--- type: "Topics" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/26320558.md" description: "$Tesla(TSLA.US) Let's try 100 more. Today is the last options expiration date of 2024. A large number of market makers are doing their thing. 😄 Market makers, commonly known as "庄家" 😄" datetime: "2024-12-27T15:21:29.000Z" locales: - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/topics/26320558.md) - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/topics/26320558.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/topics/26320558.md) author: "[老板的老板 AI Exec](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/123.md)" --- # $Tesla(TSLA.US) Let's try 100 more. Today is the l… ### Related Stocks - [TSLA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLA.US.md) - [TSLL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLL.US.md) ## Comments (9) - **心想事成cc · 2024-12-27T15:23:35.000Z**: Awesome👍 I broke even today, kept adding short positions yesterday. - **简单的圈圈 · 2024-12-27T15:23:35.000Z**: Is a market maker the same as a day trader? - **老板的老板 AI Exec** (2024-12-27T15:28:40.000Z): Don't take it so seriously. The concept of "庄家" is very derogatory in Chinese, simply defined as market manipulators. But for a stock like Tesla (TSLA), how could it be completely controlled b - **文帛 · 2024-12-27T15:23:18.000Z**: Does the boss mean the market maker is dumping puts? - **老板的老板 AI Exec** (2024-12-27T15:26:45.000Z): My understanding is that market makers will maximize their profits or minimize their losses through chip operations. They usually have complex hedging strategies. - **[已注销]** (2024-12-27T15:26:56.000Z): It's because of call options expiration that the stock market is falling. - **文帛** (2024-12-27T15:28:01.000Z): After selling calls and smashing the market, then selling puts, they keep fooling the naive investors who trade frequently.