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How times have changed! A few months ago if you told someone you had a case of Corona, everybody would say, "Let's Party!"

"My wife has cabin fever. She is sick and tired of being restricted to the house, sick and tired of not being able to go to work, and sick and tired of not being able to pretty much of anything else." When I was a youngster, my mother once said she was sick and tired of something related to me...

A few months ago on the Fox Varney program, Gasparino mentioned that he makes a point of parking in EV charging spots. I regret not having recorded the conversation.

A better question is, "Why would you NOT buy low strike LEAPs (vs buying shares)?" The Jan 2022 $100 LEAPS sell at virtually no time premium. Their price will rise and fall dollar-for-dollar with the shares. If the shares have a major decline, the LEAPS will decline LESS (in dollars)! What's...

One person's long ride with a PUT sale. On January 16, 2019, I sold a $340 PUT that would expire Jan 18, expecting to make a small gain when it expired. Things went awry, so I rolled it. The rolling continued as the share price fell until May when I rolled to Jan 2021. Today I finally closed...

A bit OT, but interesting... Today I bought Ford Jan 2022 $5 Call options for $3.75. At the time of the trade the shares bid/ask were $8.70/8.71. That's about 4 or 5 cents of time value over the next two years. Amazing.

When I lived in cold country with a car parked outside in the 1990's, I'd put a space heater in the car and plug it in at night. An X-10 module would automatically turn it on about 4 AM. By the time I wanted to travel, the interior was toasty warm and all the windows (not just the windshield)...

The Supercharger is now showing up on my app!

They got a little over-zealous with the "Tesla Vehicle Charging Only" signs. They're on both the ChargePoint parking positions.

I counted them - there are 14 Tesla pedestals.

I drove by this morning (Sunday Sep29) and talked with a worker. He said they should be activated tomorrow.

We've been told that TSLA would be a 10-bagger for many years. Maybe it will happen one day, but I'm not holding my breath. I said it a long while back. This is a stock to be traded. Good news today is typically replaced by bad news tomorrow. It's a trader's dream come true, particularly since...

Superchargers (14 positions) being installed between a Target and a Lowes in the Countryside Marketplace in Menifee, CA. I don't see any info re: this on the Tesla Supercharger map (not even a "coming soon"). As of now, "Tesla Vehicle Charging Only" signs are up for the spots and electrical...

Please let us know when you plan to buy so we can take appropriate action...:D

In hindsight, it wasn't worth what you thought it was yesterday...

Why would you believe that ICE cars can't do FSD?

Increased demand will allow higher margins on cars sold, either through raising prices or selling more fully-equipped cars. The improved financials will help counteract the FUDster arguments, raise the share price and make future cash-raising options more palatable to investors. It's not...

What's so hard to understand? If advertising increases demand, cars can be sold at a higher price or more costly versions can be sold. The increased revenue can then be used to expedite the introduction of new vehicles, accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy.

The existing Nikola Motor Company (Wikipedia entry) might object as being too similar...

Our moderators owe us an explanation of why those posts are unacceptable.

WTF? If I had a nearly new car that needed wheel repair, going to the dealer/manufacturer would be my first choice. I would expect Tesla to be able to replace the wheel in a few days. Until the parts supply system gets fixed, we're going to keep hearing about stories like this and they'll...

Be careful about letting that idea get out. I can just imagine Elon's response... "I could bore a hole to the center of Mars and install a bank of Powerwalls fed by some solar tiles on the surface. Then all I have to do is provide a large current down there that would generate the magnetic...

I see nothing wrong with calling the battery a "Fuel Tank". It's good analogy to the ICE equivalent. I've given up on finding another name for the right pedal. I just call it the GAS pedal ("Go" And "Slow") to make things easy...

I can make a small fortune for you. All you have to do is put me in charge of your LARGE fortune... :)

The market is telling us that those ATHs were the insanity...

How so? Fuel delivery is halted when the Jake Brake is in operation.

Do we, really? A clever person might file that restraining order and then do the drive in Los Angeles...

Tesla Semi (an alternate perspective...) From John Cadogan (not a fanboi) (It's a YouTube video - an ad pops up about halfway through it - just click "skip ad" to continue)

Completely OT (but interesting)... I was just watching a commercial for the GMC pickup with the fancy tailgate. It reminded me that a friend mentioned his friend was getting the pickup, but delivery was delayed because the tailgate was stolen on the dealer's lot. The dealer told him the...

Today I sold a bunch of April 5 $330 and $340 Calls, so massive price spike assured. You can thank me later...

Just an update. I understand those charges have been dropped due to a lack of evidence...

My initial discussions with non-EV folk usually include a mention of portable electric drills. I ask the person if they have one (they usually say "yes"). I mention that they likely use it and plug it in to recharge when finished. Pretty simple. I ask what routine maintenance is involved (they...

You're smart and this is not going to blow up in your face...:)

OT Alert... Haven't read all posts lately so may have already been mentioned - Just noticed that NIO is now trading weekly options.

And make sure it has a trailer hitch...

I try to follow the sage advice of not criticizing someone until I've walked a mile in his/her shoes. There's some good logic behind it. If I really piss them off, what're they going to do? I'm a mile away! And THEY DON'T HAVE ANY SHOES!

I feel the same about the use of "x times less than " that's become common (e.g., "10 times less than " vs "1/10 of").

The extra hour of daylight is good for the plants. Just watch how they start growing after the time changes...

My main concern about FSD is how it handles unusual situations. For example if the car in front of me causes a piece of paper to fly into the air, does it take evasive action? Or how about if I’m driving and my ex jumps in front of the car. Can I expect it to handle that situation correctly?

I think it's fairly straightforward... Tesla can't sell all the cars it can make at the old price. It's hoping to increase demand by dropping the price. I don't accept the idea that Tesla would unnecessarily turn away relatively large sums per sale when it needs cash to support lots of things...

NIO is doing well after the Sunday 60 Minutes piece...

I dodged a bullet on an options transaction in late September. I had sold a ton of pharmaceutical Amarin (AMRN) $3 Calls that expired Sep 21. The stock closed the Friday trading session at about $2.95 and the Calls expired worthless. Monday morning before the open, the company announced...

Not to worry... Just roll them forward and get a net credit in the process. Just before the major downturn in January with the stock at about $350, I sold the weekly $340 Put for a $2.28 premium. Clearly a mistake in hindsight. Since then I have rolled it five times and reduced my break-even...

I would have been happy to sell you those...

No. It should be based on the profit per car.

The calculation should be based on the margin per vehicle, not the sales price. That calculation results in a very different result...

If they can sell every car they make, why would you expect a price reduction? Tesla has lots of upcoming cash demands (expanding Superchargers & Service Centers, preparing for MY/semi/pickup production) and should be building cash reserves. Why forego revenue (twice in rapid succession) unless...

That’s why I think TSLA is a stock to be traded, not held. It’s one of my favorite trading issues because it’s so volatile. Good news one week and the price spikes upward. Bad news that follows drives it back down. People who bought a couple years ago have been sitting on dead money while...

Now up almost 7%...

OT - NIO is up nicely today...