Space Stock Landscape Daily Report

Thursday, July 09, 2026
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Market Summary

S&P 500 (SPY)
+0.8%
Nasdaq (QQQ)
+1.7%
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Top Movers Today

Top Gainers
TickerNamePriceChangeVol(avg)Sector
DXYZDestiny Tech100 Inc.$27.65+11.2%0.3xSpace Infras
BWXTBWX Technologies, In$186.99+1.6%0.4xDefense Prim
MNTSMomentus Inc.$6.12+1.3%0.2xSpace Infras
HEIHEICO Corporation$352.13+1.3%0.4xComponents &
Top Losers
TickerNamePriceChangeVol(avg)Sector
VSATViasat, Inc.$70.39-4.9%1.3xSatellite Br
KTOSKratos Defense & Sec$48.85-3.0%0.6xComponents &
NOCNorthrop Grumman Cor$532.23-2.4%0.8xDefense Prim
PLPlanet Labs PBC$27.20-2.0%0.4xSatellite Ma
LMTLockheed Martin Corp$518.26-1.8%0.7xDefense Prim
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Category Performance

CategoryAvg ChangeTickers
Launch & Space Systems-1.0%RKLB
Defense Primes (Space-Heavy)-0.4%BWXT, GE, HWM, RTX, BA, LHX, LMT, NOC
Satellite Broadband & Communications-1.2%IRDM, GSAT, SATS, ASTS, VSAT
Satellite Manufacturing & Earth Observation-1.4%RDW, SPIR, BKSY, PL
Space Infrastructure & Exploration+3.9%DXYZ, MNTS, LUNR
Components & Suppliers-0.6%HEI, WWD, CW, DCO, TDY, PSN, KTOS
Space Tourism-1.1%SPCE
Space ETFs & Funds-0.2%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

Weekly Options (expiring 2026-07-10)
TickerExpiryCall VolPut VolP/CSignalActivity
ASTS07-1028K14K0.49BULLISHLOW
RKLB07-1025K9K0.38VERY BULLISHLOW
BA07-1011K4K0.32VERY BULLISHLOW
LUNR07-106K3K0.46BULLISHMINIMAL
PL07-104K1K0.32VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
SPCE07-102K2K0.82NEUTRALMINIMAL
KTOS07-102K1K0.46BULLISHMINIMAL
RDW07-102K7K3.18VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
LMT07-102K8130.46BULLISHMINIMAL
RTX07-102K5400.34VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
DXYZ07-171K2730.19VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
MNTS07-171K1110.08VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
GE07-101K1K1.01BEARISHMINIMAL
LHX07-10653690.11VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
GSAT07-176171560.25VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
ARKX07-17519520.1VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
VSAT07-174607711.68VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
BKSY07-174211930.46BULLISHMINIMAL
WWD07-172981940.65BULLISHMINIMAL
SPIR07-172791660.59BULLISHMINIMAL
NOC07-172411980.82NEUTRALMINIMAL
HWM07-102379504.01VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
IRDM07-172361300.55BULLISHMINIMAL
UFO07-172285282.32VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
BWXT07-171311551.18BEARISHMINIMAL
XAR07-17122480.39VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
HEI07-1795700.74NEUTRALMINIMAL
CW07-17612423.97VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
PSN07-1741200.49BULLISHMINIMAL
TDY07-1721140.67BULLISHMINIMAL
DCO07-171450.36VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
Options Sentiment Summary
  • Bullish (calls > puts): ASTS(P/C=0.49), RKLB(P/C=0.38), BA(P/C=0.32), LUNR(P/C=0.46), PL(P/C=0.32), KTOS(P/C=0.46), LMT(P/C=0.46), RTX(P/C=0.34)
  • Bearish (puts > calls): RDW(P/C=3.18), GE(P/C=1.01), HWM(P/C=4.01), VSAT(P/C=1.68), UFO(P/C=2.32)
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All Space Stocks โ€” Price & Q-Score Snapshot

TickerPriceChangeMkt CapP/EQ-ScoreQuality
GE$359.04+0.8%$375.1B44.655NEUTRAL
RTX$195.20+0.1%$262.9B36.774FAVORABLE
BA$223.11-0.8%$175.9B88.548NEUTRAL
LMT$518.26-1.8%$119.5B25.182STRONG
HWM$273.77+0.8%$109.5B63.462FAVORABLE
NOC$532.23-2.4%$75.6B16.778FAVORABLE
LHX$289.87-1.2%$54.0B31.570FAVORABLE
RKLB$82.55-1.0%$51.6B2476.888STRONG
HEI$352.13+1.3%$49.2B62.974FAVORABLE
SATS$103.92+0.0%$30.1B-40NEUTRAL
TDY$631.52-1.2%$29.3B32.065FAVORABLE
ASTS$73.88-1.4%$28.7B-52NEUTRAL
CW$759.71-0.1%$28.1B55.864FAVORABLE
WWD$403.48+1.0%$24.0B48.358NEUTRAL
BWXT$186.99+1.6%$17.1B49.765FAVORABLE
GSAT$80.02+0.2%$10.3B261.244NEUTRAL
PL$27.20-2.0%$9.7B8168.260FAVORABLE
VSAT$70.39-4.9%$9.6B174.546NEUTRAL
KTOS$48.85-3.0%$9.2B287.452NEUTRAL
PSN$55.88-1.3%$6.0B26.750NEUTRAL
IRDM$50.61+0.3%$5.4B51.168FAVORABLE
LUNR$16.90-0.7%$2.7B-40NEUTRAL
DCO$170.84-1.0%$2.6B33.440NEUTRAL
RDW$10.47-1.0%$2.1B-48NEUTRAL
BKSY$25.55-1.3%$0.9B-38WEAK
DXYZ$27.65+11.2%$0.8B7.835WEAK
SPIR$16.04-1.3%$0.6B10.142NEUTRAL
SPCE$2.62-1.1%$0.3B-8SEVERE
MNTS$6.12+1.3%$0.1B-15SEVERE
ARKX$32.31+0.0%-34.160FAVORABLE
UFO$47.40-0.6%-21.455NEUTRAL
XAR$273.89+0.0%-37.740NEUTRAL
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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: 2026-07-09 14:09 Data: Yahoo Finance | Q-Scores from qualitative profile 32 of 32 tickers reported