Thursday, September 17, 2026

SpaceX ticker SPCX saw retail query breakouts exceed +90,000% ahead of its Sept 22 Starship orbital flight, while "federal reserve interest rates" search interest exploded from 1 to 100 in 48 hours as SPY drifted lower.

15 items|9 trends analyzed|Regions: US

Ongoing Stories(4)

Macro Anxiety Evaporates: 'Crash' Queries Down 87% in 72 Hours

Major Update

Macro anxiety has re-emerged but rotated from 'crash' to 'federal reserve interest rates', with search interest hitting 100 today after crashing to 1 on Sep 15.

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HTZ: The Squeeze That Already Happened (And Might Again)

Still Trending

Short squeeze query volume for HTZ broke out again today (+18,300%) as the stock sits at $1.88, down 61% over three months.

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BYND: Retail Hunts Short Interest on a $10 Carcass

Still Trending

BYND short interest queries hit breakout levels again today, with the stock bouncing 9.6% to $10.95 after touching a 52-week low of $9.81.

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NFE: Retail Front-Ran a Reverse Split by 72 Hours

Winding Down

NFE search interest has faded back to zero after Tuesday's spike, and the stock slipped to $12.51, suggesting the reverse-split halo effect is dissipating.

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Visualizations(5)

SPCX Price: From IPO Hype to Starship Bounce

SPCX crashed from $191 to $108 by early August, then rebounded to $150.88 today (+5.1%), leaving it down 21% from its June open despite the upcoming Starship catalyst.

SPY Drifts Lower as Macro Queries Spike

SPY has slid from $777 in mid-August to $754 today (-3.0%), even as retail macro anxiety rotated from 'crash' to 'Fed rates'.

Groupon vs Wendy's: Divergent Paths

GRPN has gained 16.7% over three months and is breaking above technical resistance, while WEN has round-tripped to +2.0% after a 5.8% single-day drop on analyst downgrades.

SPCX & SpaceX Search Interest

SPCX and SpaceX queries dominated retail search in June around the IPO, collapsed by August, and are breaking out again ahead of the Sept 22 Starship orbital flight.

Fed Rate Search Interest Explodes

Search interest for 'federal reserve interest rates' jumped from 1 to 100 in 48 hours, the largest macro query spike in the 3-month window.

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Ongoing Stories(4)

Macro Anxiety Evaporates: 'Crash' Queries Down 87% in 72 Hours

HTZ: The Squeeze That Already Happened (And Might Again)

BYND: Retail Hunts Short Interest on a $10 Carcass

NFE: Retail Front-Ran a Reverse Split by 72 Hours

Visualizations(5)

SPCX Price: From IPO Hype to Starship Bounce

SPY Drifts Lower as Macro Queries Spike

Groupon vs Wendy's: Divergent Paths

SPCX & SpaceX Search Interest

Fed Rate Search Interest Explodes

Key Insights(4)

SpaceX Search Frenzy Front-Runs Starship Orbital Debut

Macro Anxiety Rotates From 'Crash' to 'Fed Rates'

Groupon and Wendy's: Two Query Breakouts, Two Directions

Prediction Markets Price a Coin Flip, Retail Searches for Certainty

Hypotheses(2)

SPCX will experience a 'sell the news' drop after the Sept 22 Starship flight regardless of mission success, as the 328M share unlock on Sept 24 overwhelms retail demand.

The Fed query spike is a leading indicator of a volatility repricing in SPY over the next 10 days, as retail's sudden focus on rates ahead of the October meeting forces hedging flows.