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by swader999 13 days ago
I'm impressed with the general public. I thought these guys would get away with their hype train. Nice surprise.
4 comments
maest 13 days ago
A much larger percentage of bond traders are institutional, compared to equities, where retail is very active in some names.

So I wouldn't really give too many points to "the general public" for this one.

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baggachipz 13 days ago
Don't worry, they made plenty with the pump-and-dump.
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tjwebbnorfolk 13 days ago
but they did. they already got their money. it's the investors who are going to take a bath, not spacex
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mixdup 13 days ago
The next time SpaceX wants to sell some bonds they will take a bath. Even if this isn't immediately screwing Elon or SpaceX, it indicates a much higher interest rate next time they issue bonds
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solumunus 13 days ago
The thing that propelled Tesla to ridiculous heights was the massive shorting (and eventual covering). This should just drop and drop (I hope).
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