ASTS
Down as SpaceX locks up low-band spectrum
- ASTS −10.48% on the last session vs SPY +0.60%: −11.1 pts of stock-specific move.
- News: SpaceX acquired low-band spectrum ASTS had pursued, per 247wallst.com. (247wallst.com)
- More than its group: its space peers -0.7% (-1.3 pts vs SPY).
- Aftermath, mention spike (trendy) (289 mentions vs 24.4/day the week before): After its 54 mention spikes in the past 5 years, ASTS typically lost 1.1% over the next week (median) and was higher only 46% of the time; half the outcomes fell between -6.2% and +7.6%. An ordinary week: -0.2%. Among S&P 500 stocks after mention spikes, that ranks #74 of 92.
- 363 Reddit mentions in the past 24 hours, 71% positive over the week · today's pace is 11.8× its recent daily average.
- 1 analyst action in the past 10 days (0 positive, 1 negative); latest: B. Riley Securities downgraded to Neutral, lowered target $85.00 → $65.00.
- 2 insider or congressional trades in the past 30 days, including 1 insider sale not under a 10b5-1 plan.
- Market backdrop (Wed): Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 15-16, 2026; S&P futures +0.03%, 10-year yield -1bp in the 30 minutes after.
- Activity: volume 4.8× its 20-day average.
After each kind of event
| Event | Events | Reaction day | 1 day | 1 week | 1 month | 1 quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any day | 1,255 | — | -0.2%#364 H | -0.2%#340 H | -1.3%#305 H | +1.4%#250 M |
| Big drop latest session (-7.2% or worse) | 78 | — | -0.5%#354 H | +2.4%#209 H | +4.3%#202 H | +4.2%#240 M |
| Big gain (+8.9% or better) | 70 | — | -0.8%#310 H | -1.6%#294 H | -2.5%#282 H | -5.5%#289 M |
| Earnings beat | 6 | -0.6%#234 L | +2.8%#231 L | -2.8%#269 L | +4.1%#240 L | -10.1%#228 L |
| Earnings miss | 11 | +4.2%#111 M | +0.6%#113 M | -5.4%#216 M | +2.3%#123 M | +14.8%#119 M |
| 52-week high | 8 | — | -3.4%#342 M | +1.2%#238 M | +18.8%#173 M | +13.5%#203 L |
| 52-week low | 5 | — | +10.4%#80 L | +3.9%#120 L | +12.4%#21 L | +31.4%#29 L |
| Crossed above 200-day avg | 10 | — | +2.6%#195 M | +0.6%#242 M | +17.9%#215 M | -15.3%#289 M |
| Crossed below 200-day avg | 10 | — | -1.4%#337 M | -7.8%#322 M | -3.3%#259 M | -19.5%#309 L |
| RSI oversold | 11 | — | +2.9%#178 M | +9.5%#97 M | +12.1%#81 M | +4.1%#244 L |
| RSI overbought | 13 | — | +2.4%#226 M | +8.3%#177 M | +9.4%#220 M | +5.1%#216 M |
| Volume spike latest session | 24 | — | +1.6%#201 H | +0.8%#235 H | +4.2%#207 M | +8.1%#202 M |
| Theme selloff | 73 | — | -0.4%#58 H | +1.7%#24 H | -4.6%#62 H | -4.4%#73 M |
| Theme rally | 86 | — | -0.5%#55 H | -0.4%#53 H | -1.8%#59 H | -8.3%#77 M |
| Mention spike (Trendy) latest session | 55 | — | -0.1%#54 H | -1.1%#74 H | -3.1%#59 H | +16.8%#16 M |
| Analyst upgrade | 3 | — | +1.2%#11 L | +15.3%#6 L | +16.8%#2 L | +56.6%– |
| Analyst downgrade Oct 5 | 6 | — | +7.4%#5 L | +9.6%#5 L | -18.5%#6 L | +11.5%#4 L |
| Insider buy | 4 | — | -1.6%#5 L | +3.3%#3 L | +19.5%#2 L | +12.5%– |
| Insider unplanned sale | 10 | — | -1.2%#26 M | -7.7%#34 M | +1.5%#22 L | -14.3%#23 L |
Median gain from the close of the session the event was known, over each holding period; Reaction day (earnings only): the session that first traded on the report, from the close before it; #rank among the S&P 500 stocks after the same kind of event (#1 = best). "Big" is ASTS's own: its worst / best 10% of days over the prior 2 years. Highlighted: happening in the latest session or today, from the live quote.
