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It’s 2024, how are you guys planning on taking advantage the “AI Craze”?
Rocket Lab Makes its Defense Prime Debut with $0.5 Billion Contract to Design and Build Satellite Constellation for Space Development Agency
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Whats your "this could be the next tsla or aapl" in terms of what they returned in the last 10 years
Rocket Lab USA stock jumps on government contract for 18 vehicles
🚀🚀 40k play: Rocket Lab to the moon 🚀🚀
RKLB Mystery Mega Constellation Customer Revealed?
$RKLB Rocket Lab stock drops after first satellite launch failure in more than two years
RKLB executive sells stock, second time in a week
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Rocket Labs (RKLB) get another contract with NASA
Will Neutron Propel $RKLB to Profitability In 2025?🚀
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PLTR & RKLB Before August ER?
Why can't we get real time data on short selling?
RKLB is 🚀 after a great launch mission yesterday! Up $8,000 so far.
$RKLB Rocket Lab - D.O.D hypersonic testing to AI swarm satellites 🛰
What are some upcoming events you’re looking forward to?
So is SmartKuz playing us or not?
$RKLB millionaire grindset 😈
First was $SAVE, then $PENN. for my final act, I give you $RKLB
Gave you $SAVE, then $PENN. For my final act, I present $RKLB.
$RKLB Analysis -- Shares or Options? Which would you do?
Does anyone know any sub-$10 billion market cap companies that have a future.
🚀🌕RKLB: The YOLO Moonshot We've Been Waiting For🌕🚀 - The Secret's Out, Bezos!
RKLB has already gone to the moon - literally.
The Space Race – Time to Buy RKLB AND SPCE?
The Space Race – Time to Buy RKLB and SPCE?
Rocketlab ($RKLB) confirmed deal with Amazon ($AMZN) Final Part, Confirmed as of four hours ago.
SpaceX receives FAA approval for Starship launch – Monday, April 17 launch date
SpaceX receives FAA approval for Starship launch – Monday, April 17 Launch Date
Who is your Biggest loser, how much, and why are you still hodling, and what's your plan? I'll go first:
What is happening to IPOs and tech stocks that are not massive blue chip companies?
Have become extremely interested in Rocket Lab USA lately here my reasons RKLB
If you want to see if a company has covered their exposure to the bank failure, check their financial statement footnotes.
$RKLB Hidden message in PR: Part 2. $AMZN & $RKLB Likely billion dollar deal to be annouced
$RKLB will likely receive billions in launch contracts from the US government
Something something RKLB to the moon🚀 idk my parents loved me as a child
$RKLB Hidden message in new PR, Big announcement coming soon. $AMZN Holders read this.
RKLB Is building a rocket ship an we are going to low earth orbit
Massive News for Rocketlab, Under the radar for non space nerds $RKLB
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To be honest they remind me a lot of $IREN last year where people didn’t quite understand their business, worried about dilution and cash flow etc. Also reminds me a lot of $OPEN where they’re doing a lot of revenue but losing money which has lowered the multiple immensely. My biggest concern is a full blown recession will send all stocks cratering so this will easily be cut in half but if the govt. continues investing in drones, the $RDW recent acquisition could see new govt contracts and a rerating in 2026. I could easily see this one becoming the new darling for the year and running with $ASTS $RKLB. Big risk big reward imo
Get RKLB instead, it's going to blow up again in 2026.
Buy a few good stocks like RKLB and then either regularly contribute to them or just don’t touch it for the next 10 years
RKLB was just $40 a month ago and ASTS $17 one year ago. I like RKLB but at this price a lot of profit is still going to be taken in the following days. It's going to be a bumpy ride to $100.
RKLB was just $40 a month ago and ASTS $17 one year ago. I like RKLB and I think it gets to $100 in 2026 but its not gonna be a smooth ride getting there.
