Space Stock Landscape Daily Report

Thursday, June 18, 2026
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Market Summary

S&P 500 (SPY)
+0.8%
Nasdaq (QQQ)
+2.5%
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Top Movers Today

Top Gainers
TickerNamePriceChangeVol(avg)Sector
SPIRSpire Global, Inc.$18.97+4.5%0.9xSatellite Ma
MNTSMomentus Inc.$10.35+2.9%0.7xSpace Infras
SPCEVirgin Galactic Hold$3.56+2.0%0.7xSpace Touris
BWXTBWX Technologies, In$205.40+1.1%2.3xDefense Prim
Top Losers
TickerNamePriceChangeVol(avg)Sector
LHXL3Harris Technologie$294.82-5.9%1.4xDefense Prim
ASTSAST SpaceMobile, Inc$80.66-5.6%1.5xSatellite Br
NOCNorthrop Grumman Cor$521.50-5.2%2.8xDefense Prim
PSNParsons Corporation$52.21-4.8%0.8xComponents &
LMTLockheed Martin Corp$510.95-4.0%1.5xDefense Prim
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Category Performance

CategoryAvg ChangeTickers
Launch & Space Systems-0.7%RKLB
Defense Primes (Space-Heavy)-2.6%BWXT, GE, BA, HWM, RTX, LMT, NOC, LHX
Satellite Broadband & Communications-1.8%GSAT, VSAT, IRDM, SATS, ASTS
Satellite Manufacturing & Earth Observation+0.7%SPIR, PL, RDW, BKSY
Space Infrastructure & Exploration+0.0%MNTS, LUNR, DXYZ
Components & Suppliers-1.3%TDY, DCO, HEI, CW, WWD, KTOS, PSN
Space Tourism+2.0%SPCE
Space ETFs & Funds-0.6%ARKX, XAR, UFO
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Q-Score Distribution

STRONG (80-100): RKLB(Q=88), LMT(Q=82) FAVORABLE (60-79): NOC(Q=78), RTX(Q=74), LHX(Q=70), HWM(Q=62), BWXT(Q=65), IRDM(Q=68), PL(Q=60), HEI(Q=74), TDY(Q=65), CW(Q=64), ARKX(Q=60) NEUTRAL (40-59): BA(Q=48), GE(Q=55), ASTS(Q=52), GSAT(Q=44), SATS(Q=40), VSAT(Q=46), SPIR(Q=42), RDW(Q=48), LUNR(Q=40), KTOS(Q=52), WWD(Q=58), PSN(Q=50), DCO(Q=40), UFO(Q=55), XAR(Q=40) WEAK (20-39): BKSY(Q=38), DXYZ(Q=35) SEVERE (0-19): MNTS(Q=15), SPCE(Q=8)

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Active Space Themes

ThemeStrengthAffected Tickers
SpaceX Competition DynamicsHIGHRKLB, LMT, BA, NOC โ€” New Glenn, Neutron, Starliner vs Starship/Falcon
Direct-to-Cell BroadbandHIGHASTS, GSAT โ€” Spectrum race with Starlink D2C; Apple SOS deal
National Security SpaceHIGHLMT, NOC, RTX, LHX, KTOS โ€” NROL, SDA, missile warning constellation boom
Lunar Economy (Artemis)MEDIUMLUNR, BA, LMT, BWXT โ€” CLPS contracts, Gateway, nuclear propulsion
Small Satellite RevolutionMEDIUMPL, SPIR, RDW, BKSY โ€” Constellations, lower launch costs, EO demand
Satellite Broadband CompetitionMEDIUMVSAT, SATS, IRDM โ€” Starlink disrupts traditional FSS model
Space Tourism/Private StationsLOWSPCE, DXYZ โ€” Hype vs reality, Virgin Galactic existential
Space ETF FlowsLOWARKX, UFO, XAR โ€” Sentiment barometer for space investing
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Options Activity

