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Curious Pejjy“I think once we see the unveil of that, I think the stock's going to go way up. It's going to go crazy.”
Thesis at the time
Strongly BullishThe creator believes Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot program is rapidly moving from prototype to mass production, citing supply chain orders, factory audits, and aggressive hiring for hand engineering as evidence. He argues this progress is not yet priced into Tesla's stock and that a successful Optimus unveil could send shares much higher.
Key arguments
- Chinese supply chain reports indicate Tesla ordered ~5,000 Optimus units, scaling toward 15,000-50,000 this year
- Tesla is auditing factories and suppliers in China to prepare for scalable Optimus manufacturing
- Aggressive hiring for Optimus hand engineering and data collection across multiple U.S. cities signals imminent deployment
- A former Optimus engineer said he is 'extremely bullish on scaling for robotics' despite noting AGI-level physical intelligence still needs research
- Elon Musk has said 80% of Tesla's valuation will come from Optimus
Counter-arguments acknowledged
- A departed Optimus engineer noted that reaching true physical AI/AGI still requires solving fundamental research problems
- Elon Musk himself said 'let's see how cool it is once they unveil it,' tempering hype
- Tesla has not officially confirmed the 5,000-unit order report
Hedges and caveats (from the video)
- Tesla has not officially confirmed the Optimus orders
- Information sourced from Chinese supply chain reports and third-party sources
- Optimus Gen 3/3.5 unveil timing is uncertain
- Mass production timeline dependent on successful factory audits and supply chain execution
- Elon Musk's claim that 80% of Tesla's valuation will come from Optimus is speculative
The call
- Date said
- Sep 17, 2026
- Price at prediction
- $358.08
- Confidence
- medium
- Specificity
- vague
How it resolved
- Status
- unverifiable
Why this resolved this way(resolution audit)
Full rules: docs/resolution-spec.md.
Confidence Reasoning
Directional bullish claim with no specific price target or firm date; speaker uses assertive language ('going to') but also hedges with 'I think' and admits 'we don't know when'.
Source
BIG Optimus Update As Tesla Readies For Mass Scale
Said on Sep 17, 2026Open on YouTube ↗