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It's also notable that TSLA has a very large community of short interests. That kind of money can drive all sorts of stories in the press...

Yes but short interest is still dwarfed by traditional long positions. All the money wrapped up into long positions can also drive press.

Tesla has one of the largest communities of shorts, and a normal community of longs.

Yes but that large community of shorts is still much smaller than the normal community of longs.