TSLA Investor Discussions

[Johan]

This guy is working for us. Pumping the shorts... It's like a pump and dump game but the opposite.

"Short and distort"

 

[v12 to 12v]

There was an after hours trade not too long after the close last night that knocked TSLA off its feet.
I was wondering if this was some of the Daimler/Aabar shares that were not turned lose yet.
I think TSLA will dust itself off and regain composure soon.

 

[JRP3]

Interesting article. He seems concerned about Tesla's cash reserves. But wouldn't cash flow and cash reserves improve dramatically once deliveries ramp up?

That's typical John Petersen, nothing new, just rehashing his same old articles.

 

[joefee]

Motley Fool is not a uniform top-down set of analysts, and in addition many of the writings we see are coming from bloggers (like us), not people who actually work for them. They encourage a variety of thoughts and opinions, and there have been cases where one of their services was recommending a stock while another was effectively shorting it. So Motley Fool is really just a microcosm of the general trading population.

+1

The staff of MF are more positive than the user base who give the 1 star rating (most are shorts).

 

[JRP3]

Wait, you weren't pissed before too?

He's always pissed. At some point I have to wonder if it's an act, no one can be as ignorant about the market as he seems to be, posting the same thing over and over and over again.

 

[Citizen-T]

For those of you who are more short-term oriented. I suspect we'll make another run at $36...maybe even tomorrow, but if not, the odds are pretty good that it'll happen by the end of the week. Assuming no really bad news breaks, of course.

That's the good news, the bad news is that it also looks like it won't work, and we'll retreat to the 200-day once again. Whoever it was that was wondering when to add more shares, now seems like a good time, or wait until we touch the 200 again (maybe around $32.25, we'll see).

 

[bonnie]

For those of you who are more short-term oriented. I suspect we'll make another run at $36...maybe even tomorrow, but if not, the odds are pretty good that it'll happen by the end of the week. Assuming no really bad news breaks, of course.

That's the good news, the bad news is that it also looks like it won't work, and we'll retreat to the 200-day once again. Whoever it was that was wondering when to add more shares, now seems like a good time, or wait until we touch the 200 again (maybe around $32.25, we'll see).

Agree, already added more.

 

[Citizen-T]

Agree, already added more.

I have a limit order in for $33.15. Though I'm playing chicken with the closing bell at this point over a few pennies. I should probably just eat those 15 cents.

 

[rolosrevenge]

It is getting hammered today. And just yesterday I was thinking about profit taking some of the stuff I bought at 28. Oh well.

 

[bonnie]

I have a limit order in for $33.15. Though I'm playing chicken with the closing bell at this point over a few pennies. I should probably just eat those 15 cents.

Exactly the same argument I used with, well, myself. I had a limit order for slightly higher than that. It executed. I'm happy with my position.

 

[ckessel]

The stock trickled up for days regardless of the market and now, on a day the market is flat, has the biggest 1-day drop in a long while (I scanned the last few months). Hard not to wonder if there's something we haven't heard yet.

 

[Steph]

The stock trickled up for days regardless of the market and now, on a day the market is flat, has the biggest 1-day drop in a long while (I scanned the last few months). Hard not to wonder if there's something we haven't heard yet.

I guess this stock is not for people with heart condition.

I guess we need to get use to wild moves on both sides. $2-3 move is small compare to what is coming. Hold on to your hats!

 

[Iamthecaliflower]

back to my question. what the hell is going on? To answer yours, yes I'm an angry person. That doesn't answer the question of why the heck Tesla just gave back 1 week of gains in 1 day. I am really pissed.

 

[Steph]

I have a limit order in for $33.15. Though I'm playing chicken with the closing bell at this point over a few pennies. I should probably just eat those 15 cents.

You didn't have to change it I guess

 

[Steph]

back to my question. what the hell is going on? To answer yours, yes I'm an angry person. That doesn't answer the question of why the heck Tesla just gave back 1 week of gains in 1 day. I am really pissed.

You're so cute when you're pissed.

 

[Citizen-T]

You didn't have to change it I guess

I didn't, wasn't fast enough. Lucky me I guess.

 

[Iamthecaliflower]

I refuse to believe this type of move is a precursor to a huge move up. This move down is very frustrating. I look like a complete idiot after telling someone off for telling me to not buy this stock. I will not sell. Nonetheless, this freak drop is fracking wrong. I need some scotch. Frack this.

 

[Steph]

I look like a complete idiot

I'm not the one who said it. Right mods?

 

[v12 to 12v]

Listening to you folks talk about all this short term action brings back bad memories.

It reminds me of when I got out of MSFT in 1988 after a decent return and waited for a dip to get back in. No dips and just splits for a decade.
I got back in later for some nice gains but.... oh my... what it could have been....

 

[bonnie]

I refuse to believe this type of move is a precursor to a huge move up. This move down is very frustrating. I look like a complete idiot after telling someone off for telling me to not buy this stock. I will not sell. Nonetheless, this freak drop is fracking wrong. I need some scotch. Frack this.

Better make it cheap scotch, because with the money you lost today ... well, y'know, need to tighten the belt a bit.