Space Stock Landscape Daily Report

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
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Market Summary

S&P 500 (SPY)
+0.8%
Nasdaq (QQQ)
+1.9%
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Top Movers Today

Top Gainers
TickerNamePriceChangeVol(avg)Sector
ASTSAST SpaceMobile, Inc$63.34+10.3%0.9xSatellite Br
RDWRedwire Corporation$9.42+9.5%0.5xSatellite Ma
SPCEVirgin Galactic Hold$2.78+8.6%0.3xSpace Touris
BKSYBlackSky Technology$23.61+8.0%0.4xSatellite Ma
SPIRSpire Global, Inc.$11.66+6.4%0.7xSatellite Ma
Top Losers
TickerNamePriceChangeVol(avg)Sector
BAThe Boeing Company$204.80-2.2%1.6xDefense Prim
NOCNorthrop Grumman Cor$512.29-2.2%2.3xDefense Prim
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Category Performance

CategoryAvg ChangeTickers
Launch & Space Systems+5.1%RKLB
Defense Primes (Space-Heavy)-0.2%HWM, BWXT, GE, RTX, LMT, LHX, NOC, BA
Satellite Broadband & Communications+3.8%ASTS, VSAT, IRDM, GSAT, SATS
Satellite Manufacturing & Earth Observation+7.0%RDW, BKSY, SPIR, PL
Space Infrastructure & Exploration+4.5%LUNR, DXYZ, MNTS
Components & Suppliers+2.5%KTOS, WWD, DCO, TDY, CW, HEI, PSN
Space Tourism+8.6%SPCE
Space ETFs & Funds+2.2%ARKX, UFO, XAR
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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 2026-07-24)
TickerExpiryCall VolPut VolP/CSignalActivity
ASTS07-2437K22K0.6BULLISHLOW
RKLB07-2429K10K0.34VERY BULLISHLOW
BA07-2418K13K0.7NEUTRALLOW
RDW07-248K4K0.53BULLISHLOW
SPCE07-245K4K0.73NEUTRALMINIMAL
LUNR07-244K4K0.89NEUTRALMINIMAL
GE07-242K2K0.94NEUTRALMINIMAL
LMT07-242K9220.43BULLISHMINIMAL
PL07-242K6010.28VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
RTX07-241K1K0.92NEUTRALMINIMAL
KTOS07-241K1K1.0BEARISHMINIMAL
IRDM08-211K2670.24VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
NOC08-211K2K1.72VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
BKSY08-217541530.2VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
DXYZ08-216101K2.09VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
LHX07-24504890.18VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
PSN08-214611190.26VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
BWXT08-214143020.73NEUTRALMINIMAL
ARKX08-213891120.29VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
SPIR08-213302930.89NEUTRALMINIMAL
TDY08-21329760.23VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
VSAT08-213111790.58BULLISHMINIMAL
MNTS08-21311900.29VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
HWM07-241734252.46VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
UFO08-21167380.23VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
HEI08-211278186.44VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
GSAT08-218630.03VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
CW08-21621532.47VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
WWD08-21402295.72VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
XAR08-2127120.44BULLISHMINIMAL
DCO08-211830.17VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
Options Sentiment Summary
  • Bullish (calls > puts): ASTS(P/C=0.6), RKLB(P/C=0.34), RDW(P/C=0.53), LMT(P/C=0.43), PL(P/C=0.28), IRDM(P/C=0.24), BKSY(P/C=0.2), LHX(P/C=0.18)
  • Bearish (puts > calls): NOC(P/C=1.72), KTOS(P/C=1.0), DXYZ(P/C=2.09), HEI(P/C=6.44), HWM(P/C=2.46)
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All Space Stocks โ€” Price & Q-Score Snapshot

TickerPriceChangeMkt CapP/EQ-ScoreQuality
GE$340.70-0.2%$353.5B40.355NEUTRAL
RTX$193.67-0.4%$260.8B36.374FAVORABLE
BA$204.80-2.2%$161.4B81.048NEUTRAL
LMT$507.09-0.5%$116.9B24.682STRONG
HWM$279.00+2.6%$111.6B64.962FAVORABLE
NOC$512.29-2.2%$72.8B16.178FAVORABLE
LHX$277.71-1.0%$51.7B30.270FAVORABLE
HEI$340.40+-0.0%$47.6B61.074FAVORABLE
RKLB$69.12+5.1%$43.2B2304.088STRONG
SATS$103.92+0.0%$30.1B-40NEUTRAL
TDY$647.48+3.3%$30.0B32.865FAVORABLE
CW$722.09+1.8%$26.7B52.864FAVORABLE
ASTS$63.34+10.3%$24.6B-52NEUTRAL
WWD$406.87+4.1%$24.2B48.758NEUTRAL
BWXT$173.09+2.1%$15.9B46.265FAVORABLE
GSAT$79.87+0.7%$10.3B260.844NEUTRAL
VSAT$73.69+6.0%$10.1B182.746NEUTRAL
KTOS$48.21+4.9%$9.0B283.652NEUTRAL
PL$23.10+4.3%$8.2B6936.960FAVORABLE
PSN$55.18-0.5%$5.9B26.450NEUTRAL
IRDM$47.24+1.8%$5.0B47.768FAVORABLE
DCO$175.11+3.8%$2.6B34.240NEUTRAL
LUNR$14.64+5.9%$2.3B-40NEUTRAL
RDW$9.42+9.5%$2.2B-48NEUTRAL
BKSY$23.61+8.0%$0.9B-38WEAK
DXYZ$25.67+4.5%$0.8B7.235WEAK
SPIR$11.66+6.4%$0.5B7.342NEUTRAL
SPCE$2.78+8.6%$0.4B-8SEVERE
MNTS$4.97+3.1%$0.1B-15SEVERE
ARKX$31.18+2.3%-32.960FAVORABLE
UFO$44.00+2.2%-19.955NEUTRAL
XAR$264.91+2.2%-36.540NEUTRAL
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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: 2026-07-21 14:10 Data: Yahoo Finance | Q-Scores from qualitative profile 32 of 32 tickers reported