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description: "As expected, the space stocks surged and then plummeted: $AST SpaceMobile(ASTS.US) was still hitting a 52-week high the day before yesterday, but then dropped 4% after-hours yesterday and plunged -10% pre-market on 5/29, closing at 133.Before considering whether to catch the falling knife, first figure out why it fell:I looked through recent news and couldn't find any fatal fundamental negative news—it's more about &#34;it's been hyped too high and needs a breather&#34;: In the past two weeks, the entire space sector was ignited by SpaceX's $1.75 trillion IPO expectations and NASA's lunar base plans, with ASTS and small rockets surging consecutively. This kind of purely sentiment and expectation-driven rally, once there's no new catalyst, profit-taking happens this fast. The negative isn't &#34;bad news happened,&#34; it's &#34;the good story is over, and the valuation is too expensive.&#34;However, I think: ASTS has the real catalyst of a June satellite launch plan as a cushion. It looks interesting after a pullback, but right now it's &#34;the knife is still falling.&#34; I won't catch it now; I'll wait for it to bottom out and see the market sentiment around the June launch.What's even more critical is $ASTS 2X Long ETF(ASTX.US), which fell 20.8% pre-market. Leveraged stocks are a double-edged sword in a &#34;pump and dump&#34;: great when rising, but your principal can be halved faster when falling, plus there's decay. My conclusion is clear: If you really want to bet on an ASTS rebound, only touch the underlying stock, not the 2x leveraged ETF—catching a falling knife is dangerous enough; adding leverage makes the volatility terrifying 😰"
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# As expected, the space stocks surged and then plum…


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## Comments (5)

- **知行合一入美股 · 2026-05-30T00:37:06.000Z**: Despite such a major incident, it only dropped this little. The fundamentals are completely sound, and I'm bullish on it in the long term.
- **楚瀛 · 2026-05-29T10:12:55.000Z · 👍 6**: He dropped 32% pre-market because Blue Origin exploded. What are you analyzing? You don't even know something this critical.
  - **新用户_9D704** (2026-05-29T11:22:47.000Z): LOL
  - **旧用户_fafa** (2026-05-29T12:45:51.000Z): Hahaha
  - **Flying Cat** (2026-05-29T13:15:37.000Z): This is the correct answer👍
