Space Stock Landscape Daily Report

Thursday, July 02, 2026
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Market Summary

S&P 500 (SPY)
-0.1%
Nasdaq (QQQ)
-1.7%
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Top Movers Today

Top Gainers
TickerNamePriceChangeVol(avg)Sector
PSNParsons Corporation$56.29+5.9%0.7xComponents &
NOCNorthrop Grumman Cor$549.01+5.6%1.9xDefense Prim
LMTLockheed Martin Corp$545.91+4.6%0.8xDefense Prim
KTOSKratos Defense & Sec$55.35+4.4%1.4xComponents &
RTXRTX Corporation$199.25+3.9%0.7xDefense Prim
Top Losers
TickerNamePriceChangeVol(avg)Sector
MNTSMomentus Inc.$5.91-9.1%0.4xSpace Infras
RDWRedwire Corporation$11.31-5.5%0.5xSatellite Ma
IRDMIridium Communicatio$53.75-3.5%1.2xSatellite Br
LUNRIntuitive Machines,$19.58-3.1%0.6xSpace Infras
BKSYBlackSky Technology$27.88-3.0%0.6xSatellite Ma
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Category Performance

CategoryAvg ChangeTickers
Launch & Space Systems+0.4%RKLB
Defense Primes (Space-Heavy)+2.8%NOC, LMT, RTX, BA, LHX, HWM, GE, BWXT
Satellite Broadband & Communications-1.1%SATS, VSAT, GSAT, ASTS, IRDM
Satellite Manufacturing & Earth Observation-2.2%SPIR, PL, BKSY, RDW
Space Infrastructure & Exploration-4.1%DXYZ, LUNR, MNTS
Components & Suppliers+1.0%PSN, KTOS, HEI, CW, WWD, TDY, DCO
Space Tourism-2.9%SPCE
Space ETFs & Funds+0.7%UFO, XAR, ARKX
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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
RKLB07-0267K19K0.28VERY BULLISHLOW
ASTS07-0262K17K0.27VERY BULLISHLOW
BA07-0225K5K0.22VERY BULLISHLOW
RTX07-029K3820.04VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
LUNR07-027K3K0.37VERY BULLISHLOW
RDW07-024K3K0.79NEUTRALMINIMAL
PL07-024K8970.22VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
KTOS07-024K1K0.26VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
SPCE07-023K2K0.49BULLISHMINIMAL
LMT07-023K9150.33VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
Weekly Options (expiring 2026-07-03)
TickerExpiryCall VolPut VolP/CSignalActivity
PSN07-173K380.01VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
MNTS07-171K1310.12VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
DXYZ07-179163710.41BULLISHMINIMAL
ARKX07-17731630.09VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
VSAT07-177264070.56BULLISHMINIMAL
IRDM07-175618591.53VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
NOC07-174532170.48BULLISHMINIMAL
BKSY07-172971150.39VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
UFO07-172305282.3VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
BWXT07-172081300.62BULLISHMINIMAL
SPIR07-171841510.82NEUTRALMINIMAL
WWD07-171451190.82NEUTRALMINIMAL
GSAT07-17862432.83VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
XAR07-1776510.67BULLISHMINIMAL
HEI07-1725672.68VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
TDY07-1721180.86NEUTRALMINIMAL
CW07-1719311.63VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
DCO07-171040.4BULLISHMINIMAL
Friday Weekly Positioning (2026-07-03)
TickerCall VolPut VolP/CSignal
ASTS23K13K0.58BULLISH
RKLB16K15K0.97NEUTRAL
BA13K5K0.4BULLISH
RDW6K3K0.41BULLISH
LUNR4K2K0.48BULLISH
PL4K2K0.62BULLISH
RTX2K2K0.86NEUTRAL
KTOS2K1K0.51BULLISH
Options Sentiment Summary
  • Bullish (calls > puts): RKLB(P/C=0.28), ASTS(P/C=0.27), BA(P/C=0.22), RTX(P/C=0.04), LUNR(P/C=0.37), PL(P/C=0.22), KTOS(P/C=0.26), SPCE(P/C=0.49)
  • Bearish (puts > calls): GE(P/C=1.09), IRDM(P/C=1.53), UFO(P/C=2.3), GSAT(P/C=2.83), LHX(P/C=1.11)
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All Space Stocks โ€” Price & Q-Score Snapshot

TickerPriceChangeMkt CapP/EQ-ScoreQuality
GE$377.52+0.7%$394.4B46.855NEUTRAL
RTX$199.25+3.9%$268.3B37.474FAVORABLE
BA$226.49+3.6%$178.5B89.248NEUTRAL
LMT$545.91+4.6%$125.9B26.482STRONG
HWM$270.41+1.1%$108.2B62.762FAVORABLE
NOC$549.01+5.6%$78.0B17.278FAVORABLE
RKLB$100.46+0.4%$62.8B-88STRONG
LHX$302.07+3.4%$56.3B32.870FAVORABLE
HEI$362.09+0.7%$50.6B64.574FAVORABLE
ASTS$85.13-1.1%$33.0B-52NEUTRAL
TDY$652.08-1.4%$30.2B33.065FAVORABLE
SATS$103.92+0.0%$30.1B-40NEUTRAL
CW$760.23+0.3%$28.1B55.764FAVORABLE
WWD$418.02-0.7%$24.9B50.258NEUTRAL
BWXT$191.06-0.1%$17.5B51.065FAVORABLE
VSAT$83.06+0.0%$11.3B205.946NEUTRAL
PL$31.38-0.7%$11.2B9423.460FAVORABLE
KTOS$55.35+4.4%$10.4B325.652NEUTRAL
GSAT$80.39-0.7%$10.4B262.544NEUTRAL
PSN$56.29+5.9%$6.0B26.950NEUTRAL
IRDM$53.75-3.5%$5.7B54.368FAVORABLE
LUNR$19.58-3.1%$3.1B-40NEUTRAL
DCO$186.60-1.9%$2.8B36.540NEUTRAL
RDW$11.31-5.5%$2.2B-48NEUTRAL
BKSY$27.88-3.0%$1.0B-38WEAK
DXYZ$24.84+0.0%$0.8B7.035WEAK
SPIR$18.44+0.3%$0.7B11.642NEUTRAL
SPCE$2.70-2.9%$0.3B-8SEVERE
MNTS$5.91-9.1%$0.1B-15SEVERE
ARKX$33.87+0.1%-34.260FAVORABLE
UFO$50.67+1.0%-22.955NEUTRAL
XAR$287.56+0.9%-38.440NEUTRAL
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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: 2026-07-02 14:10 Data: Yahoo Finance | Q-Scores from qualitative profile 32 of 32 tickers reported