On August 19, Rocket Lab USA, Inc. fell 5.34% in regular trading, trading at $74.175/share, with turnover of $328 million. The stock briefly touched an intraday high of $81.04 before retreating sharply to a low of $76.88.

Multiple bearish factors continued to weigh on shares. The options market saw a prominent $2.61 million far-dated out-of-the-money call sell order (1,002 contracts at the $145 strike expiring December 2028), signaling large traders are betting on capped upside. Overall large-order sentiment was decisively bearish. Additionally, the company's Q2 EPS of -$0.08 missed the consensus estimate of -$0.07, Q3 gross margin guidance of 29%-31% came in below expectations, and management signaled the Neutron rocket's first flight may slip into the following year. A new at-the-market equity distribution agreement of up to $1.944 billion further amplified dilution concerns, compounding selling pressure from the prior session's 5.4% drop.

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