What if retail sat out the SpaceX IPO i mean we all see the rug pull coming so why play?
u/euro1127 ·
Reddit — r/wallstreetbets
· June 06, 2026 at 19:23
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The author argues that retail investors should boycott the upcoming SpaceX IPO, claiming it is rigged against them through rule changes, a tiny float, and short lockup periods.
The thesis is that by collectively sitting out, retail can deny exit liquidity to insiders, while possibly buying the dip in other stocks sold by institutions rebalancing for the IPO.
The post is speculative noise with no data or analysis; it relies on contrarian sentiment and conspiracy-like reasoning rather than fundamental research.
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We all see the writing on the walls whether it's the rule changes, tiny float or shorter lockup periods it's obviously how things are conveniently being manipulated to make it so retail ends up holding the bag. Well what if we didn't take the bait and just invested in everything but SpaceX. We know institutions will have to buy post fast track but chances are some will need to close positions to make room for their spacex purchase. If retail collectively sat this IPO and the buying pressure flatten after the institutions buy their share imagine how salty elons investors would be when they didn't get the exit liquidity they were hoping for and instead we just bought the dip elsewhere. Just saying we don't have to play their game especially when it's this obvious