at selling some cheap puts tomorrow. No advice.
I think I'll look at selling some cheap puts tomorrow. No advice.
Todd Burch
14-Year Member
Volume was higher than we've seen most days lately, but it still wasn't particularly high.
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