Space Stock Landscape Daily Report

Thursday, July 16, 2026
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Market Summary

S&P 500 (SPY)
-0.5%
Nasdaq (QQQ)
-1.6%
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Top Movers Today

Top Gainers
TickerNamePriceChangeVol(avg)Sector
DXYZDestiny Tech100 Inc.$27.15+2.3%0.3xSpace Infras
PSNParsons Corporation$57.88+2.2%0.4xComponents &
TDYTeledyne Technologie$630.86+1.1%0.7xComponents &
Top Losers
TickerNamePriceChangeVol(avg)Sector
ASTSAST SpaceMobile, Inc$55.01-17.0%2.4xSatellite Br
BKSYBlackSky Technology$21.46-11.7%0.9xSatellite Ma
RKLBRocket Lab Corporati$67.35-11.6%1.1xLaunch & Spa
PLPlanet Labs PBC$22.09-11.3%1.5xSatellite Ma
MNTSMomentus Inc.$4.87-11.0%0.3xSpace Infras
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Category Performance

CategoryAvg ChangeTickers
Launch & Space Systems-11.6%RKLB
Defense Primes (Space-Heavy)-1.7%LMT, RTX, LHX, NOC, BA, BWXT, HWM, GE
Satellite Broadband & Communications-5.0%SATS, GSAT, VSAT, IRDM, ASTS
Satellite Manufacturing & Earth Observation-10.9%RDW, SPIR, PL, BKSY
Space Infrastructure & Exploration-6.1%DXYZ, LUNR, MNTS
Components & Suppliers-2.1%PSN, TDY, WWD, HEI, DCO, CW, KTOS
Space Tourism-4.4%SPCE
Space ETFs & Funds-3.0%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 2026-07-17)
TickerExpiryCall VolPut VolP/CSignalActivity
ASTS07-1747K112K2.36VERY BEARISHMODERATE
RKLB07-1742K47K1.1BEARISHLOW
BA07-1711K9K0.84NEUTRALLOW
GE07-175K10K2.04VERY BEARISHLOW
LUNR07-175K17K3.51VERY BEARISHLOW
RDW07-173K4K1.76VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
SPCE07-172K2K0.92NEUTRALMINIMAL
RTX07-172K1K0.65BULLISHMINIMAL
VSAT07-171K3940.27VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
PL07-171K14K10.53VERY BEARISHLOW
LMT07-171K4100.35VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
DXYZ07-171K1420.13VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
KTOS07-171K4220.42BULLISHMINIMAL
HWM07-178754460.51BULLISHMINIMAL
LHX07-175301480.28VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
NOC07-174432820.64BULLISHMINIMAL
ARKX07-17401510.13VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
WWD07-172721020.38VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
GSAT07-17263810.31VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
SPIR07-172493931.58VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
UFO07-171653K18.18VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
IRDM07-171583672.32VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
BKSY07-171516814.51VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
BWXT07-171441661.15BEARISHMINIMAL
XAR07-17117520.44BULLISHMINIMAL
MNTS07-171013943.9VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
PSN07-1754180.33VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
HEI07-1728792.82VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
CW07-17271375.07VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
TDY07-171943222.74VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
DCO07-171350.38VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
Options Sentiment Summary
  • Bullish (calls > puts): RTX(P/C=0.65), VSAT(P/C=0.27), LMT(P/C=0.35), DXYZ(P/C=0.13), KTOS(P/C=0.42), HWM(P/C=0.51), LHX(P/C=0.28), NOC(P/C=0.64)
  • Bearish (puts > calls): ASTS(P/C=2.36), RKLB(P/C=1.1), LUNR(P/C=3.51), PL(P/C=10.53), GE(P/C=2.04)
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All Space Stocks โ€” Price & Q-Score Snapshot

TickerPriceChangeMkt CapP/EQ-ScoreQuality
GE$345.73-4.1%$361.2B43.055NEUTRAL
RTX$194.36-0.8%$261.7B36.574FAVORABLE
BA$214.34-1.7%$169.0B84.748NEUTRAL
LMT$513.52-0.2%$118.4B24.982STRONG
HWM$271.19-2.9%$108.5B63.162FAVORABLE
NOC$518.65-1.3%$73.7B16.378FAVORABLE
LHX$284.43-0.8%$53.0B30.970FAVORABLE
HEI$344.03-2.2%$48.1B61.574FAVORABLE
RKLB$67.35-11.6%$42.1B2245.088STRONG
SATS$103.92+0.0%$30.1B-40NEUTRAL
TDY$630.86+1.1%$29.2B32.065FAVORABLE
CW$715.64-4.8%$26.4B52.364FAVORABLE
WWD$394.12-2.0%$23.5B47.158NEUTRAL
ASTS$55.01-17.0%$21.4B-52NEUTRAL
BWXT$173.74-1.8%$15.9B46.365FAVORABLE
GSAT$79.53-1.2%$10.2B259.644NEUTRAL
VSAT$68.71-2.5%$9.4B170.446NEUTRAL
KTOS$46.96-5.5%$8.8B276.252NEUTRAL
PL$22.09-11.3%$7.9B6633.660FAVORABLE
PSN$57.88+2.2%$6.2B27.750NEUTRAL
IRDM$46.61-4.2%$4.9B47.168FAVORABLE
DCO$168.67-3.3%$2.5B32.940NEUTRAL
LUNR$13.44-9.5%$2.2B-40NEUTRAL
RDW$8.45-9.7%$2.0B-48NEUTRAL
DXYZ$27.15+2.3%$0.8B7.735WEAK
BKSY$21.46-11.7%$0.8B-38WEAK
SPIR$12.15-10.9%$0.5B7.642NEUTRAL
SPCE$2.59-4.4%$0.3B-8SEVERE
MNTS$4.87-11.0%$0.1B-15SEVERE
ARKX$30.77-2.5%-32.560FAVORABLE
UFO$43.68-3.7%-19.855NEUTRAL
XAR$259.06-2.7%-35.740NEUTRAL
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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: 2026-07-16 14:10 Data: Yahoo Finance | Q-Scores from qualitative profile 32 of 32 tickers reported