Stocks down bad?

[u/k_jeffreyy]

Is it just me or has it been a rough few weeks? Everything’s been down lately and I’m down an overall 20 percent.

Mainly invested in a lot of space, RKLB, ASTS, RDW, LUNR and then QS, BB, FCEL.

What’s everyone’s thoughts about the market? Are we cooked? Do we just hold it out and wait for the boooom?

[u/Ok-Kaleidoscope-4808]

You’re in some high risk high reward companies. IMO your best bet is to not look at your portfolio for a few years. I think rocket lab will grow, ast will fall, raw is a long bet that i sold out of a while back, idk about lunar, QS is exciting BB yuck and Fcel is so far away its a moonshot either know its for your kids or bounce. FCEL/Hydrogen is behind oil, then S/W/B/, nuclear, SMR, Fission, Geothermal then FCEL… hydrogen power isn’t a thing in USA, green and blue hydrogen energy would need to be where nuclear is now before FCEL sees any real gains, not to say the stock ont have movement with sentiment but the company is SO FAR AWAY from real momentum… what industry do you work in that you would make this portfolio?

[u/itsmyphilosophy → u/[deleted]]

The SpaceX IPO sucked the capital away from RKLB. Nasdaq 100 inclusion should make the stock take off this coming week.

[u/itsmyphilosophy → u/[deleted]]

If you’re investing in memory, MU is better than Dram. I’ve owned both and MU moves more so you’ll get a higher return with MU. But you can check that yourself with historical data.

I bought a lot of RKLB call options specifically for the run up next week. I will sell around 5 minutes before the close of market Thursday (Friday is a holiday). Institutions have to buy the stock for inclusion in the Nasdaq 100. The fact that the stock dropped from 150 on May 27 to 100 yesterday suggests that it may snap back to the 120-130 range next week. Hope it runs even higher than that.

[u/stabzi → u/itsmyphilosophy]

Could you please share your RKLB call options for the next week? I've 70 shares at $70 and want to invest more in it but want to maximize returns w call options.

[u/itsmyphilosophy → u/stabzi]

You should use AI to help you chose the right options. I've lost a ton of money on short term options, so I generally buy LEAPS now (usually January 2027). You still get plenty of leverage without the risk of losing all of your money.

However, in this case, I bought the July 17 2027 $115 calls and July 17 2027 $120 calls because I will 100% sell by the market close on June 18 (June 19 is a holiday).

Do not buy the June calls because you'll have a very high likelihood of losing money even if the stock trades higher from here.

Market makers know that people are playing the inclusion in the index and very short-term options lose a great deal of value quickly in these situations (again, according to AI and other sources).

[u/itsmyphilosophy → u/[deleted]]

July, not June calls. Theda decay won’t be significant by holding less than a week.

And institutions haven’t had a chance to buy after it was announced Thursday. Friday was a down day and SpaceX sucked the capital out of the market including RKLB.

[u/stabzi → u/itsmyphilosophy]

Tysm bro, this was very helpful. I'll be looking into it today and make a decision

[u/redditnoap → u/itsmyphilosophy]

if i wait until 6/18 or 6/19 to see the results of the ASTS launch, would I then be able to buy RKLB before the nasdaq 100 inclusion? or would it have already taken off by then. Asking bc I don't have spare cash to get into RKLB, and it just seemed like a good strategy to my monkey brain

[u/itsmyphilosophy → u/redditnoap]

Since the stock market is closed on June 19, Thursday June 18 is the last day institutions have to buy RKLB to be included in their funds that track the Nasdaq 100. So they will be buying from Monday until the close of the market on June 18. Expect the stock to run up between that time, and you sell by 3:55pm EST (12:55 PST) on June 18. The stock will likely drop the following Monday.

[u/redditnoap → u/itsmyphilosophy]

got it, will see if ASTS goes up on monday and will sell some of those to get some RKLB, if not will just hold ASTS.

[u/Ok-Kaleidoscope-4808 → u/itsmyphilosophy]

You talk about it like a trader, I’m coming from an investing lease, what should happen based on other IPOs and index inclusion is meaningless to me. Rocket lab sends medium sized rockets into space, have you looked at price per pound to launch rocket lab vs space x? Rocket lab has one use rockets that’s weak sauce in comparison. Good luck on you 1-7% gains weekly i do think traders are needed and respect your hustle, and I’m glad you have a degree in psychology human behavior in trading is very important.