Space Stock Landscape Daily Report

Tuesday, October 06, 2026
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Market Summary

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

Top Gainers
TickerNamePriceChangeVol(avg)Sector
ASTSAST SpaceMobile, Inc$63.12+8.008213552361395%1.5xSatellite Br
BWXTBWX Technologies, In$145.70+7.646841521980048%1.8xDefense Prim
PLPlanet Labs PBC$18.57+6.970046082949313%1.8xSatellite Ma
VSATViasat, Inc.$74.38+6.5768734775755675%1.2xSatellite Br
BKSYBlackSky Technology$22.66+6.036499766027137%1.1xSatellite Ma
Top Losers
TickerNamePriceChangeVol(avg)Sector
DXYZDestiny Tech100 Inc.$31.57-3.0107526881720337%0.9xSpace Infras
BAThe Boeing Company$189.82-1.5047737650477406%1.2xDefense Prim
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Category Performance

CategoryAvg ChangeTickers
Launch & Space Systems+2.8%RKLB
Defense Primes (Space-Heavy)+1.3%BWXT, NOC, GE, HWM, LMT, LHX, RTX, BA
Satellite Broadband & Communications+3.2%ASTS, VSAT, IRDM, GSAT, SATS
Satellite Manufacturing & Earth Observation+3.9%PL, BKSY, RDW, SPIR
Space Infrastructure & Exploration+1.0%LUNR, MNTS, DXYZ
Components & Suppliers+1.2%KTOS, CW, DCO, HEI, TDY, PSN, WWD
Space Tourism+0.7%SPCE
Space ETFs & Funds+1.3%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

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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 2026-10-09)
TickerExpiryCall VolPut VolP/CSignalActivity
RKLB10-0956K20K0.36VERY BULLISHLOW
ASTS10-0946K24K0.53BULLISHLOW
BA10-0927K9K0.32VERY BULLISHLOW
LUNR10-099K6K0.59BULLISHLOW
PL10-095K2K0.32VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
RDW10-095K8750.18VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
SPCE10-093K1250.04VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
DXYZ10-163K1870.06VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
KTOS10-092K5740.37VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
GE10-092K8650.58BULLISHMINIMAL
BWXT10-161K5010.44BULLISHMINIMAL
LMT10-091K6410.57BULLISHMINIMAL
VSAT10-16591710.12VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
RTX10-095305240.99NEUTRALMINIMAL
NOC10-165251660.32VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
LHX10-09234500.21VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
SPIR10-162313511.52VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
XAR10-16205680.33VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
GSAT10-161705K30.24VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
BKSY10-16168940.56BULLISHMINIMAL
PSN10-16157320.2VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
HWM10-091402021.44BEARISHMINIMAL
UFO10-16133180.14VERY BULLISHMINIMAL
WWD10-161162862.47VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
IRDM10-16101420.42BULLISHMINIMAL
HEI10-1649290.59BULLISHMINIMAL
CW10-1622813.68VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
ARKX10-1622221.0BEARISHMINIMAL
MNTS10-1619412.16VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
DCO10-1612191.58VERY BEARISHMINIMAL
TDY10-1611131.18BEARISHMINIMAL
Options Sentiment Summary
  • Bullish (calls > puts): RKLB(P/C=0.36), ASTS(P/C=0.53), BA(P/C=0.32), LUNR(P/C=0.59), PL(P/C=0.32), RDW(P/C=0.18), SPCE(P/C=0.04), DXYZ(P/C=0.06)
  • Bearish (puts > calls): GSAT(P/C=30.24), SPIR(P/C=1.52), WWD(P/C=2.47), HWM(P/C=1.44), CW(P/C=3.68)
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All Space Stocks โ€” Price & Q-Score Snapshot

TickerPriceChangeMkt CapP/EQ-ScoreQuality
GE$309.39+0.9956257752823697%$321.0B36.555NEUTRAL
RTX$183.29-0.5642055010036459%$247.0B32.374FAVORABLE
BA$189.82-1.5047737650477406%$149.9B67.848NEUTRAL
LMT$510.12+0.6888656415924854%$117.7B18.882STRONG
HWM$231.60+0.8842618809077847%$92.4B49.962FAVORABLE
NOC$483.11+1.4702484719917666%$68.6B15.478FAVORABLE
RKLB$75.06+2.793755135579302%$48.0B1390.388STRONG
LHX$237.90+0.43059777102330726%$44.3B24.070FAVORABLE
HEI$303.26+0.5604005703485088%$42.4B50.574FAVORABLE
TDY$622.22+0.4163707959460398%$28.8B30.165FAVORABLE
ASTS$63.12+8.008213552361395%$24.6B-52NEUTRAL
CW$553.35+2.322528153257283%$20.4B38.164FAVORABLE
WWD$332.56-0.12013455069677358%$19.6B37.058NEUTRAL
BWXT$145.70+7.646841521980048%$13.3B37.865FAVORABLE
GSAT$83.63+0.10773282259993917%$10.8B339.644NEUTRAL
VSAT$74.38+6.5768734775755675%$10.2B446.346NEUTRAL
KTOS$43.71+4.0218943360304555%$8.2B257.152NEUTRAL
PL$18.57+6.970046082949313%$6.8B-60FAVORABLE
IRDM$49.04+1.2386457473162704%$5.2B55.768FAVORABLE
PSN$42.10-0.0237473284255474%$4.5B29.050NEUTRAL
RDW$10.62+1.82166826462128%$2.7B-48NEUTRAL
DCO$175.33+1.4347700318195074%$2.6B32.740NEUTRAL
LUNR$15.06+5.388383484954523%$2.4B-40NEUTRAL
DXYZ$31.57-3.0107526881720337%$1.5B3.935WEAK
BKSY$22.66+6.036499766027137%$0.9B-38WEAK
SPCE$3.07+0.6557377049180334%$0.5B-8SEVERE
SPIR$10.98+0.8264462809917341%$0.4B-42NEUTRAL
MNTS$3.60+0.5586592178770954%$0.1B-15SEVERE
SATS$0.00+0.0%--40NEUTRAL
ARKX$33.23+0.9723488301428147%-32.460FAVORABLE
UFO$44.33+1.7676767676767586%-25.655NEUTRAL
XAR$233.62+1.0117606364579745%-30.840NEUTRAL
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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: 2026-10-06 14:03 Data: Yahoo Finance | Q-Scores from qualitative profile 31 of 32 tickers reported