TSLA Investor Discussions

[ckessel]

Still up $0.91 at 11:20 EDT. Is it finally going to do what we've been expecting, or is it going to start dropping again as the day traders take their profits?

And down, down, down it sinks after the little spike. The stock just does not move with any persistence at this point. I have no idea what will move it other than thousands of cars delivered. Maybe that's what should move it, actual product shipping in non-trivial numbers.

[Citizen-T]

And down, down, down it sinks after the little spike. The stock just does not move with any persistence at this point. I have no idea what will move it other than thousands of cars delivered. Maybe that's what should move it, actual product shipping in non-trivial numbers.

Not a surprise, that move was parabolic, not sustainable. That doesn't mean we can't get back up there or higher today, just not in a vertical line like that.

[daniel]

Dropped a half a point, then shot up 2, then down around 3/4 as I write this, for a gain so far of 0.62. Bumpity bumpity. That high volume means somebody or somebodies wanted out and others wanted in. Shorts covering while longs took profit??? I don't pretend to understand it.

Who wants to buy, what is for now a quite exclusive vehicle, and have a DOT/Taxi/etc. vehicle of the same thing pull up next to them? Great for the environment, yes. But, there is a small (sometimes large) bit of ego that would be a bit crushed by this.

Not for me. I want to see electrics on the road. The only other Roadster I've ever seen locally was parked at the EV club display at a county fair about 3 years ago. I want to see more Roadsters. The hell with being exclusive!

Edit: P.S. There are no more Roadsters, but you get my point. The more the better,

[NigelM]

This is a volatile stock, often on a daily basis. Anticipation of milestones events failing seems to drive down the price, which then rebounds even higher when the event is successful. With approximately 9.9% annual growth and the promise of future dividends TSLA should certainly be a "hold" for long term investors and may well be receiving even more "buy" ratings in the near future:

[brianman]

Who wants to buy, what is for now a quite exclusive vehicle, and have a DOT/Taxi/etc. vehicle of the same thing pull up next to them? Great for the environment, yes. But, there is a small (sometimes large) bit of ego that would be a bit crushed by this.

It's a great gut-check for your real priorities isn't it?

[NigelM]

Is that just for Europe? I would prefer Tesla powered (not necessarily branded) fleet vehicles. Who wants to buy, what is for now a quite exclusive vehicle, and have a DOT/Taxi/etc. vehicle of the same thing pull up next to them? Great for the environment, yes. But, there is a small (sometimes large) bit of ego that would be a bit crushed by this.

German Mercedes drivers don't care that many/most taxis are Mercedes. My gut feel was always that (if asked) Germans generally are proud that their taxis are Mercedes.

[Citizen-T]

German Mercedes drivers don't care that many/most Taxis are Mercedes. My gut feel was always that (if asked) Germans generally are proud that their Taxis are Mercedes.

Perhaps this is cultural and only an issue in the U.S., hence why the Fleet page is only on the EU version of the site.

[T@oo]

German Mercedes drivers don't care that many/most taxis are Mercedes. My gut feel was always that (if asked) Germans generally are proud that their taxis are Mercedes.

Those times are long gone when Mercedes' reliability was legendary and fleet discounts where big. There even was a saying: I don't buy a Meredes. If I want to ride one, I'll call a Taxi.

[Teslawisher]

Perhaps this is cultural and only an issue in the U.S., hence why the Fleet page is only on the EU version of the site.

I was wondering just that.

[T@oo]

Also, Mercedes' status has much declined. Today, it needs to be an AMG variant or a Lorinser / Brabus tuned..