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According to CNBC, SpaceX has erased more than $1.2 trillion in market value since its June peak of $225.64, and the stock fell more than 1% on Monday to close at $113.50 after dropping in 13 of the last 16 sessions. Traders bought 106,000 calls and 77,000 puts Monday, with $442 million in premium tied mostly to puts, while the most active contract was the 330-strike call expiring Friday.

Four of the five biggest trades by premium were neutral or bullish, including two large put-spread sales and a trade that collected $1.8 million by selling 5,200 of the 100-strike puts expiring Oct. 16 and buying 7,000 of the 85-strike puts with the same expiry. SpaceX is set to release its first earnings report since its initial public offering, and investors will then be able to sell 20% of their eligible locked-up stock, or up to 911.5 million shares, on Aug. 6. Charles Moon of Prosper Trading Academy said it is early for investors and that Wall Street is punishing AI stocks for capex, while adding that the lock-up on SpaceX may not be as bad as some fear.