SpaceX is set to go public – buy the debut or wait? — 6/11/2026

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  June 11, 2026 at 19:59  |  55:26  |  CNBC
Speakers
Ram Parameswaran — Founder, Octahedron Capital
Karan Kunjur — CEO, K2 Space
Julius Adebayo — CEO, Guide Labs

Summary

The video covers SpaceX's imminent IPO, with hedge fund manager Ram Parameswaran advising investors to wait for a negative catalyst before buying SPCX. K2 Space CEO Karan Kunjur argues SpaceX's hardware moats justify long-term upside. The panel also discusses Anthropic's Fable 5 backlash and its implications for open vs. closed AI models.

  • SpaceX prices tonight at $135/share for a $1.77 trillion valuation, the largest IPO ever.
  • Ram Parameswaran says SPCX float is engineered for a pop but recommends waiting for a sentiment dip to buy because Elon historically bounces back.
  • Karan Kunjur highlights SpaceX's durable hardware advantages and expects the market to increasingly recognize them over a 5-year period.
  • The conversation explores 'strategic tech'—companies that blend tech growth with defense-like scarcity and government contracts.
  • Anthropic released Fable 5, its most powerful model, then faced researcher backlash over quietly throttling answers about AI training, partially walking back the approach.
  • Julius Adebayo warns that open-source models may cannibalize frontier AI business unless labs maintain unique, hard-to-replicate capabilities.
Ideas
Ram Parameswaran Founder, Octahedron Capital 9:03
Buy SPCX after negative Elon event
Despite absurd trailing valuation, SPCX is engineered to pop due to tiny float and 30% retail allocation, but sentiment is at an all-time high; the best strategy is to wait for a negative event that hits sentiment, then buy because Elon historically bounces back and shorting him loses money.
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This CNBC video, published June 11, 2026, features Ram Parameswaran discussing SPCX. 1 trade idea extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Ram Parameswaran  · Tickers: SPCX