Investors fell in love with SpaceX, as evidenced by a valuation exceeding USD 250 billion in the first minutes of trading.
The cosmic IPO is slowly colliding with earthly reality
The market unexpectedly cut power, as shown by investor fear of failed projects that can burn hundreds of millions of dollars in a few minutes.
Market realities do not forgive a lack of liquidity, and Elon Musk has taught us to ignore gravity rules. This is evident, for example, in his image crises, which just a few months ago led to a boycott of Tesla’s station and everything related to the company.
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It was similar with the launch of Cyberpunk 2077, when gigantic hype and millions of pre‑orders brutally collided with an under‑prepared reality and the panic‑selling of CD Projekt shares.
SpaceX fell victim to exactly the same psychological mechanism, and the current correction of nearly 18% from the historic peak is not the end of the world, but a brutal lesson in humility for retail investors.
Big capital knew exactly when to pull the plug. Smart money bought shares on the secondary market years before the IPO at much lower valuations, and the debut served as an ideal liquidity window to exit positions. What happens now?
Brilliant AI algorithms analyze investor sentiment, while market sharks wait for the final bleed of the “street” to buy shares at a realistic, not dreamlike, price.
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SpaceX shares are falling. Is this the start of a new correction?
SpaceX shares at the close on Thursday, June 18, fell by 3.56% to USD 185.
SpaceX still controls over 70% of the global space launch market, and its infrastructure has no competition. The price drop is not a technological crash, but a brutal process of realizing the company’s value, which must first start earning on itself regularly instead of revolutionizing finance.
This market lesson shows one thing: space is terribly expensive, and Wall Street’s patience has very tangible limits. Is this the perfect time to hunt for a dip and enter SpaceX shares at a bargain price, or is it the start of a technological bubble burst?
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Chart. SpaceX share price
Source: TradingView.
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Source: Reuters.
