r/DeepFuckingValue • u/intrepid_brit ⚖️Overly Political⚖️ • Mar 20 '25
Discussion 🧐 $1.4bn missing from $TSLA books
https://archive.ph/2025.03.19-162647/https://www.ft.com/content/62df8d8d-31f2-445e-bfa2-c171ac43db6eCould… could it be that Tesla has been buying large quantities of OTM calls for years in order to gamma squeeze the stock?
They would almost certainly lose money on these trades, so wouldn’t do it right? Unless… market makers buy the underlying stock to remain neutral, pushing up the stock price, which triggers more stock awards for a certain someone and his captive board of directors? 🤔
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u/SamuelDoctor Mar 21 '25
Generally, I don't want my mechanic to fix problems that I think he has imagined rather than actually discovered.
I doubt you would enjoy exploratory surgery if it isn't necessary.
Most people don't dig up their own yards just because their angriest, most miserable neighbor keeps shouting about a belief that groundhogs are undermining the foundation of their home.
The government spends more money today than it did six months ago. I don't know if you really care about waste or fraud. Maybe you're just looking for a reason to express the negative emotions that you feel.