Space has become a big business and space stocks are riding that trend higher. They may not be as hot as artificial intelligence stocks were in 2024 and 2025, but that mania may only be a matter of time.
That's because SpaceX, Elon Musk’s apace company, is going public with an IPO date of sometime in June 2026. Retail and institutional investors are expected to have significant interest in this public offering. But buying shares around an IPO is tricky, and many retail investors have been caught on the wrong side of volatile price action.