Mention spike (Trendy)
Daily mentions at least 3x the prior week's average (20 or more); entry the next session.
| Holding | Events | Median (likely range) | Confidence | Rank | Up | vs SPY | Range of outcomes (worst · 25–75% · median · best) | vs S&P 500 stocks (their medians) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | 54 ≈53 indep. | -0.09% (-1.3 to +1.3) | High | #54 of 93 | 50% | -0.15% |
-12%
+24%
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| 1 week | 54 ≈53 indep. | -1.08% (-1.5 to +3.1) | High | #74 of 92 | 46% | +0.09% |
-17%
+92%
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| 1 month | 53 ≈30 indep. | -3.13% (-6.4 to +22.3) | High | #59 of 90 | 49% | -2.28% |
-49%
+114%
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| 1 quarter | 50 ≈11 indep. | +16.82% (-7.7 to +30.5) | Medium | #16 of 85 | 58% | +9.78% |
-52%
+674%
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Range of outcomes: all of ASTS's mention spikes in the past 5 years, from the worst to the best result over each holding period; the box holds the middle half, the tick is the median. A wide box means the median alone says little. Hover the median for the average.
Mention spike (Trendy) by trend
| When it happened | Events | 1 day | 1 week | 1 month | 1 quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long trendAbove its 200-day avg | 44 | +0.2%H vs +0.2% | -1.2%H vs -1.1% | -3.5%H vs -3.1% | +21.3%M vs +4.5% |
| Below its 200-day avg now | 11 | -1.0%M vs -0.4% | +2.4%M vs +1.0% | +4.5%M vs +1.7% | -10.6%L vs -6.0% |
| Medium trendAbove its 50-day avg | 31 | -1.1%H vs -0.4% | -1.3%H vs -0.7% | -4.3%M vs -6.7% | +21.1%M vs -9.5% |
| Below its 50-day avg now | 24 | +1.3%H vs 0.0% | +0.8%H vs 0.0% | -0.5%M vs +2.2% | +2.8%M vs +12.4% |
| Short trendAbove its 20-day avg | 29 | -1.1%H vs -0.2% | +0.9%H vs +0.9% | +16.6%M vs -0.5% | +27.6%M vs -7.3% |
| Below its 20-day avg now | 26 | +0.4%H vs -0.3% | -2.5%H vs -1.1% | -4.5%M vs -1.8% | +1.0%M vs +11.9% |
The same event split by where ASTS stood against its 200-, 50- and 20-day averages when it happened (a dip in an uptrend vs a falling knife); "vs" is the plain any-day median in that trend; "now" marks where it stands today. Splitting halves the evidence, so watch the confidence letters: H / M / L.
Latest mention spikes
| Event | Entry | 1 day | 1 week | 1 month | 1 quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | Oct 9 @ $50.97 | 102 mentions vs 10.1/day the week before | … | … | … | … |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Sep 21 @ $61.89 | 24 mentions vs 5.1/day the week before | +2.9% | -1.4% | … | … |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 2 @ $62.40 | 34 mentions vs 2.6/day the week before | -0.4% | -4.0% | -6.3% | … |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Aug 5 @ $68.38 | 70 mentions vs 13.9/day the week before | -1.5% | +8.7% | -9.1% | … |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 16 @ $55.01 | 215 mentions vs 26.6/day the week before | +5.1% | +7.6% | +29.0% | … |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Jun 29 @ $86.77 | 113 mentions vs 34.6/day the week before | +2.4% | -14.5% | -38.9% | -29.7% |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Jun 15 @ $87.57 | 196 mentions vs 23.6/day the week before | -6.1% | -16.8% | -37.2% | -32.9% |
| May 25, 2026 | May 26 @ $119.70 | 72 mentions vs 16.9/day the week before | +8.3% | -1.3% | -45.2% | -48.2% |
| May 5, 2026 | May 6 @ $70.68 | 37 mentions vs 10.7/day the week before | -7.5% | +5.8% | +32.4% | -4.7% |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Apr 28 @ $71.88 | 61 mentions vs 13.3/day the week before | -2.8% | -11.1% | +85.2% | -26.2% |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Apr 15 @ $86.91 | 96 mentions vs 7.3/day the week before | +4.6% | -2.6% | -4.5% | -36.7% |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Mar 19 @ $94.09 | 39 mentions vs 10.4/day the week before | -4.4% | -6.6% | -13.9% | -14.3% |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Mar 2 @ $86.92 | 48 mentions vs 9.1/day the week before | +6.6% | +3.3% | -4.7% | +21.5% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Feb 12 @ $82.22 | 65 mentions vs 12.0/day the week before | +0.4% | -2.5% | +8.4% | +1.0% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Feb 4 @ $103.50 | 33 mentions vs 8.4/day the week before | -9.9% | -6.4% | -13.6% | -31.7% |
Aftermath: entry is the close of the first session the event was fully known (the same session for price moves, the reaction session for earnings, the next session for Reddit, analyst and insider events, which are dated by day). Repeats within a few sessions count as one event. Past performance after an event says nothing certain about the next one. Not advice.