73.33% in my Roth IRA - I opened 6 months ago :) started with my max 8k it's now 13.98k - mostly Day trading but at limited pace cause of settled funds. Highest place was I was up to 19k, but November got me good, but I learned a lot. Will also be able to put another 8k in and will do a more long holds with opportunities in swing trades on breakdowns, and will use the 6k I'm up from 25 for a bit more speculative trades RKLB -ASTS - GOOGLE - INTEL - CEG - QBTS - IONQ - KRMN sone of which I'm waiting for next leg up confirms- and all with stops at either thesis breakdown or tighter trail stops or below the KC on runners/ strategy is to also keep the 8k a year in strong compounders and trip profits to pool into my speculative bin. Which is nice without any tax events within my Roth IRA.
Spot on about having an active subreddit with knowledgeable users. That’s something I look for too. Found it with PLTR, ASTS, and RKLB. Not to be confused with an active subreddit with dumb users, like you’ll find for the meme stocks we probably can’t list here. I actually bought some POET leaps today. Their sub reminds me of the other 3 before the stocks took off.
Spot on about having an active subreddit with knowledgeable users. That’s something I look for too. Found it with PLTR, ASTS, and RKLB. Not to be confused with an active subreddit with dumb users, like you’ll find for the meme stocks we probably can’t list here. I actually bought some POET leaps today. Their sub reminds me of the other 3 before the stocks took off.
48.3% mainly helped by NVDA, ASTS and RKLB. NVDA is now fairly overweight in the portfolio
My first year of day trading looked a lot like this. I returned to value investing and even with a lot of losses I’m up 67% mostly from space stocks. Most of my portfolio is down a bit but I have a few huge winners like PL, ASTS, and RKLB and well positioned for the future. https://preview.redd.it/4r0o5wizomag1.jpeg?width=1320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=48dfbc66696977bb82bc3bb55d6bdce43e90b496
189% ytd, LB, MU, RKLB, & TSM!
The answer is always more RKLB
36% YTD RKLB, AMD, NVDIA, GOOGL,APPLE,UBER,CRM, DBX. Kept buying for couple of years, small amounts, long positions. Recently opened 2 small positions in CRWV. Only one stinker WBD brought 2 years ago which i sold last month on the Paramount bid news when the prices pushes past 30. Got rid of it on 15% loss.
+172% lol. RKLB and ASTS carried the weight of my portfolio.
Solid 56.62% carried by RKLB, PLTR, ASTS, NVDA, and Google
CMCSA; PYPL; MU; KTOS; FLNC. 60% of my portfolio is RKLB, but it doesn’t count anymore. The shares i have left won’t be sold until I die. Margin loans for me. Sir Peter changed my life. Grew up rough - my pops spent a decade in jail. But I Wont ever go hungry again! EX RKLB, the tickers above are my “growth” stocks for 2026, i say now. At the brink. 100% mission success. Joy to the world.
Mine mostly consists of MAG7, RR, RKLB, Gold and Silver with a couple other defence stocks. Might transition more into energy as that’s what feels like will be next for the AI boom but I’ve yet to read too much into it.
55.21% mostly DCAing into ASTS, RKLB, GOOGL, and VOO and a small LEAPs position on ASTS
I might be the only person who made money on TTD and lost it on RKLB this year
+50%. RKLB, ASTS, NVDIA, TSM, caught the falling knife perfectly with UNH, other small losers but bigger winners here and there.
+300%(still down from +520% on 14 October) 🥹 mostly ASTS and RKLB
181% ASTS, SCHG, SCHD, RKLB- in that order by weight
About 50% of my investments on cost basis are in ETFs tracking S&P 500, around 25% in the big 7 and the remaining in stocks I picked, one of which (RKLB) has performed spectacularly over the past two years. I don't trade, only buy and hold indefinitely.
Honestly, I just read online, maybe even on Reddit about RKLB several months ago, maybe more than a year. I read up on the company and bought into the value proposition. Unfortunately I only invested a small amount and was up 133%
SIDU, what a gem. Feels like when I found RKLB at 3 bucks again.
Agreed. I bought both RKLB and ASTS when they were still SPACs and rode them both from about $12 down to $3. It wasn’t easy to hold them through that, especially while some of my other small growth holdings went to basically nothing. I held them all and even bought more on the way back up though which more than paid off for the losers I had.
RKLB is just getting started
RKLB didn't have a single crash or accident yet - not sustainable.
