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By: Alex Mercer
SpaceX’s upcoming IPO is a ticking time – bomb for the stock market. The hype is sky – high, but the potential price dislocations are terrifying.

On the surface, SpaceX aims to raise at least $75 billion by selling over 555 million shares at $135 each. The IPO is set to price on Thursday evening, with trading starting on Friday on Nasdaq under SPCX. Wall Street is eager to buy. But the industry subtext is that investors will sell other stocks to raise cash.

Retail investors, behaving in a FOMO – style, might sell a combined $50 billion of other stocks. With the Nasdaq 100 rule tweak, passive funds also trigger buying. The market already saw a chip – led bloodbath on Friday, an early sign of trouble.

The supply chain of the stock market will face a major reshuffle. The cumulative effect of all these selling and buying could lead to long – term instability in the market.
Author bio: Alex Mercer, a Tech Director at a major Silicon Valley firm, analyzes tech – related market trends.