Elon Musk hypes up SpaceX, but behind the scenes, short positions have reached $24.6 billion. Currently, investors are shorting 219 million shares of SpaceX stock, accounting for about 34% of the company’s publicly traded shares—it's a crowded short. Two key dates coming up: - After market close on August 4: Earnings report release - August 6: First batch of lock-up shares released (early investors and insiders) Whether there’s a massive short squeeze or not, it all depends on Musk this time.