He made money on SpaceX's IPO — but leaving $60,000 on the table made him and others 'feel like idiots'
Key takeaways
- Allen Tran booked the profit, but he still feels like he ran at a loss.
- Tran, a 28 year old who runs the investing community Hai Khuu Trading, bought Space X shares on the Friday they started trading, sold them the same afternoon and walked away with a small five-figure gain.
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He made money on Space X's IPO — but leaving $60,000 on the table made him and others 'feel like idiots' Godwin Oluponmile Thu, June 18, 2026 at 11:35 PM GMT+7 5 min read Selling a stock at a profit is supposed to feel like a win. Allen Tran booked the profit, but he still feels like he ran at a loss.
Tran, a 28 year old who runs the investing community Hai Khuu Trading, bought Space X shares on the Friday they started trading, sold them the same afternoon and walked away with a small five-figure gain. Then the stock kept going up. He now estimates he left about $60,000 on the table (1) by not just holding. “I would much rather have done nothing and made more,” he told The Wall Street Journal. “I don’t think anyone expected SpaceX to rally like this (1).”
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