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How SpaceX Day Traders Played the Retail Allocation Cut
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SpaceX finally went public today on the Nasdaq, and retail traders got a smaller piece than expected—only about 20 percent of the IPO allocation went to individual investors. Lucas and Luna break down how day traders adapted in real time, using the VIX drop to 19.57 and the Russell 2000's 3.1 percent weekly surge as context. They walk through a specific trade: shorting SpaceX-related volatility ETFs into the opening pop, then fading the first-hour dip. Plus, they explain why the low retail allocation actually created a cleaner technical setup for active traders—fewer bagholders, faster price discovery. The hosts also touch on how prediction markets had priced SpaceX above a $2 trillion market cap, and what that means for the first day of trading. No fluff, just actionable day-trading strategy tied to today's market action.