SpaceX tight float risks gamma squeeze
The guest argued that SpaceX's small public float and high retail call option demand make it highly susceptible to a gamma squeeze.
The argument
Because SpaceX has highly idiosyncratic risk, market makers cannot easily hedge their short call exposure using correlated indices or other tech stocks. This forces them to buy underlying shares directly, creating a reflexive upward hedging loop if call buying surges.
The thesis, stress-tested
✓ What validates it
- ✓Retail call option volume exceeding 1 million contracts per day
- ✓Breakout above the apparent $168 resistance level on high volume
▸ Risks discussed
- ▸Lack of material short interest to fuel a traditional short squeeze
- ▸Large insider or institutional sellers capping the price at key levels
Hear it yourself
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