AST SpaceMobile Stock Slides As Volatility Bets Surge

AST SpaceMobile ( (ASTS) ) is experiencing volatility. Read on for a possible explanation for the stock’s unusual movement.

AST SpaceMobile’s latest stock drop comes as traders brace for bigger price swings in the shares. Options data show a jump in implied volatility into the top decile, signaling that the market expects unusually large moves ahead. At the same time, call options outnumbered puts, with a put/call ratio around 0.52, and a flatter put‑call skew suggests a modest bullish tilt among options traders despite the recent weakness in the stock price.

More about AST SpaceMobile

YTD Price Performance: 42.50%

Average Trading Volume: 14,715,271

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: $38.03B

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