Tesla Short Sellers Take $1B Hit, 'Short Squeeze Hell' Could Be Coming
Tesla Short Sellers Take $1B Hit, 'Short Squeeze Hell' Could Be Coming
It's been a rough year for Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) investors, with the stock down more than 22% year to date overall even after a big 9.8% gain on Thursday following a second-quarter earnings beat. While Tesla bulls celebrate the long-awaited good news, Tesla short sellers are getting torched.
今年对我来说是艰难的一年特斯拉公司(纳斯达克代码:TSLA)投资者，该股今年迄今整体下跌超过22%，尽管在第二季度收益强劲后，该股周四大幅上涨9.8%。当看涨特斯拉的人庆祝期待已久的好消息时，做空特斯拉的人却被烧死了。
Massive Profits Wiped Out: Heading into earnings, Tesla had been one of the most profitable short trades in the market in 2022, scoring short sellers a $7.35 billion year-to-date mark-to-market profit. However, Tesla short sellers endured $1 billion in losses in early Thursday trading, according to S3 Partners analyst Ihor Dusaniwsky. He said Tesla short sellers have now endured $2.6 billion in losses in the month of July, making it the least profitable short in the market for the month.
巨额利润被抹去：进入盈利阶段，特斯拉一直是2022年市场上利润最高的卖空交易之一，今年到目前为止，卖空者获得了73.5亿美元的按市值计算的利润。然而，据S3 Partners分析师Ihor Dusaniwsky称，特斯拉卖空者在周四早盘遭受了10亿美元的损失。他说，特斯拉卖空者在7月份已经遭受了26亿美元的损失，使其成为当月市场上利润最低的空头。
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Tesla is the most heavily shorted equity in the world with $18.5 billion in short interest. Only Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a distant second with $17 billion in short interest.
特斯拉是世界上做空最严重的股票，拥有185亿美元的空头股数股份。仅限苹果纳斯达克(Sequoia Capital：AAPL)远远排在第二位，持有空头股数170亿美元的股份。
Fortunately for Tesla shorts, many of them locked in their profits prior to Thursday, with 2.09 million short shares covered in the past 30 days. In the past week, S3 reported that 1.2 million Tesla short shares have been covered ahead of earnings. Short interest now represents 2.8% of Tesla's public float.
对特斯拉空头来说幸运的是，他们中的许多人在周四之前锁定了利润，过去30天里有209万股空头回补。过去一周，S3报告称，120万股特斯拉空头股票在财报公布前已被回补。空头股数目前占特斯拉公开上市股份的2.8%。
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Short Squeeze Coming? Tesla shorts are feeling the pain, and Dusaniwsky said the short covering trend may continue following Thursday's big rally.
短线挤压来了吗？特斯拉空头感受到了痛苦，杜萨尼夫斯基表示，在周四的大涨之后，空头回补趋势可能会继续。
"The end of 'supply chain hell' may turn into a 'short squeeze hell' for TSLA short sellers as Elon Musk says the firm has the 'potential for a record-breaking second half of the year.'" Dusaniwsky said.
“对于特斯拉卖空者来说，‘供应链地狱’的终结可能会变成‘做空地狱’，因为埃隆·马斯克表示，该公司有‘下半年打破纪录的潜力’。”Dusaniwsky说。
He said the large Thursday losses may force Tesla short sellers out of their position whether they want to exit or not.
他说，周四的巨额亏损可能会迫使特斯拉的卖空者出脱头寸，无论他们想不想退出。
"These buy-to-covers and the potential for hedge funds to bulk up their positions in a high beta name with a positive price trend may help reverse TSLA's year price weakness," Dusaniwsky said.
杜萨尼乌斯基表示：“这些买入到回补策略，以及对冲基金在股价走势向好的情况下增持高贝塔指数的潜力，可能有助于扭转新浪特斯拉一年来的价格疲软。”
Following Thursday's gain, Tesla shares are now up 24.3% overall in the past 12 months while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) is down 8.2% in that time.
继周四上涨后，特斯拉股价在过去12个月中整体上涨24.3%，而SPDR标准普尔500指数ETF信托(纽约证券交易所股票代码：标普500ETF)同期下跌了8.2%。
Benzinga's Take: The earnings report was a big positive for Tesla, but it was likely not enough to change many short sellers minds. Many Tesla short sellers are simply skeptical of the stock's extreme valuation premium relative to other auto and large cap tech stock peers.
本辛加的观点：这份收益报告对特斯拉来说是一大利好，但它可能不足以改变许多卖空者的想法。许多特斯拉卖空者只是对该股相对于其他汽车和大盘股同行的极端估值溢价持怀疑态度。
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