AST SpaceMobile designs and operates a satellite constellation intended to deliver cellular broadband service directly to standard smartphones, covering areas beyond traditional terrestrial network reach. The company serves both commercial customers and government clients through its space-based mobile network infrastructure. Founded in 2017 and based in Midland, Texas, the company develops satellite technology to extend cellular coverage globally.
1Y: 59.27 (+43.0%) · range 41.44–133.09
entry readiness 67 · GOOD SETUP · exit proximity 0
Value area 57.66–91.71 · 91% of 120d volume overhead · heavy supply
ASTS is a name Orca is watching but not endorsing: the daily lane sits at WATCH (readiness 67, GOOD SETUP but unconfirmed) while the fixed-threshold score labels it a SHORT CANDIDATE with a technical leg of just 10 and a strong DOWN Markov state. The only real bullish tell is heavy retail forum chatter, the softest evidence family in the book, so the read tilts cautious-to-bearish rather than constructive. This turns on whether the forming double bottom actually confirms — until it does, the promoted mechanics (short candidate, DOWN regime, -57% earnings miss) outweigh the narrative bid.
- Daily lane readiness 67 [GOOD SETUP] in an ENTRY ZONE, and a double_bottom:forming pattern (score 50) — a potential base if it confirms
- EMA/technical leg of 67 in the conviction blend hints the tape isn't uniformly weak
- Retail Forum Chatter leads contributing sources at 0.687, showing active attention
- Absolute score 33/100 = SHORT CANDIDATE with a technical leg of only 10 and MeanRev regime
- Markov trend DOWN with 89% probability of staying down — strong persistence against a long
- Last earnings surprise -57.1% (2026-08-10), and the prior flag's realised 20d/40d return is -4.1% with negative MFE
- Bull case rests almost entirely on retail chatter; no Monte Carlo on record, peer cluster and pattern both NEUTRAL — thin orthogonal support
Invalidated if: The read flips bullish if the daily lane advances from WATCH to OPEN on a confirmed double-bottom breakout and the Markov state turns UP; it confirms bearish on a break below the base low with the DOWN regime intact.
| Source | Score | Last seen |
|---|---|---|
| forum-chatter | 0.687 | Sep 17, 2026 |
| short-interest | 0.169 | Sep 14, 2026 |
| trader-sentiment | 0.125 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Horizon | Return | MFE | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20d | -4.10% | -4.02% | 2/20d |
| 40d | -4.10% | -4.02% | 2/40d |