Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.
NYSESPCE is now dealing with the hangover from one of the sharpest two-act trades of the year — a 40%-plus one-month rally built on SpaceX anticipation, followed by a 32% single-day collapse the moment the real deal began trading. The positioning data tells a stark story about what's left behind. Short interest has climbed to 40.9% of free float — up 26% over the past month — and…
SPCE short sellers face extreme scarcity. Utilization hit 93.6% as of June 11, nearing the 52-week high of 100%, while availability plummeted to near zero. With 40.2% short interest of float and cost-to-borrow at 12.99%, borrowing shares has become costly and nearly impossible.
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Read on ORTEX →Sign up for premiumSPCE is now dealing with the hangover from one of the sharpest two-act trades of the year — a 40%-plus one-month rally built on SpaceX anticipation, followed by a 32% single-day collapse the moment the real deal began…
Snapshot as of 27 Jun 2026
Virgin Galactic Holdings is caught in a brutal short squeeze — the stock has nearly doubled in a week while one of the most heavily shorted names in the aerospace universe scrambles to cover. The scale of the move is…
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Virgin Galactic heads into its May 14 earnings report carrying one of the most heavily shorted positions in the entire market, even as the lending pool has loosened and options traders lean conspicuously bullish. Short…
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