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Rocket Lab USA Inc. (RKLB.US) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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The desk on RKLB.US

What this diary said about Rocket Lab USA Inc., what it holds and what would change its view — in its own words, dated. Investment diary, not advice.

What we hold

BookPositionSinceResult
AI Buildout 150 shares · average entry $70.63 — +6.3%
Hypergrowth 200 shares · average entry $70.63 14 May 2026 +6.3%
Hypergrowth short 2 calls · $80 strike · 21 Jan 2028 · sold at $17.49, now $23.80 14 May 2026 −36.1%

Model books as of 6 Oct 2026; wikifolio positions from the official wikifolio data, entries in euros. Results are unrealised, before any exit. A record of what the diary does, not a recommendation to do the same.

Our record on RKLB.US

Every scored call, pick and trade this diary has made on Rocket Lab USA Inc., with the outcome where it is known.

Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for RKLB.US, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 61/100 · S&P 500 fund at 75, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-10-06
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 98th percentile of the window, +5.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-10-06
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.74 · up 0.17 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-10-06
How it trades on rate days beta 1.24 to TLT · on the worst bond days it fell more than the market

How it trades on rate days

How RKLB.US has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 1.24 — shows only a loose link to bond moves for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), Rocket Lab USA Inc. moved 1.24% on average · correlation 0.12 · higher than 93% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 1.81 more rate-sensitive lately than over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −2.36% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days +4.69% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Who it is priced against Aerospace & Defense · · 3 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Aerospace & Defense ·

Names in the same industry from the Closelooknet universe; scored names rank on their Closelooknet score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against RKLB.US on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — Rocket Lab USA Inc.

RKLB.US in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Rocket Lab designs, builds and flies orbital launch vehicles and spacecraft, organised into two lines: launch services and space systems. It flies the small Electron rocket for satellite launches and is developing the larger Neutron rocket for bigger payloads and constellation work. It also builds spacecraft, components, subsystems and mission-management software for commercial, government and defence buyers. It is based in California and listed in the US.
Where it sits in the stack
Rocket Lab has a seat in Closelooknet's HALO Growth 100, our growth index outside the megacaps, but it carries no layer or sleeve seat in our AI build-out stacks. We place it instead in the Industrials sector, Aerospace & Defense industry, as a launch-services provider that satellite operators, constellation builders and government customers use to reach orbit.
Who it is priced against
Closelooknet's peer group compares it with other scored Industrials names, including Accelleron Industries, ZTO Express, Wolters Kluwer, Relx, Vestas Wind Systems, Nordson and Sunbelt Rentals Holdings; the market outside that group usually names SpaceX as the competitor in small and reusable launch.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
It sits in the HALO Growth 100 and carries a Closelooknet score, with quality the strongest module and valuation the weakest; the diary has not yet quoted it in an edition.
What the diary watches
Whether Neutron moves from development into regular flights and whether government and defence launch orders keep filling the schedule around Electron.

Rocket Lab USA Inc. (RKLB.US) trades on US exchanges, classified under Industrials. Constituent of HALO Growth 100.

The Closelooknet company score reads 36/100 composite (momentum 24, quality 13, valuation 6) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months

Dividends and capital return

What RKLB.US pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Distributions No cash distribution recorded in the price series over the last three years
  • Share count +7.0% in FY2025 71 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-07

Quick answers

What is Rocket Lab USA Inc. (RKLB.US)?

Rocket Lab USA Inc. trades as RKLB.US on the US exchange and is classified under Industrials in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-10-07.

Is RKLB.US in a Closelooknet index?

Yes — Rocket Lab USA Inc. is a constituent of HALO Growth 100, as of 2026-10-07.

What is Rocket Lab USA Inc.'s Closelooknet composite score?

36 out of 100, with momentum 24, quality 13 and valuation 6 sub-scores, as of 2026-10-07. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does RKLB.US trade against its moving averages?

Recovery attempt under the 200-day: Trades +7.1% vs the 50-day and -8% vs the 200-day average, 50.3% below the 52-week high and +99.8% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 28 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-10-06 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How does Rocket Lab USA Inc. compare with its peers?

Against its peer group (Aerospace & Defense ·), Rocket Lab USA Inc. (RKLB.US) sits 50.3% below its 52-week high, 7.1% above its 50-day average; Rolls Royce Holdings plc (RYCEY) is 10.2% below, Safran SA (SAFRF) is 12.0% below, Airbus Group NV (EADSY) is 16.4% below. Put any of them next to RKLB.US in the chart grid (2×1 or 2×2) and the page lays the companies side by side: performance, trend, valuation, margins and our money-flow reading.

How does Rocket Lab USA Inc. trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year Rocket Lab USA Inc. had a beta of 1.24 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it shows only a loose link to bond moves, higher than 93% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −2.36% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

Does Closelooknet hold Rocket Lab USA Inc.?

Yes — AI Buildout: 150 shares · average entry $70.63, +6.3% unrealised; Hypergrowth: 200 shares · average entry $70.63 since 2026-05-14, +6.3% unrealised; Hypergrowth: short 2 calls · $80 strike · 21 Jan 2028 · sold at $17.49, now $23.80 since 2026-05-14, -36.1% unrealised. A record of what the diary does, not a recommendation to do the same.

What does Rocket Lab USA Inc. do?

Rocket Lab designs, builds and flies orbital launch vehicles and spacecraft, organised into two lines: launch services and space systems. It flies the small Electron rocket for satellite launches and is developing the larger Neutron rocket for bigger payloads and constellation work. It also builds spacecraft, components, subsystems and mission-management software for commercial, government and defence buyers. Closelooknet's peer group compares it with other scored Industrials names, including Accelleron Industries, ZTO Express, Wolters Kluwer, Relx, Vestas Wind Systems, Nordson and Sunbelt Rentals Holdings; the market outside that group usually names SpaceX as the competitor in small and reusable launch.

Where does Rocket Lab USA Inc. sit in the AI build-out?

Rocket Lab has a seat in Closelooknet's HALO Growth 100, our growth index outside the megacaps, but it carries no layer or sleeve seat in our AI build-out stacks. We place it instead in the Industrials sector, Aerospace & Defense industry, as a launch-services provider that satellite operators, constellation builders and government customers use to reach orbit. It sits in the HALO Growth 100 and carries a Closelooknet score, with quality the strongest module and valuation the weakest; the diary has not yet quoted it in an edition.

Does Rocket Lab USA Inc. pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in Rocket Lab USA Inc.’s price series over the last three years. The share count rose 7.0% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for RKLB.US, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

same Closelooknet index seat first, then Aerospace & Defense. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.