πŸ“ Speculative thesis that Tesla and SpaceX may merge into a single entity, potentially benefiting TSLA shareholders through exchange for SpaceX shares

low convictionFirst mentioned Sep 16, 2025 at $437.50

Speculative thesis that Tesla and SpaceX may merge into a single entity, potentially benefiting TSLA shareholders through exchange for SpaceX shares.

Evidence & details
Evidence
  • +Majority of actual hardware comes from Chinese companies
  • +China has export control switch over that hardware
Catalysts
  • ⚑Potential export restrictions from China on rare earths or components
Risks
  • βˆ’Supply chain disruption if China imposes export controls

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Post Timeline Β· 5 posts

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@RonDeSantis Hi Ron, so there's two different parts to it: 1. Hyperscalers ( $ORCL, $META, $AMZN): They're spending more than they have with profit ( $GOOGL is the rare exception, and $AAPL isn't really spending much relatively). So markets are worried less worried it's transl…

Thesis: General discussion of hyperscaler AI spending, supply chain vulnerabilities, rare earth dependency, and geopolitical risks without specific actionable thesis on any ticker.

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@ChunkOfTheStars Tesla does the design. Majority of the actual hardware comes from Chinese companies like Sanhua China has the export control switch over that hardware. https://t.co/zb26qZroKq

Thesis: Tesla's hardware supply chain is heavily reliant on Chinese companies like Sanhua, giving China export control leverage over Tesla's production scaling.

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@Adam_a_Dias You can manufacture the most advanced robot prototypes at $TSLA or Boston Dynamics. But when you try and scale it up, China has control because of rare earths dominance.

Thesis: Scaling humanoid robots is constrained by China's rare earths dominance, impacting US companies like TSLA and Boston Dynamics.

risk signalmedium

$PLTR has extreme premiums with more than triple digit forward p/e. It would make a little bit more sense if they can keep compounding like that under a Trump administration. But the biggest risk factor I see that people aren't factoring in is administration shift to Democrat…

Thesis: PLTR's triple digit forward P/E and political sensitivity pose risk if administration shifts to Democrats, removing insider premium for government contracts.

reply context

@Bonek2801 Risk management purposes. I’d rather hold 50% in Bitcoin around $70K than sit on cash to lower volatility. Also the downside risk of $VPG is $TSLA creating their own sensors and vertically integrating it away. Similar bear case with $GOOGL and OCS with $LITE though.

Thesis: Downside risk for VPG from TSLA vertical integration; similar bear case for LITE with GOOGL.

view on X β†—VPG Β· LITE
Current Price
$442.10
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Return from entry
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entry Sep 16, 2025 @ $437.50
Thesis Lifecycle
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openedSep 16, 2025

TSLA has poor fundamentals but Elon Musk may pump the stock price, making it a speculative buy.

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updatedOct 4, 2025

The author provides ratings (Strong Buy, Buy, Sell, Strong Sell) with brief explanations for each stock. Overall sentiment is mixed: bullish on names like RDDT, SNAP, AMZN, ETOR, NBIS, LTC and several others with specific catalysts; bearish on TSLA, CRCL, PLTR, BMNR, and quantum/AI hype stocks as overvalued or cult-like.

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updatedNov 25, 2025

Waymo (GOOGL) dominates robotaxi with Level 4, while Tesla's FSD is Level 2 and requires human monitoring, making it snake oil; competition with Avride+Uber is key.

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updatedDec 3, 2025

Comparative analysis of NBIS and TSLA robotaxi approaches: NBIS has more mature L4 system with LiDAR/radar launching commercially, while TSLA has L2 supervised but bets on vision-only AI scaling.

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updatedDec 3, 2025

The post compares Level 4 readiness of NBIS (Avride) and GOOGL (Waymo) vs TSLA's Level 2 FSD, highlighting that TSLA's claims are marketing while competitors already have working systems. It acknowledges TSLA's scalability advantages but notes current operational shortcomings.

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updatedDec 10, 2025

Post-Fed rate cut analysis provides stock ratings with explanations: Strong Buy on stablecoin, semi, and growth plays; Buy on AI infrastructure and select recovery plays; Avoid on overvalued or fundamental-less stocks.

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updatedJan 1, 2026

Overview of 10 thematic investments for 2026, focusing on evolution, disruption, and bottlenecks in soft robotics, silicon photonics (InP bottleneck), glass substrates, money movement (disruption to card networks), AI cloud layers, LLM cybersecurity, LEO space infrastructure, consumer agentic workflows, distributed computing latency, and copper interconnect life extension. Expresses bullish views on specific companies and bearish on incumbent payment networks Visa and Bank of America.

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updatedFeb 5, 2026

Tesla's Optimus robot supply chain moving to China with local suppliers could reduce costs from >$100K to <$45k, threatening US robotics supply chains.

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updatedFeb 15, 2026+1 conv

OpenAI memo to Congress warns that US must expand power grid to maintain AI advantage, reiterating tailwind for energy and power delivery companies, and second-order tailwind for companies with secured GW capacity.

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updatedFeb 16, 2026

The 1 million job revision signals a permanent structural shift due to AI/automation, not a slowing economy. Corporate profits will explode as companies replace human labor with AI and robotics. Investors should buy AI supply chain equities to hedge against unemployment and benefit from margin expansion.

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updatedFeb 27, 2026-1 conv

Elon's ties with Trump could accelerate regulatory approval for FSD and SpaceX launches, and provide tax benefits.

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updatedMar 15, 2026

Tesla's hardware supply chain is heavily reliant on Chinese companies like Sanhua, giving China export control leverage over Tesla's production scaling.

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updatedMay 13, 2026

Amazon is underrated in robotics due to immediate practical upside from lowering opex and headcount via automation; Tesla and other general purpose robotics companies should also perform well.

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updatedMay 27, 2026

Speculative thesis that Tesla and SpaceX may merge into a single entity, potentially benefiting TSLA shareholders through exchange for SpaceX shares.

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