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Technical factors are adding fuel to SpaceX's meme stock fire

CNBC · Jun 16, 2026, 7:33 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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  • Space X has been fast-tracked to enter several major stock market indexes and that could eventually ground its stock performance in the broader fundamentals of the tech sector.
  • But before Space X goes into those indexes in coming weeks, market forces – amplified by derivative securities based on the stock and maneuvers by big-money investors – could drive the stock price much higher.

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Space X has been fast-tracked to enter several major stock market indexes and that could eventually ground its stock performance in the broader fundamentals of the tech sector.

But before Space X goes into those indexes in coming weeks, market forces – amplified by derivative securities based on the stock and maneuvers by big-money investors – could drive the stock price much higher. After less than three days as public company, SpaceX has already soared 55% above its $135 initial public offering price.

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