TSLA Investor Discussions

[bonnie]

fwiw, I wouldn't count on a forum post to make my investing decisions.

 

[FredTMC]

Love to finish over $38 today. Go Tesla. Go Elon.

 

[DrJohnM]

U.S. car sales signal return to normal


DETROIT (MarketWatch) — Automobile makers kicked off 2013 with yet another month of rising U.S. sales, indicating new-vehicle purchases may now be on track to return to pre-recession norms this year.

January U.S. car sales signal return to normal - MarketWatch

An expanding market should be good for TM.

 

[DrJohnM]

Toyota Top Auto Brand, Tesla Gaining: Survey

Toyota Top Auto Brand, Tesla Gaining - now in top ten of US Car-Brand Perception (at #10)

Consumer Reports says it is taking more than a single ad campaign or one new model to make an impact on Americans.

The exception is Tesla. The electric-vehicle company has just one model, the Model S, and its marketing has been limited. However, Tesla has been in the headlines several times in the last six months as the Model S was honored with awards such as Motor Trend's Car of the Year. Tesla raised its score in the latest survey to 55 from 42 last year.

 

[kenliles]

Shorts starting to get cold feet
Interactive Charts

 

[FredTMC]

Shorts starting to get cold feet
Interactive Charts

Wow. So if I'm reading this right, over the last two days shorts are only at 30% of float now? That's a big drop from earlier in the week.

 

[Thumper]

I think the percentage of short activity we see on the interactive charts page is for that day only. There is simply not enough total volume of trades in one day to drop the overall short position that much.

 

[blakegallagher]

Wow. So if I'm reading this right, over the last two days shorts are only at 30% of float now? That's a big drop from earlier in the week.

Pretty cool that the price has been running up this high and the shorts are just not starting to cover ...

 

[Thumper]

Here's a nice positive article: 3 Reasons to Love Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) in 2013 - Insider Monkey

 

[The Froq]

Tesla Sales VP George Blankenship talks living with an electric car. NewCarNews.TV Bob Giles - YouTube

Just missed the last second.....but this sounds fine to me.

 

[kenliles]

Wow. So if I'm reading this right, over the last two days shorts are only at 30% of float now? That's a big drop from earlier in the week.

Not exactly. These percentages are activity per takes for each day, not the total. Shows how he shorts are behaving on a daily basis. This reduction in percentage over the last few days would have minimal effect on the current total, but shows e trending direction

 

[FredTMC]

Not exactly. These percentages are activity per takes for each day, not the total. Shows how he shorts are behaving on a daily basis. This reduction in percentage over the last few days would have minimal effect on the current total, but shows e trending direction

Got it. Whew. That makes sense. Thanks

 

[kenliles]

looks like US, Europe big markets; and I hope Tesla makes a push into Asia as well;
Tesla Will Stay At The Top Of The Market For Now - Seeking Alpha

anybody check out the new $30k Mercedes (super bowl commercial)?

 

[Doug_G]

Discussions about Tesla marketing and advertising were moved to Tesla Marketing

 

[kenliles]

Tesla takes EV sales lead for Jan
Tesla Takes The EV Sales Lead For 2013, As Ford Gets A Plug-In Letdown In January

 

[Fr23shjive]

looks like US, Europe big markets; and I hope Tesla makes a push into Asia as well;
Tesla Will Stay At The Top Of The Market For Now - Seeking Alpha

anybody check out the new $30k Mercedes (super bowl commercial)?

That car looked good. If it was electric and had decent range (200 miles+) I'd be all over it.

 

[carrerascott]

$39 anyone?

 

[clmason]

Sure has been fun watching the share price heading north the last month. Let's keep in perspective that the Dow is at a lifetime high right now.

I would not advise purchasing more shares right now. Even with a great Q4 Conference Call I think the share price will correct down, especially if the market overall sees a pull back, TSLA will follow. I am a buyer at $30, previously my highest purchase price was $28.5.

I've inched up starting at 18, 23, 26, & 28.5. So far I have timed my buys with the valleys and a very happy camper!

 

[raymond]

The magic number is 88! ($ or mph)

31 oct: $28 with 31M shorts;
15 jan: $38 with 26M shorts.

By the time all the shorts have covered we'll be at $88.

If you see any fault in this reasoning then I don't want to hear it. Thank you. ;-)

 

[avatar]

I don't think its that simple - although I don't have an alternative model to offer you

I'm also very suspicious of the short percentage data points. What is the authoritative source for total percentage of float that is short? I've heard its 50% and other say its near 30%. Not sure where to find this information.