DAY 1: Lucid Reverse Split ⚠️ Morgan Stanley Maintains $30 Target | Lucid Stock Analysis
Overall SentimentBearishStrength: 50%
Overall Thesis
Day 1 of Lucid's reverse split sees a 9.7% decline with no institutional buying materializing, confirming the speaker's prediction that the split alone won't attract institutions.
Narratives
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BearishOn the first trading day post-reverse split, Lucid dropped 9.7% to $17.87 with no meaningful institutional buying emerging. Morgan Stanley reiterated their $30 target (adjusted from pre-split $3) but this failed to lift the stock. The speaker had predicted ~10% pullback and views the stock as a falling knife in unknown territory at new all-time lows. He is not buying despite having identified $18–$19.99 as a buy zone previously.
Key Arguments
- Lucid down 9.75% day 1 post-split as predicted by speaker ('at least 10% pullback')
- No institutional buying detected on secondary market or darkpool despite penny stock status now removed
- Morgan Stanley reiterated $30 target (new post-split equivalent) as only new rating
- Speaker not buying due to 'falling knife' concern at new all-time lows
- Next potential catalyst: Sept 17 rate decision (25 or 50 bps cut)
- Key recovery signal: stock needs to close above $20.43 (10-day MA)
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