Ticker brief
IRDM IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC
Communications · Telecommunications
last close
$46.60
1 day
-2.2%
14 days
-7.2%
mkt cap
$5.7B
signals 14d
14
authors 14d
11
crowd 14d
+0.5σ
Options inteloptions-surface reads · latest available day per source
| metric | reading | context |
|---|---|---|
| IV — ATM 30d | 36% cheap · 2 pctile own 1y | IV/HV 1.04× (as of 2026-08-25) |
| Skew — 25Δ RR 30d | +0.007 39 pctile own 1y | balanced vs own range |
| Net dealer OI (NDOI) | +2.26 elevated | 5-session Δ +0.87 (as of 2026-07-06) |
| OI alarm | quiet | last alarm 2026-06-24 (z=10.7) |
Sentiment — last 14 days
daily mean sentiment, 2026-08-15 → 2026-08-28 · now +0.05 (−1 bearish … +1 bullish)
Who spoke11
| author | grade | trader score | signals | mean sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @Stevendiaz | B | -1.17 | 3 | +0.28 |
| @Money_or_Life_X | B | -4.61 | 2 | +0.28 |
| @Sam_Badawi | C | -1.46 | 1 | +0.05 |
| @7Innovator | B | -0.06 | 1 | +0.50 |
| @SpacBobby | C | -3.19 | 1 | +0.35 |
| @CEOStockWatcher | C | · | 1 | -0.20 |
| @BlueJay87476298 | B | -0.02 | 1 | +0.25 |
| @SpaceSector001 | C | -4.72 | 1 | +0.50 |
| @rklb_invest | B | +2.29 | 1 | +0.60 |
| @Reformed_Trader | C | -3.02 | 1 | +0.05 |
| @Shrimp_a_Whales | C | -1.88 | 1 | +0.00 |
Recent signals14of 14 in 14d — receipts included
| date (PT) | author | sent | what they said | since then | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | @Money_or_Life_X | +0.05 | Frames SpaceX's FCC request concerning Iridium interference as routine industry pressure. | — | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @Money_or_Life_X | +0.50 | Details Rocket Lab's amended S-4 and cash-stock terms for its Iridium acquisition. | -1.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @Shrimp_a_Whales | +0.00 | Shares a 14(a) filing's comparable-company table for IRDM, RKLB and ASTS. | -1.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @Reformed_Trader | +0.05 | Defends ASTS launch access and argues available launch capacity supports non-launch-provider constellations. | -1.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @rklb_invest | +0.60 | Explains a long-term framework favoring predictable businesses with underpriced assets and external catalysts. | -1.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @SpaceSector001 | +0.50 | Reports progress in Rocket Lab's acquisition of Iridium and endorses its communications strategy. | -1.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @BlueJay87476298 | +0.25 | Presents a long-term bullish RKLB thesis around vertical integration, Neutron, backlog and space services. | -1.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @Stevendiaz | +0.25 | Presents a multi-sector basket of companies expected to be well positioned by 2028. | -1.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-20 | @CEOStockWatcher | -0.20 | Six IRDM insiders sold $19M after the stock's 100% run-up. | -3.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-18 | @SpacBobby | +0.35 | Goldman frames a long-term space-economy expansion and names public beneficiaries across industry layers. | -5.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-17 | @7Innovator | +0.50 | Rocket Lab reports record Q2 results and an $8 billion acquisition of Iridium. | -6.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-16 | @Sam_Badawi | +0.05 | Rocket Lab confirmed eight Globalstar satellite platforms reached orbit and operate as expected. | -7.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-16 | @Stevendiaz | +0.30 | Long-term RKLB holding with no intent to sell, backed by backlog, Neutron, and IRDM integration. | -7.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-15 | @Stevendiaz | +0.30 | Discloses holding RKLB for nearly two years and endorses its contracts, diversification and IRDM-driven integration. | -7.2% | tweet ↗ |
“Since then” = price move from the close on the signal's date (PT) to the latest close — what happened after they said it, not a backtest. A — means no trading session has closed since the signal yet. Sentiment is our extracted per-tweet score, −1…+1.