Chanos: I'm Short Tesla And SolarCity


27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


Legendary short-selling pro Jim Chanos detailed why he is short two of Elon Musk's crown jewels: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) and SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ: SCTY).

Speaking at the Ira Sohn Conference, Chanos argued that the recent departures of senior executives at Tesla represent a "red flag" for the company. He also noted Tesla's profitability profile is in question as "this is a company that can't forecast one quarter out."

According to Barron's, Chanos also pointed out that Tesla is having profitability issues with a car that sells above $100,000. He questioned if that's the case, how the company would be able to make a profit on the upcoming Model 3 car, which will have a significantly smaller price tag of around $35,000.Bloomberg noted that Chanos also commented on SolarCity's business, commenting that the company loses money on every solar installation. As such, the company is getting itself into "financial trouble."


27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


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