[lcjr]

Why did tsla have a big short interest?

First-quarter results in 2012 showed a per-share loss of 76 cents. Looked like the company was going to sit stagnant for quite a while. Until the improved performance increased production and sales of its second vehicle, the Model S, which is the company's first mass-produced offering. During the first quarter, Tesla sold and delivered more than 98% of the Model S sedans it produced. This helped push revenue to $562 million for the period (an 83% improvement from fourth-quarter 2012). In addition to sales of the Model S, Tesla saw increased revenue from sales of battery packs and electric power trains to Toyota and revenue from alternative vehicle development with Mercedes-Benz.

[tygros]

Nice read on theFool (oxymoron?)
Dynamics of the African Market: Why You Should Buy BlackBerry - AAPL, BBRY, GOOG, NOK - Foolish Blogging Network

[Andrew4life]

Alright I've got $300 gamble on the stock being higher than $16.28 next week. Come on! Rally for me BBRY!

[crackerdoodle]

Disagree. BBRY is right in his wheel house

revolutionary product
move to mobile computing (he said it numerous times)
High short interest
no debt
huge cash balance
undervalued by street
etc.....

[Andrew4life]

Icahn clearly said at the end of the interview (and I paraphrase) "I think to be short a company in this market, with any kind of positive fundamentals, is foolish" - Someone have the exact phrasing?

I think it was closer to: "I think to short millions of shares of a company in this market and then to publicly announce it is foolhardy. "

[cjcampbell]

I think it was closer to: "I think to short millions of shares of a company in this market and then to publicly announce it is foolhardy. "

BB_Trader....Fits the fool part pretty well.

[neteng1000]

BB_Trader....Fits the fool part pretty well.

Bwahaha

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[kfh227]

Why did tsla have a big short interest?

Go look at the balance sheet and cash flow statement. The thing is trading like dot com used to trade.

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[Charles Martin1]

So are we going to have a 2 pm dip today?

[matthewriedle]

Go look at the balance sheet and cash flow statement. The thing is trading like dot com used to trade.

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I was hearing that it was now a more valuable company than Fiat? I don't think so. Fundamentals out of whack means that their sales either go up exponentially or they are in for a rude awakening in my opinion. (from a valuation stand point)

[take99]

keep going bbry, lets have a green end to the week

[Shanerredflag]

Little up action to finish the week...nice.

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[cjcampbell]

Sweet... we made it back into the $15.60's. Now lets hold onto it this time.

[Shanerredflag]

Missed the morning...was it up already?

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[cjcampbell]

Missed the morning...was it up already?

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Yup.... range has been from $15.31 to $15.68

[Andrew4life]

So are we going to have a 2 pm dip today?

No such thing.

[Fortyniner]

Real battle going on for $15.60, seems the shorts know the key technical level.

[cjcampbell]

No such thing.

Nope.. sell off usually starts between 3 and 3:30

[Shanerredflag]

Yup.... range has been from $15.31 to $15.68

Thank you sir.

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[cjcampbell]

Real battle going on for $15.60, seems the shorts know the key technical level.

Or the computer system that they use does. Remember, there aren't people saying "hey look... it's at 16. We'd better sell some to keep it down a couple of cents".

[kfh227]

I was hearing that it was now a more valuable company than Fiat? I don't think so. Fundamentals out of whack means that their sales either go up exponentially or they are in for a rude awakening in my opinion. (from a valuation stand point)

They need to increase revs by more than 10x, stop diluting shareholders and turn FCF positive. Then and only then does today's market cap make sense.

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[tygros]

Wow - Thanks to everyone for giving me some "Top Thanked" love of late...
Think I can play that card in the bedroom with the Mrs?

[plasmid_boy]

Chocolate, then Victoria's Secret. lol

I think that he is just trying to be like you...LOL

[cjcampbell]

Wow - Thanks to everyone for giving me some "Top Thanked" love of late...
Think I can play that card in the bedroom with the Mrs?

Depends... you'll need her "thanks" to keep you there... haha.

[Shanerredflag]

This is well researched...another SA article:

BlackBerry: How A Vocal Bear Stealthily Increased His Forecasts

Disclosure: I am long BBRY. (More...)

BlackBerry (BBRY) is one of the most heavily shorted stocks, with short interest of over 164 million shares on NASDAQ, representing about 33% of BlackBerry's free float. There have also been many arguments from analysts on both sides of the debate about BlackBerry's future prospects. One thing that has gone unnoticed though is how one of the most vocal bearish analysts has been stealthily increasing his forecasts. We are going to look at a timeline of those forecasts to show how even bearish sentiment has subtly changed in a positive manner for BlackBerry. Then we are going to look at a couple of possible contributing factors to explain why forecasts may have increased, and why we think there they are still too low.

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