Elon Musk pokes fun at elite investor Bill Miller for shorting Tesla stock when it was less than half its current level

• Elon Musk appeared to mock the legendary investor Bill Miller for shorting Tesla stock in January.
• Miller said he bet against Tesla at the time because of increasing competition from other carmakers.
• Tesla’s market value has surged about 116% since Miller cast his bearish calls.

Elon Musk poked fun at the legendary investor Bill Miller for shorting Tesla stock when it was less than half its current value.

In a tweet on Saturday, the Tesla and SpaceX chief replied with a laughing emoji in response to a CNBC interview in early January in which Miller said that he was betting against the electric-vehicle carmaker because of increased industry competition.