SpaceX stock slides as investors sour on orbital data center hype

Jul 17, 2026

US stocks are falling as SpaceX drops sharply after its record IPO, bad news for investors who bought the hype and a warning sign for an overvalued market.

  • SpaceX has fallen over 30% from its peak, as investors doubt Elon Musk's plan to build AI data centers in space.
  • Engineers say powering, cooling, and repairing orbital data centers is nearly impossible, so the vision looks like more hype than substance.
  • A flood of new shares hits the market starting in August as employee lockups expire, threatening to push the price even lower.
  • Short sellers are betting heavily against the stock, with more than a quarter of available shares borrowed and sold — more than Nvidia, Apple, or Tesla.
  • The Iran conflict is now in its sixth day of US strikes on civilian targets, risking an oil price spike if Iran shuts the Strait of Hormuz.

Outlook: SpaceX could keep falling below $100, and rising borrowing costs and war risks may drag the whole US market and the dollar down with it.

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