SpaceX short interest jumps to 219.3 million shares ahead of Aug. 4 earnings and Aug. 6 lockup release
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SpaceX short interest has surged to 34% of the free float ahead of its first post-IPO earnings and a lockup release that could add up to 911.5M shares to tradable supply. The positioning suggests expectations that earnings won't offset the near-term supply overhang, with borrow costs also rising. The stock fell 3%, pressuring SpaceX-linked listed exposures and elevating event-driven volatility.
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SpaceX short interest has surged to 219.3 million shares, or about 34% of the public float, implying $24.6 billion in short exposure and surpassing the value of short bets against Tesla, according to S3 Partners. Attention is focused on a potential supply shock from the Aug. 6 release of up to 911.5 million previously locked-up shares, alongside uncertainty around the company’s first earnings report as a public company. The stock fell 3% to $108.83, and the move directly affected SpaceX-linked listed asset ONUS.
