Only way you think Tesla is just a car company is if you believe they will never succeed in energy storage, autonomy, robots and charging network. If you actually believe that short the stock you'll literally make a fortune. Put your money where your mouth is.

I don't need to *prove* anything, and I don't short stocks nowadays. What I do think is unless Tesla can diversify a lot more, and faster (and it's not likely through taxis, as that's quite a long term project when it comes to contributing anything significant to revenues), OR there is an abrupt acceleration of the EV sales (via lower cost models or an industry wide acceleration), then there will be continued downward pressure on the stock. Perhaps opening charging might help, but forecast for that is only $6 to $12 billion additional revenues by 2030.

The more I think about this post the more absurd it becomes. You're actually blaming me for your investment strategy this is insane you let a stranger decide how you spent a pile of money? Either you are not being truthful or your investment strategy is completely broken.

The fact that you apparently let me have that much influence over you is hard to comprehend, especially since you tend to disagree with almost everything I say. But when it came to a large amount of money you took my word as gold according to you even though I never told you to buy TSLA or any stock.

Unbelievable.

edit - and to break this down further, did you take my advice at the beginning of 2023? If you did that you'd be very happy right now. Your post is making even less sense the more I think about it.

He's not actually blaming you, he's making a point that your prognostications are just as shaky as other people's on CL.

Firstly yes that post is all about blame. Secondly, I've been telling people Tesla is going to become the largest cap company on earth for many many years, "2023-2024" is intentional cherry picking. But none of that matters, if people let me or anyone else on a forum decide how they invest that is on them. Dave literally says he bought TSLA because of me and is underwater, and you say that is not blame.

Total nonsense, read it again if that helps
I never told Dave to by Tesla.

I think you need to lighten up...I would be shocked if he actually blamed you for making him buy Tesla lol

That already happened.

I can say for sure that this is NOT going to happen lol I mean seriously. I will give you stock advice on this. Not going to happen.

You're starting to sound like that Cathy person of Ark investments haha

Hold on you were just quick to call out nearly all of CL on being against buying and betting on Tesla and TSLA stock.
It was your regular promotion of the company and the promise of a stellar stock rise that led me to buy it when it distinctly was not in its euphoric state. But unfortunately it has just gone down since then.

Let’s hope you are right and the current downward spiral turns around, otherwise oh yes I’m blaming it all on you 😀.

So you admit I am controlling your money. Show me exactly on the following chart when you bought TSLA based on my advice, it just happened to be when the the stock was at its higher points that's your claim. No chance you bought when the stock was down so your dollar cost average puts you ahead. Because I'm the one advising you that's why it has to be a big loser.

Tell me the dates you bought TSLA, and show me where I told you to buy the stock. Oh right, I've never told you or anyone to do that. I've said for going on 8 years now that Tesla is going to do great things. Did you listen to me 8 years ago? Why not? You hold my word in such high regard but for some reason only when the stock is down. Funny how that works isn't it.

Oh my God...can we get a sense of humor emergency here lol

I never give anyone stock advice, be it TSLA, NVIDIA, Apple (or others). I also don't look at a stock short term, I hold 5 years or more. So if someone is looking for short term gains, Nvidia is a much better bet....and please don't take this as stock advice because I'm sure it will drop the next day 🤣

All I can say is, in 2020 I invested on a whim, $20k in TSLA. No plans to buy a Tesla, it was more about making a quick buck off seeing a bunch of my friends rushing to buy the Model 3. Today it's up about 415 percent. If I had bought in 2019, it would have been up 800 percent. Sure, if I had put it in NVIDIA I would have been up 1,348 percent, but that's why I don't give stock tips

So losing money and blaming someone else is hilarious now.
I had AMD stock in 2004. I stopped mining my own BTC around 2015 after I had 5 and change coin. Hindsight regret will destroy you if you let it.

Yep. Just like blaming all of CL for piling on Tesla and giving financial advice.

It’s ludicrous. Trying to make a point here.

I said NOT to take financial advice from CL you literally did the opposite.
I'll ask again why did you only take my advice during a down period of the stock? Your investment horizon must be exactly two years.