No idea what NBIS,MU,IREN,TSLA are so that brings it down to ASTS RKLB GOOGL AMZN RDDT PLTR Thanks for the picks
I think RKLB (about 95% in my IBA) is a sure thing to see at least $100 next year. So that would be a 42% increase from current prices. I think by Q3 2026 they will have their first profitable quarter. ASTS (about 3% in my IBA) has huge potential, I really don’t know too much about it outside of it working with the big providers like AT&T, T-Mobile, Vodafone to potentially change the infrastructure of these providers. They are more of a risk I think but I could see a 50-100% increase. LUNR (I do not own any) could be a really interesting name. I honestly don’t know too much about this company but I wouldn’t be surprised if it 2-3Xs. But I haven’t done my DD and I already have enough risk in my portfolio so I will not be investing in it for the time being. Also I know nothing about this company but CCCX is a quantum computing company (kinda) that might explode, but I can’t speak on it and don’t hav a position.
I've done a little better than average trading stocks over the years but I never bought all-in at the bottom and watched it "blast-off" like this. Neutron isn't even on the pad but here we are. Also you can tell the OGs in the RKLB sub from the distracted by shiny objects ESB crowd. "Is now a good time to go all in?" while the stock just hit its ATH cracks me up every time. I've made the mistake, we all have.
jumped in RKLB around 5.44, I had it my watchlist during Covid times but my friend mentioned it again in midway thru 2024.
RKLB is only 14 times above its June 2024 valuation. A steal! /s
We are several years ahead of the price I expected, probably due to WSB. That's fine. That's given RKLB some financial boost to acquire other companies, visibility to get contracts and clear regulatory hurdles quicker. It really doesn't matter if sub members trash talk other space companies - that's Reddit. I've gotten some very good hard to find info about their operations which adds to the excitement. I'm just happy to be along for the ride.
MELI for long term potential and international exposure, CRSPR due to long term potential that is not impacted by short term economic pullback, and RKLB for my momentum pick with anticipated SpaceX debut and segment that should hold strong against economic uncertainty due to gov revenue and international customers
Saw someone comment on a post like this one about ASTS, RKLB and MP Materials. Spent time looking into them for a bit, then bought.
I'm somewhat regular at the RKLB sub and I can agree that there's a good chunk of people there who are really dumb and cultish. Like if you say anything positive about SpaceX you get down voted even though SpaceX is undoubtedly the most important and successful space company of the last fifty years. Or the unreasonable negativity towards ASTS, which is probably just jealously about missing out on that stock too (I own both stocks). I'd invest in SpaceX too if I could (though any IPO might be too rich at the start). I also think that Rocket Lab and their management are capable of someday surpassing SpaceX.
TSLA is very unpredictable. I’m not feeling too good about ASTS or RKLB. Also RDDT is being volatile lately. The remaining look good to me.
My point is, regardless of at what stage RKLB or BO are compared to SpaceX, their tech is already proven, and can only iterate and advance on itself in time. A technological moat might be patents that SpaceX holds that absolutely wouldn't let RKLB or BO get to their level. I do agree with you, anything that can be invented will be invented in time
My point is, regardless of at what stage RKLB or BO are compared to SpaceX, their tech is already proven, and can only iterate and advance on itself in time. A technological moat might be patents that SpaceX holds that wouldn't let RKLB or BO get to their level
I invested in them both from the beginning back when SPACs were big. The issue that the vast majority here have/will have is that high growth companies like ASTS and RKLB look terrible early and are extremely risky. Most of those companies go bankrupt rather than becoming huge. I’ve made quite a bit off of both but I lost nearly everything i invested in a handful of other early growth companies. You really only “want” invest in them when most if the risk is past and thats when the price is already high
Have been holding this stock for a while. 7,500 shares. It's my favorite stock and I've been investing since 2009 avidly. I can seeing it reach $750-$1,000+ by 2030. I also own 3,400 shares of RKLB. Another good stock but I think ASTS will have more upside just because of 3B potential subscribers through their 50+ MNO partners.
I've noticed ASTS questions more from outsiders or newbies to RKLB.
