Elon Musk
Elon Musk.
  • Elon Musk lamented selling Tesla stock to buy Twitter, and flagged the risks of margin debt.
  • He made light of "The Big Short" investor Michael Burry deleting his Twitter profile this week.
  • Musk has warned stock pickers they face a choppy market and potential recession.

Elon Musk has bemoaned selling Tesla stock to finance his Twitter takeover last year, poked fun at Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame for quitting the social-media platform this week, and warned stock pickers about the risks of leverage.

Selling Tesla for Twitter

A Twitter user, @WholeMarsBlog, joked on Thursday that they couldn't believe Musk had acquired Twitter.