P/C: < 0.4 = VERY BULLISH, 0.4-0.7 = BULLISH, 0.7-1.0 = NEUTRAL, 1.0-1.5 = BEARISH, > 1.5 = VERY BEARISH

Daily Options (nearest expiry)
TickerExpiryCall VolPut VolP/CSignalActivity
ASTS06-1862K49K0.78NEUTRALMODERATE
RKLB06-1854K25K0.46BULLISHLOW
BA06-1818K7K0.4BULLISHLOW
SPCE06-1811K16K1.43BEARISHLOW
RDW06-189K9K0.96NEUTRALLOW
LUNR06-189K7K0.71NEUTRALLOW
SATS06-188K9K1.16BEARISHLOW
LMT06-186K6K0.89NEUTRALLOW
RTX06-184K1K0.27VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
GE06-184K1K0.33VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
Friday Weekly Positioning (2026-06-19)
TickerCall VolPut VolP/CSignal
ASTS37K24K0.66BULLISH
RKLB24K17K0.73NEUTRAL
BA12K7K0.58BULLISH
RDW7K4K0.52BULLISH
SPCE6K3K0.62BULLISH
SATS5K2K0.41BULLISH
LUNR4K5K1.24BEARISH
PL4K4K1.1BEARISH
Options Sentiment Summary
  • Bullish (calls > puts): RKLB(P/C=0.46), BA(P/C=0.4), RTX(P/C=0.27), GE(P/C=0.33), HWM(P/C=0.14), DXYZ(P/C=0.41), HEI(P/C=0.29), ARKX(P/C=0.45)
  • Bearish (puts > calls): SPCE(P/C=1.43), SATS(P/C=1.16), PL(P/C=1.34), UFO(P/C=8.83), NOC(P/C=1.76)
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All Space Stocks โ€” Price & Q-Score Snapshot

TickerPriceChangeMkt CapP/EQ-ScoreQuality
GE$357.64+0.2%$373.7B44.455NEUTRAL
RTX$185.60-3.6%$249.9B34.974FAVORABLE
BA$222.72-1.3%$175.6B88.048NEUTRAL
LMT$510.95-4.0%$117.8B24.882STRONG
HWM$277.66-2.0%$111.1B64.662FAVORABLE
NOC$521.50-5.2%$74.1B16.378FAVORABLE
RKLB$107.24-0.7%$67.0B-88STRONG
LHX$294.82-5.9%$54.9B32.070FAVORABLE
HEI$337.10-0.1%$47.1B60.274FAVORABLE
SATS$109.17-2.3%$31.6B-40NEUTRAL
ASTS$80.66-5.6%$31.3B-52NEUTRAL
TDY$619.58+0.7%$28.7B31.465FAVORABLE
CW$771.93-0.7%$28.5B56.464FAVORABLE
WWD$430.08-1.1%$25.6B51.558NEUTRAL
BWXT$205.40+1.1%$18.8B54.965FAVORABLE
GSAT$80.41+0.5%$10.4B262.544NEUTRAL
KTOS$54.21-3.5%$10.2B318.952NEUTRAL
PL$28.23+0.0%$10.1B8477.560FAVORABLE
VSAT$64.13-0.7%$8.8B159.046NEUTRAL
PSN$52.21-4.8%$5.6B25.050NEUTRAL
IRDM$44.57-1.1%$4.7B45.068FAVORABLE
LUNR$22.85+0.6%$3.7B-40NEUTRAL
RDW$14.35-0.1%$2.9B-48NEUTRAL
DCO$164.12+0.4%$2.5B32.340NEUTRAL
BKSY$28.99-1.8%$1.1B-38WEAK
DXYZ$27.80-3.4%$0.8B7.835WEAK
SPIR$18.97+4.5%$0.7B11.942NEUTRAL
SPCE$3.56+2.0%$0.4B-8SEVERE
MNTS$10.35+2.9%$0.2B-15SEVERE
ARKX$34.56+0.1%-34.960FAVORABLE
UFO$50.27-1.5%-22.755NEUTRAL
XAR$284.29-0.5%-38.040NEUTRAL
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SpaceX Relationship Summary

RelationshipTickers
Launch Customers (Falcon 9 users)ASTS, PL, SPIR, BKSY
Direct Competitors (rival launch systems)RKLB, LMT, NOC, BA
Partners (spectrum, tech, launch)IRDM, GSAT, PSN
Suppliers (parts, castings, sensors)HWM, HEI, TDY, RDW
Independent (different markets)VSAT, SATS, SPCE, MNTS
Portfolio ExposureDXYZ (holds SpaceX shares)

Report generated: 2026-06-18 14:10 Data: Yahoo Finance | Q-Scores from qualitative profile 32 of 32 tickers reported