SpaceX Stock: 3 Things to Watch Before the December Lock-Up Cliff

Key Points More of SpaceX's insider-owned shares will become eligible for sale through the end of the year. The company's business could also experience meaningful progress over the next few months. It's hard to predict which way the stock will move in the near term, but ongoing developments could reveal a lot about SpaceX's medium-term outlook. 10 stocks we like better than Space Exploration Technologies › Recent IPOs tend to be volatile for several reasons, including the fact that once a company goes public, insiders aren't allowed to sell their shares for a set period, called the lockup period. Once they are free to sell, whether they do so in droves or largely refrain can either sink or jolt the stock.