If RKLB goes back into the $50’s I’m going to pawn all of my furniture, sell my cars, and take out a second mortgage to buy shares
Cultish because many of us bought in heavy at $4 to $10. Great vision and execution, great CEO and management - If you are a fan of space, it's fun to watch. There have been some wild short term swings to trade on (thanks to WSB). The RKLB sub was lonely for a long time, but we all knew what we had.
There are lots of websites offering buy suggestions and rankings, but you can also create a watchlist of actively managed ETFs to see which are performing the best each day. Then look at their holdings. For example the SPRX ETF is up about 43% for the year and holds RKLB, ASTS and SATS. It also recently added neoclouds WULF and APLD. At the same time it added those two, it added and then dumped neocloud IREN. That doesn't mean the management there is right or wrong, but it offers a data point to any other due diligence you do yourself.
It doesn’t take a lot of objectivity to figure out that SpaceX is better than RKLB. RKLB had what, 20 launches this year and massive delays on neutron?
I didnt say anything about 100%? Nobody owns 100% of any industry specific market share.. lol the space economy is expected to be 1.2-1.8T by 2030. Theres room for ASTS, RKLB, and Starlink. And btw.. starlink cant do what ASTS does. Its apples and oranges.
Sounds like you've got a clear framework now: \- 65-35 ETFs/stocks makes sense \- GOOGL as a "safe stock" is fair - it's basically 5 companies in one \- barbell approach (safe core + speculative 10x bets) is a legitimate strategy \- 7-10 stocks keeps it manageable on trimming: if you're moving to 65-35, the math kind of does itself. trim PLTR/NVDA/RKLB until you hit that ratio, move proceeds to VOO. on the 7-10 stock limit: if you're hunting for 10x, the new additions (LUNR, ASTS, IONQ, etc) are where that upside is - not the established winners. so if you need to cut, the question is which of those speculative bets you have most conviction in. sounds like you know what you're doing, good luck.
Lmao r u dumb. Onds $30 by end of 2026 and RKLB $100. Shares for no risk easy money. Calls (leaps) if you wanna make bank bank
Haha there's a ton of shills and crazy moves to weed through, but if you watch you can find the consensus. I don't buy options though. Just stocks. You beat me to RKLB, my cost basis is up around $20.
SPCE was never going anywhere, The numbers never made sense. RKLB is already bringing in >$500M in revenue and growing fast, compared to SPCE bringing in approximately zero. There's no such thing as a "sure thing" but this is a completely different proposition to SPCE
What? RKLB is one of the biggest cult there is. Like seriously, list me stocks with a biggest cult following here on Reddit
Tell me ONDS and RKLB aren’t the biggest scam
It can be a crapshoot there, but I also bought some RKLB on a whim from a wallstreetbets post when it was $8 lol
Agreed. I only learned about ASTS and RKLB from this sub. A lot of times I ignore the suggestions. But the commentary for ASTS and RKLB were somehow compelling enough for me to take the plunge.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a nicer, more level headed shareholder base than $RKLB; tbf $PLTR is also very nice $ASTS are mostly GME type of dudes, young, who will go at you for even mentioning their stock and not saying it’s not the best thing on hearth and can cure cancer I have to say, as of late they seem to have town it down a lot, which is super cool Their company is a super ambitious and cool company and most $RKLB people are invest in $ASTS or at least cheer for it, I know I do
First of all, thank you for the detail reply. You are right, my initial strategy was to keep stocks as 15-20% satellite allocation. Even within that 15-20%, mostly allocated to Mag7 stocks like GOOGL, NVDA and AMZN as I had strong conviction on tech future. I also added a few high risk stocks (hoping 10x). PLTR and RKLB worked out (a couple other did not that I removed last year but also wasn't invested as much in them). While initial strategy was 15-20% stocks, I am not married to a single strategy. That was my initial strategy as I was staring new. Now, I am looking for a medium-risk portfolio that includes "let winners run" + "find other 10x stocks" + "safe ones - ETFs, GOOGL". I am trying to find another 4-5 stocks that I hope would 10x and even if I hit a couple of them, I would be good. That's why you see the new additions to my stock list. I know this is easier said then done, but even if I get to 3x on avg in 3 years on these new stocks, that's not bad. I know that also depends on overall market - and I am generally strong emotionally (I have been buying every time there's a mini crash). I think I can trim PLTR, NVDA and RKLB a bit more than my original suggestion and move part of it to ETFs and rest to other stocks. Maybe bring ETFs-Stocks to 65-35.
