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To: carranza2 who wrote (162587)	9/14/2020 3:22:51 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 218000

I also do not believe 800 by 20th November is doable So I am short the November 20th Calls strike 800 (pre-split 4,000) now at 12.90 per share mark-to-market which should never be called unless the world goes to advanced insanity, and but ... I do believe the market might continue to behave as if TSLA might reach 560 (2,800 pre-split), so am long November 20th Calls strike 560 now at 30.65, and Am long November 20th Calls strike 660 (pre-split 3,300) now at 20.30 per share Am showing large gain on my longs, mark-to-craziness Am showing horrendous loss on my shorts, mark-to-insanity Shall hold to at least battery-day and probably to a few days after As the troops win the short battles along the way during October expirations, I (might) surely demobilize the longs by realizing profit I have committed about equal amounts to the longs as i was able to finance by shorting. I believe inTSLA, IOW, just not in TSLA @ 800 by November 20th, and I mean to hold until I need to consider all-short by selling the longs. The advantages of doing above as opposed to owning the shares? - leverage to magnify and to accelerate winnings during the wait-time as the craziness take hold even as time-decay does corrosive work - can choose to flexibly go all-short by closing the long calls and recognizing / realizing profit - the then resultant short position, once all-short, is still relatively safe, at 800-by-November level This way is meant for the current situation, that I believe TSLA shall rise, but not to insanity levels. During other periods I engage with TSLA in other ways. It is a lot like dating or war, different seasons / situations require bespoke tactic for the campaigns. Sometimes neutral, other times net short, and often enough all-short. I can cheer for TSLA and do. Battery-day! Hip hip hooray! I do also say about the RobinHooders and 9984 / SoftBank, may there be mercy on their soul, let us pray before we prey. (Red means i am short, and green long)

To: carranza2 who wrote (162587)	9/14/2020 3:42:18 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218000

Here am wagering on DRD, long the shares and short all the options except the strike-5 Here am just short the put, to collect any shares should they be put Here am in the shares, and short the put & call options to lower cost basis / collecting more ‘dividends’ on accelerated basis, if put, fine, and if called away, fine. Etc etc etc Stay safe Generally ... never buy options unless intending to be zero-ed only short puts on stuff you do not mind buying at whatever price only short covered calls anything else = gambling per zero / one outcomes There are exceptions to the general rules, but they are exceptions, for extraordinary times and incredible situations. Option is about time, not just price. BTW, in the time of a few postings, TSLA is up phuck-few-dollars, by my long call is up 10+%, and my short calls is mark-to-market loss a bit as well. Fantabulous. Real gains together w/ phantom loss, as long as I do not get greedy, or panic. And given the setup, I am greedy but shall watch myself, and I cannot panic, because there is no need as yet, and never a need unless I decide to rid of long calls. As expirations roll around, I am forced to book profits, as short calls expire worthless on counter-party, as time does its terrible work. I am one shorter who loves Elon, and appreciate his beast we know as TSLA. I do not treat NKLA the same way. It might be a very different monster.

To: carranza2 who wrote (162587)	9/14/2020 4:01:44 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 218000

Within the minutes I have been awake to take a break from sleeping Message 32932317 Options be accelerants A rush Best arrange w/ TSLA such that the gains are real, and the losses are only temporary / mark-to-market-until-expiration-to-worthless I love Mondays and all weekdays and tolerate weekends.

To: carranza2 who wrote (162587)	9/14/2020 8:21:05 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 218000

something from Marty ask-socrates.com Blog https://apps.who.int/gpmb/assets/annual_report/GPMB_AR_2020_EN.pdf In a document just released today, the WHO & World Bank admit that the devastation to the economy by this COVID response of governments has been catastrophic and will take years to recover from which has been confirming what Socrates is projecting. The INFLATION we see is driven by SHORTAGES on a monumental scale. Only about 8% of employees in New York City have returned to work in offices. Companies are finding that these restrictions are so DRACONIAN that more than 50% do not see a return to offices even by the summer of 2021 in NYC. However, they are now proposing because of the devastating damage, this justifies a greater role for the United Nations. According to the WHO and World Bank, this Corona Pandemic has destroyed the global economy on an unprecedented level and the destructive effects have exceeded damages of more than $11 trillion (about 9.3 Trillion euros). The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) in this report, the health, social and economic consequences of Covid-19 have been "catastrophic" while the long-term consequences they admit will be felt for decades into the future. The World Bank has informed various governments that it is recalculating its view of the costs of this pandemic-induced event which has also impact the social disruption creating an educational denial of services that cannot even be estimated. To mitigate the effects of the current pandemic and a future one, they are calling on the world community to take action to invest in prevention. They have stated that "Nobody is safe until everyone is safe." They are covertly arguing for a coordinated world government requiring corresponding action measures. They recommend that the United Nations should now strengthen the WHO and invest in health systems. This is once again a blueprint for the rise of the UN to rule over individual countries diminishing further any democratic process whereby the individual has no ability to change the policy of the UN when they do not stand for election.