u/currysoup19

The author claims LFVN has a far more extreme short-squeeze setup than SPCE, citing 40% short interest, 5.7 days to cover, only 100 short shares available, and a 265% short borrow fee rate versus SPCE's 24% short interest, 0.34 days to cover, and 6.88% borrow fee. The mechanism is that scarce borrow and heavy short positioning force shorts to cover, driving a squeeze. The author is positioned via $10 July 17th calls, making the July expiry the catalyst window. Main risk implied is that the squeeze thesis depends on the cited short-interest data holding up. Reported returns track the underlying asset, not option P&L.

The author argues Planet Labs is an underlooked space stock that just delivered a monster Q4 with revenue up 41% YoY, first-ever positive free cash flow, and a $900M backlog up 79% YoY. The causal mechanism is a 'Space + AI' re-rating driven by the NVIDIA partnership to build a GPU-native AI engine for planetary data, combined with $640M in cash and no dilution risk. The catalyst is the earnings report and NVIDIA announcement, with the author comparing it to Rocket Lab's proven business model re-rating. The main stated risk is that the valuation hasn't yet caught up to peers, implying execution or market recognition risk.