I would call that investing, not speculation. For example, I invested in the small company that we (wife and I) own 100% of. We were at a loss for the first year or so, we have been profitable for about 5 years now. We make a few niche physical products and sell them. We take a small salary from it. With the excess profits, we reinvest to grow the company; we can also choose to take a small percentage of the profits as a dividend. In contrast, I also invested in my first company I started and that eventually went broke. I also invest in RKLB and many other not yet proftable companies. Speculation veruses investing is not a moral judgement. It's ok to speculate and gamble. Just don't confuse it with investing from a defintion perspective. I've traded bitcoin and cryto plenty of times; I would call this speculation. I've put money into the slots in Las Vegas; I call this gambling. I suppose many of these terms like investing, speculation, and gambling can be debated forever since there are so many edge cases and nuance where one can blend into the other. But broadly speaking, there are core differences.
RKLB people do have very cultish behaviour ive noticed. They talk down everything thats not RKLB, especially talking down ASTS. Its the reason im not investing into it cause it reminds me of the gamestore cult
+1 my next bet after RKLB 11x.
First off - having PLTR and RKLB grow 6-7x and then another 2-3x is a problem most people wish they had, don't beat yourself up for taking profits along the way. On the actual question: the core issue- you designed a portfolio with stocks as 15-20% satellite allocation, it's now 50%. That's not a portfolio drift, that's a completely different portfolio. The question is whether that's intentional or accidental. option 1 (rebalance within stocks): Your proposed target still keeps you very concentrated - PLTR + NVDA + RKLB + GOOGL = 69% of stock allocation, you're not really diversifying, you're just shuffling the concentration around. If you're going to stay concentrated, might as well stay with the winners. option 2 (trim to ETFs): This brings you back to your original design. the argument: you've already won, lock in some gains, let the core ETFs compound. emotionally harder but structurally cleaner. option 3 (do nothing): The "let winners run" approach. Valid if you have conviction in PLTR/NVDA/RKLB thesis. The risk: you're now 50% individual stocks when you originally wanted 15-20%, if one of these gets cut in half, it'll hurt. My take: I'd do a modified version of option 2, trim the top 3 back to something like 15% each (not your proposed 19/20/10) and move the rest to VOO. this: \- locks in gains \- keeps meaningful exposure to your winners \- gets you closer to your original allocation intent On the speculative names (LUNR, NBIS, ASTS, IONQ, IREN): to be fair, PLTR and RKLB were speculative when you bought them too - and that worked out. If you have conviction and size them appropriately (looks like 1-3% each), that's reasonable. Just know you're keeping the high-risk approach that got you here. No wrong answer here - but be honest about whether you're an index investor with some stock picks, or a stock picker with some index exposure, right now your portfolio says stock picker.
This is a great problem to have — but you’re right to pause, because exercise isn’t always the obvious win, even if you’re bullish long term. Let’s break it down simply. Exercising the calls Pros You convert options into shares (good if you truly want to own RKLB long-term) No short-term capital gains from selling the option itself Cons (big one people miss) You give up remaining extrinsic value (time + volatility) You need enough cash to buy all the shares Tax treatment can still be complex depending on holding period Exercising early usually only makes sense if: The option has very little extrinsic value left You explicitly want shares and don’t mind tying up capital Selling the calls Pros You capture all intrinsic + extrinsic value No capital tied up in shares Maximum flexibility Cons Triggers taxable event You’re no longer exposed to RKLB upside unless you re-enter A lot of experienced traders sell first then decide how to re-enter stock exposure. Rolling (often the middle ground) This is what many long-term bulls do. Sell your current calls (lock in gains) Use part of the proceeds to buy: Longer-dated calls (LEAPS), or Shares, or A mix of both This lets you: Reduce risk Reset time Keep upside exposure Potentially manage taxes better (depending on jurisdiction)
$RKLB doesn’t even have a big “cult” base and it’s #2 Imagine how good of a stock it is
I remember buying RKLB in the $4s in 2023. Did very well. TE, QS and VG are my new longs.
