Why is there a sudden surge of articles pointing out delays, possible hickups for ramping up production etc recently? Is there an orchestration behind it? Sure, this is just an opinion piece, but still.
I have been semi-actively trading tesla for a little under a year, and have noticed this exact pattern. Every runup in price is followed by a spate of articles dogging the stock.
It's so, so noticeable that I would be surprised if there isn't some money behind this orchestration. And, of course, we can see from the most-shorted lists at NASDAQ that there is quite a lot of money short on Tesla.
No one notices when things go as planned/expected. Make media say you cannot do it, then do it.
You bet it will be noticed.
I am not saying that it is what is happening now. But just a thought.
I mean, if the guy is smart enough to do all the things he has done, isn't it too hard to imagine he will have a trick or two when it comes to PR?
I mean, every time, one of this article show up, it gets up voted to top, and people are talking and talking and talking, about it. For a couple of days, you see Tesla or SpaceX every where..It is like walking through a neighbourhood filled with Tesla/SpaceX billboards.
Point is, there articles are generating a lot of conversation involving these companies, which makes them very endearing to people involved. So after a while, people will take it as a personal insult, if you criticise these companies...
You know, all of those are good for the company, right?
This negative press followed by positive press happened to Tesla so many times, I can't help but think that it is just some guys found a way to make a couple extra bucks.
Genuinely interested.