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Tesla short-sellers saw $38 billion in mark-to-market losses throughout 2020, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing S3 Partners data. Short interest in the company's shares plunged to less than 6% of Tesla's float from nearly 20% at the start of last year. The losses trounce the $2.9 billion total seen in 2019 and come on the back of Tesla's 740% surge over the past 12 months. Investors betting against Tesla lost billions last year, as the automaker's shares leaped above nearly all estimates.
Tesla reported its best quarterly profit on Wednesday. According to CNN, shares of Tesla (TSLA) climbed again in after-hours trading on the earnings report. The auto manufacturer said it hopes to hit its target of half a million car sales this year. The positive report and high target came as good news to investors in the stock, which has gained more than 400%. There had been doubts that Tesla could achieve its goal of delivering 500,000 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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