SpaceX's market-moving potential: Here's what to know
Speakers
Leslie Picker
— Chief Correspondent, CNBC
Joe Kernen
— Co-Anchor, Squawk Box
Summary
CNBC's Leslie Picker reports on SpaceX's upcoming IPO and its potential to cause retail selling of levered ETFs and semiconductors, creating market volatility. The IPO's tiny float and subsequent options and index inclusion could amplify price swings.
- SpaceX IPO expected later this week.
- Retail investors may sell levered ETFs and semiconductors to fund purchases.
- BNP Paribas estimates $50 billion in retail and passive flows into SpaceX.
- Levered ETF assets hit an all-time high, concentrated in Nasdaq 100 and semiconductors.
- SpaceX has only a 4% float, raising volatility concerns.
- Options and levered ETFs for SpaceX list the following week.
- Index inclusion will follow in subsequent weeks.
- Underwriter analysts have published sky-high projections for SpaceX.
Trade Ideas
Retail selling levered ETFs for SpaceX
BNP Paribas hypothesizes that retail investors may sell their holdings in levered ETFs concentrated in the Nasdaq 100 and semiconductors to raise cash for the SpaceX IPO, creating disproportionate downside pressure on those assets.
SpaceX float tiny, extreme volatility
SpaceX has only a 4% float, plus passive and retail flows, options and levered ETFs listing, and index inclusion, leading to exaggerated price moves in either direction after the IPO.
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