Space X’s short position exceeds 26 billion US dollars, and its book profit exceeds 7 billion
As the AI craze surges and fears of a market bubble rise, short sellers see an opportunity to bet against the trend. Among them, shorting Musk’s SpaceX has been particularly profitable. Ihor Dusanevsky, head of predictive analytics at market research firm S3 Partners, said on Tuesday that short investors have arbitraged about $7.3 billion since SpaceX's initial public offering in June. This is in stark contrast to other AI-related short trades in 2026 – which combined lost as much as $200 billion. The report also stated that short positions in SpaceX have exceeded $26 billion. S3 Partners stated that although Still the most popular target among short investors, SpaceX has become the stock with the second highest short profit this year. Dusanevsky said in the report: "Since SpaceX went public, short-selling transactions have continued." SpaceX is scheduled to announce its second-quarter 2026 financial report on August 4, which will be the company's first public earnings call in history. After the earnings report is released, some insiders will be allowed to sell their shares as the lock-up period under the IPO expires. Ron Barron continues to be bullish on SpaceX Just as the above news broke, Barron Capital investor Ron Barron still supported SpaceX even though the stock price fell. He said that the SpaceX shares held by his funds are expected to increase in value 30 times in the future. The investor also called the commercial aerospace giant an "extremely good business." At the same time, Musk has previously issued a warning to SpaceX short sellers, saying that "the probability that a large number of investors who are short SpaceX will ultimately survive is extremely low." Although Musk is firmly optimistic about the company, many investors have doubts about SpaceX's valuation, and Gary Black of the Future Fund is one of them. However, Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Investment Management, is optimistic about SpaceX and reminds investors not to bet on the company's stock price falling. He believes that considering the company's long-term goals, the recent decline in stock prices is not important.