Tesla short-sellers lost $1.4 billion after the company reported a surprise profit — erasing 70% of their gains for the year (TSLA)

9:47am PDT - October 24th, 2019    tsla - Business Insider

Traders betting against Tesla got crushed Thursday morning after the electric-car manufacturer reported a surprise earnings beat on Wednesday. According to data from financial-analytics provider S3 Partners, Tesla short-sellers absorbed $1.4 billion in mark-t…