Fake (But Real) Elon Musk Messages To TSLA Shorts & Longs
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There’s a common pattern that follows announcements from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. A commenter on one of our recent articles summed it up well: “If this is a poker game, it’s a strange one. Elon Musk keeps showing his hand. Yet the shorts keep calling his bluff.”
I decided to turn that explanation into a short, fun article — it’s Sunday after all! Piggybacking on that comment, it seems this is one way to summarize the past several years:
Tesla bear: “You’re bluffing!”
Elon Musk: “Nope.”
Tesla bear: “You’re bluffing!”
Elon Musk: “Nope.”
Tesla bear: “You’re bluffing!”
Elon Musk: “Nope.”
Tesla bear: “You’re bluffing!”
Elon Musk: “Still nope.”
Yes, Elon sometimes misses targets. Technically, we say that’s due to his clocks being turned to “Tesla time” or “Elon Time.” However, in the end, Tesla executes — often better than expected.
Aside from the repetitive responses to Tesla [TSLA] shorts, the message to TSLA longs has been evident for years and is actually captured superbly in this Arcade Fire song that I stumbled across while drafting the brief article above:
You have to love this line in particular: “When Silicon Valley’s melted back into silicon, we’ll find a way to survive.”
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