UFO is pure play, ARKX has pure but mostly adjacent exposure (and it’s ARK, it’s a coin flip on returns depending on your entry and its holdings). I don’t do an ETF for this space myself. ASTS, RKLB, PL, LMT, RTX are my long term holds in this arena. ONDS and KRTS for drone shots and giggles.
If you liked RKLB, you're gonna love ONDS. That's alls I'm's sayin's.
I bought $90 RKLB calls for March at ath I am just going to be raped to death by IV crush aren’t I? Expensive lesson I suppose
Take profit and rotate into ASTS or RKLB
There's a lot of risk in holding RKLB at the current valuation - I haven't looked into ASTS but it's probably a similar story. It's basically priced for perfection in terms of execution. When it was $4-6 per share, it was mostly based on their financials and that's not true anymore. Something to keep in mind as well is that another round of share sales is probably incoming since they don't have enough cash atm. I've sold off about 75% of my RKLB last week. The amount of profit you can make off it from here is much lower versus 1-2 years ago and I find the risk is much higher now. I'm still holding some since they've got good leadership and a promising outlook. If you're really interested, you could start to slowly DCA into it.
The chart for Rocket Lab Corp (RKLB) shows a strong bullish trend over the past six months, characterized by higher highs and higher lows. The price has recently pulled back from its peak around 79.83 (as per ChartScanner.AI analysis) and appears to be consolidating. This consolidation, especially after a significant run-up, often precedes another leg higher if support holds. The current price action suggests a potential bullish continuation after a brief pause. Traders should expect the price to retest recent highs if it successfully breaks out of the current consolidation range.
They trade on sentiment and sentiment alone. That’s what’s he’s saying. I’m sure people thought thing same thing about SPCE years ago and here we are today with hindsight and it would have been horrible investment. Both RKLB and ASTS are pre revenue and highly highly speculative. They trade on social sentiment and vibes and could dump at any point. Any an argument against that is purely comical at this stage in time.
Just look across every single stock based subreddit on this site. Everyone and I mean everyone is bullish on Rklb and ASTS. Every single post I see saying “what is the one stock that you are most bullish on for 2026?” And almost every comment is saying Rklb… to me that is a sign of an extremely crowded trade. Usually when that happens it means the top is in and a dump is coming. It could still go up but if I was to take a side I would short the ever living shit out of RKLB… just my Two cents but I have seen this play out so many times over the last 5 years it’s not even funny. Whenever everyone on Reddit bullish on a stock, it inevitably dumps and the 6 months later all the bag holders are complaining all over Reddit. I think we are in the pulp phase currently still but it will likely see a 50% correction or more very soon.
I've been in ASTS since when it was trading for $3 and was happy until Trump and Musk got elected. I thought the Trump admin would spell doom. I'm glad I ignored my feelings and held and bought more on the way up. I missed on RKLB. My brother in law urged me to buy it at $8 and I refused. Now I dunno what to do with that ticker.
ASTS and RKLB play in different risk profiles. RKLB already has proven Electron launches and a growing space-systems business with recurring contracts—execution looks steadier near term, though price can be rich and volatile. ASTS is building satellite‑to‑cell connectivity; if the full constellation goes operational and carrier partnerships scale, its long‑term upside could be larger, but it still faces schedule slippage, heavy capex, and potential dilution. If you’re truly long‑term and can stomach drawdowns, consider diversification, position sizing, and dollar‑cost averaging; if not, broader indexes or a space ETF may fit better.
RKLB is definitely more of a speculative play. That being said it would be asmall portion of my portfolio and my investment horizon is long term so I am willing to take on risk.
