Tesla Bulls Are Betting on a SpaceX Merger — Top Analyst Says Marvell's $115 Billion Lumentum Deal Shows
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This report is about exchanges and trading.
Directly affected
- TSLA Tesla+6.6% 30d
Named in this report.
- SPCX Space Exploration Technologies-16.1% 17d
Named in this report.
- MRVL Marvell Technology-23.7% 30d
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- IAI iShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF
iShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF: it holds exchanges and brokers. Linked by “betting” (exchanges and trading) in this story.
- CME CME Group+2.7% 9d
CME Group (security and commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges and services): exchanges and brokers earn more when trading activity grows. Linked by “betting” (exchanges and trading) in this story.
- ICE Intercontinental Exchange+8.7% 30d
Intercontinental Exchange (security and commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges and services): exchanges and brokers earn more when trading activity grows. Linked by “betting” (exchanges and trading) in this story.
- CBOE Cboe Global Markets+23.9% 30d
Cboe Global Markets (security and commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges and services): exchanges and brokers earn more when trading activity grows. Linked by “betting” (exchanges and trading) in this story.
- NDAQ Nasdaq+12.2% 30d
Nasdaq (security and commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges and services): exchanges and brokers earn more when trading activity grows. Linked by “betting” (exchanges and trading) in this story.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLA | +0.89% | -0.15% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| SPCX | +8.98% | +5.49% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| MRVL | +42.22% | +27.45% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| IAI | -0.66% | +0.27% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| CME | -4.18% | -3.22% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| ICE | -9.80% | -5.40% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| CBOE | -7.08% | -10.30% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| NDAQ | -3.96% | -2.85% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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Tesla Bulls Are Betting on a SpaceX Merger — Top Analyst Says Marvell's $115 Billion Lumentum Deal Shows Benzinga
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBOE | three days earlier | -10.30% | final price |
| CBOE | five days earlier | -7.08% | final price |
| CME | three days earlier | -3.22% | final price |
| CME | five days earlier | -4.18% | final price |
| IAI | three days earlier | +0.27% | final price |
| IAI | five days earlier | -0.66% | final price |
| ICE | three days earlier | -5.40% | final price |
| ICE | five days earlier | -9.80% | final price |
| MRVL | three days earlier | +27.45% | final price |
| MRVL | five days earlier | +42.22% | final price |
| NDAQ | three days earlier | -2.85% | final price |
| NDAQ | five days earlier | -3.96% | final price |
| SPCX | three days earlier | +5.49% | final price |
| SPCX | five days earlier | +8.98% | final price |
| TSLA | three days earlier | -0.15% | final price |
| TSLA | five days earlier | +0.89% | final price |
Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Tesla (TSLA) (held by a spouse), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 2 Oct 2026. That is 32 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Tesla (TSLA) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 39 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Tesla (TSLA) (held by a dependent child), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 11 Sep 2026. That is 53 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar sold Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Sep 2026. That is 40 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar bought Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 12 Aug 2026. That is 83 days before publication. Filed 9 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar sold Marvell Technology (MRVL), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Sep 2026. That is 40 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold Marvell Technology (MRVL), worth $250,001 - $500,000 on 21 Aug 2026. That is 74 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Cme Group (CME), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 17 Aug 2026. That is 78 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold Cme Group (CME), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 10 Aug 2026. That is 85 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. April McClain Delaney sold Nasdaq (NDAQ) (held by a dependent child), worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 25 Aug 2026. That is 70 days before publication. Filed 9 Sep 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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