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Tesla stock was little changed after the earnings announcement but fell during a conference call with analysts, when Musk began cutting analysts’ questions short, costing Tesla over US$2 billion in market capitalization.

“These questions are so dry. They’re killing me,” Musk said after an analyst asked what percentage of Tesla 3 reservation holders have started to configure options for their cars, an indicator of how much profit Tesla will be able to wring from the vehicles. Another analyst asked about a capital requirement before being cut off.

“Excuse me. Next. Next,” Musk said to the call operator. “Boring, bonehead questions are not cool. Next?”

Do Not Buy

Near the end of the call, Musk was blunt with Ben Kallo, a Robert W. Baird & Co. analyst who prefaced a question by saying he understood the CEO’s frustration for “how myopic we are right now.”

I think that if people are concerned about volatility, they should definitely not buy our stock Elon Musk

Kallo, who rates Tesla a buy, encouraged Musk to give more updates about progress making Model 3 sedans, in order to help the company’s stock.

“I think that if people are concerned about volatility, they should definitely not buy our stock,” Musk replied. “I’m not here to convince you to buy our stock. Do not buy it if volatility is scary. There you go.”

I hope the Tesla fans know how to swim, because without the answers to the tough questions, it looks like Musk is leading them straight into the water Analyst Dave Sullivan

Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas said in a note the “unusual” conference call Wednesday that “didn’t go very well” could jeopardize the company’s relationship with the capital markets needed to fund future plans.

Musk’s impatience with “boring” analyst questions around capital plans, cash burn and Model 3 order configuration led him to take questions from a blogger instead.