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Re:Tesla (TSLA) surpasses BMW's valuation as one soars and t... by rchaud on Thursday November 08, 2018 @10:00AM (#18406642)
> Tesla stockholders must be very, very optimistic about its future performance

or about their ability to flip the stock to the next buyer while the going is still good.

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Re:Tesla (TSLA) surpasses BMW's valuation as one soars and t... by sorrymate on Thursday November 08, 2018 @10:21AM (#18406830)
Not true. We are not all short sellers.
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Re:Tesla (TSLA) surpasses BMW's valuation as one soars and t... by gehsty on Thursday November 08, 2018 @10:27AM (#18406885)
Flipping stock is not short selling. There is literally nothing wrong with selling a stock you own for more than you bought it. Maybe a good time to cash in a percentage of you’ve made a lot of money.
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Re:Tesla (TSLA) surpasses BMW's valuation as one soars and t... by lotsofpulp on Thursday November 08, 2018 @10:25AM (#18406872)
Buying something because you think it’s price will rise and then selling it is the opposite of short selling.
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Re:Tesla (TSLA) surpasses BMW's valuation as one soars and t... by calyth2018 on Thursday November 08, 2018 @10:42AM (#18407014)
shhhh... short seller is just a code word for Tesla hater ;)
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Re:Tesla (TSLA) surpasses BMW's valuation as one soars and t... by mcguire on Thursday November 08, 2018 @12:15PM (#18407868)
Speculators != short sellers.
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