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The IPO sugar high is over
SpaceX is learning the classic Wall Street lesson: what goes up on hype can come back down faster than a bad first date. The stock has been under pressure in a post-IPO selloff, at one point slipping below its $135 IPO price and far below its June 16 high of $225.64.
The next hurdle: a giant lockup timer
The real overhang is an initial lockup period that expires on August 6th, just two days after the company’s August 4th earnings report. That unlocks roughly 911 million shares for potential insider sale — which is finance-speak for "the market may suddenly get a lot more stock than it asked for."
Wall Street is doing the math
Market watchers are already warning about extra selling pressure once early investors can cash out. And when a stock is already wobbling, even a whiff of new supply can make the chart look like a ski slope.
Big picture
For investors, this is less about one ugly trading day and more about whether SpaceX can survive the post-IPO reality check without turning into a cautionary tale. If the business keeps growing, the stock can eventually shake it off — but for now, the lockup overhang is the kind of thing that keeps traders glued to the tape.