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Lucid City“I feel like it's just going to be stuck within this limbo until one of those data points in the next couple days is the confirmation that we are going to have rate cuts to really Propel Lucid higher”@ 6:21 · open at this moment on YouTube ↗
Thesis at the time
MixedThe speaker views Lucid's expanded Canadian leasing as a missed opportunity due to uncompetitive pricing (10% FX markup above US rates). Shorts are aggressively doubling down (adding 4.21M shares intraday), signaling bearish pressure. However, upcoming FOMC minutes, jobless claims, and Fed commentary could be the catalyst to propel Lucid higher if they confirm rate cuts. The stock is stuck in limbo between $3.12 and $3.27 pending confirmation of rate cut trajectory.
Key arguments
- Canadian leasing at $968/mo vs ~$886 US equivalent is uncompetitive - a swing and a miss
- Trump's comments about potentially ending the $7,500 EV tax credit are a near-term risk to Gravity launch
- Shorts added 4.21M shares intraday, very aggressively doubling down
- Rate cuts (25 or 50bps) would be the key catalyst for the EV sector and Lucid specifically
- Upcoming FOMC minutes, jobless claims, and Powell speech are the next major data points
Counter-arguments acknowledged
- 83% of options done that day were bullish, partially due to shorts hedging
- Rate cut path (25 vs 50bps) still uncertain
The call
- Date said
- Aug 20, 2024
- Price at prediction
- $32.40
- Confidence
- medium
- Specificity
- vague
How it resolved
- Status
- unverifiable
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