Elon Musk earlier this month fired off another shot at the Tesla TSLA, +0.75% doubters, saying that those betting against the company “have about three weeks before their short position explodes.”
He didn’t exactly back off his bullish jab in a companywide email sent out this week, according to a copy cited by Bloomberg.
‘They are in for a rude awakening :)’Musk was referring to a Goldman Sachs GS, +0.29% analyst calling for Tesla to come up shy of Wall Street estimates with its Model 3 sedan this quarter.
Musk has never shied away from confronting those calling for Tesla’s demise. He warned in 2012 of a “tsunami of hurt” that was coming for Tesla shorts and, last month, he predicted the “short burn of the century” after he bought a big chunk of Tesla shares for himself. In both cases, the stock followed with strong rallies.
The company is slated to unveil its key second-quarter production and delivery figures in early July.
At last check, Tesla shares were up slightly in Wednesday’s down market.