If SpaceX is 1.5 trillion then RKLB is hugely undervalued But If Tesla is 1.8 trillion then also almost every other automaker is undervalued
Ultimately that's up to you, but I've calculated the annualized return on cost for each strike and found about $50 strike to be the best value at current premiums, assuming you hold to expiration. a) If you buy 1 call option at $50 strike for $48 premium ($4800 cost), if the stock price rises to $200 at 1/21/28 expiry, your return is about $10,200, or 212% ROC, which is over 100% annualized. If the stock price only rises to $150, you'd see a 53% annualized return. If it rises to $125, it's a 27% annualized return. b) If you purchase 100 shares for $75 ($7500 cost basis), for the same period/price the stock would return $12,500, or 167% ROC, over 80% annualized. If the stock price only rises to $150, you'd see a 49% annualized return. If it rises to $125, it's a 32% annualized return. So you are paying less for the shares in option a) (pun not intended), but seeing a higher return for the value of your money once it gets above about $130. But then the other thing to consider is what your $15k gets you. You can get 3 $50 call options ($14.4k cost) which would net you $30k in our $200 stock price scenario. You can get 200 stocks for $15k, which would earn you $25k under the $200 stock price scenario. If the stock is greater than $200, you will have greater gains from 3 call options than 200 shares, however under a $150 share price it won't be as large of a gap. So it depends on what you think the stock will do. You can also split the choice. The other thing to keep in mind with options is that to get the value, you need to either sell it ITM (which leaves you with the current value of the stock, and possibly greater) or you need to exercise the option and purchase the shares, which requires additional capital (although at only $50/share it's not bad). The gains aren't actually realized until you sell either the call option or the shares. When I calculated RKLB, the options upside wasn't as generous as ASTS, but the ceiling isn't as high on the stock in general.
I am definitely entertained. This brat-bro really hates us Ameri-poors. Should have bought PL or RKLB 😂
ASTS is leaps and bounds a better play than RKLB. Think of SpaceX upcoming IPO, most of that $1.5T value comes from Starlink, not launching rockets. It's all about having a recurring, subscription like, revenue stream. ASTS has it, RKLB doesn't.
I think you nailed it with ai space ocean defense for 2026. Long IREN, RKLB, and KRKNF
Space and semiconductors for long-term play, a lot of Congress members sitting on regulatory committees are buying, look at Nancy Pelosi's faith in $AVGO and $NVDA. I'm 21 and going with one ETF ($SMH for semiconductors, best nonleveraged performer of past decade & +50% YTD), space stocks ($RKLB, $ASTS, $PL), reliable big tech holds ($GOOG, $TSLA, $MSFT), and $CELH because I'm addicted to them (+70% YTD). And even if space doesn't totally blow up in 2026, it's the future and great to hold into the 2030s.
Yea RKLB is almost a sure thing. We’ll see how Neutron goes next year but I just don’t see this company going to Zero ever. They’re winning contracts for their space systems alongside the big boys like Lockheed and then they’ll be competing with SpaceX (alongside Blue Origin) for launch contracts. To me it’s just a no brainer. I could care less for the +\- 10% days. It’s all noise. I care about catalyst. Winning contracts, neutron progress, electron cadence, space systems revenue, etc. I’ve said this in some sub before and I’ll say it here again: I think Rocket Lab will be the one/most obvious company people look back on 10 years from now saying of course they were going to be successful and they wished they bought more.
ASTS is the real space play, not RKLB Starlink is SpaceX cash cow, not rockets ASTS >>>>>>>>> Starlink
I will add more in the 50s, hope it gets there. I feel like market will correct in Jan so RKLB might actually pull back 15-20% which would be great
Yeah me too. This why I hold RKLB in my ROTH
RKLB is less risk, less reward. ASTS has a much higher short term ceiling than RKLB. I hold similar amounts of both with about 20% more ASTS but I think the risk is mostly behind both companies.
The individual stocks that I already own as we enter in 2026: GOOGL, RKLB, ASTS, PATH, UAMY. Additional stocks that I'm planning to buy soon: MU, NBIS, AMPX. Come on guys, I 'm sure 2026 will be great, let's fucking rock n roll 🤟
Both are good, I’m a RKLB fan boy but upon reading more on ASs and TitS it’s also pretty good.