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Today’s Rundown:

What’s Happening: The 2026 SI Swimsuit cover race just picked up real narrative weight around Alix Earle, whose highly public breakup with Braxton Berrios dropped right as her DWTS run wrapped and SI’s Jamaica features resurfaced her in the news cycle. Earle remains one of SI’s most powerful digital traffic engines—her Jamaica styling, multiple brand returns, and first-ever digital cover last year all signal that SI sees her as a front-line face.

But covers also require clean narratives, and the breakup introduces ambiguity: does SI lean into the “resilient, rising star in her solo era” arc—which historically can boost candidates—or does the editorial team avoid a tabloid-adjacent spotlight and pivot toward steadier storylines? Counteracting that: Kostek brings stability and legacy credibility, while Sanders returns with a polished fifth-cycle presence.

Market Pricing

Scenarios

Trading Takeaway: The market is not yet pricing in the full effect of Earle’s breakup. If SI decides to capitalize on the narrative—high-likelihood given modern SI’s embrace of personal storytelling—Earle’s 28¢ is underpriced. Long on Earle at 28¢

What’s Happening: SpaceX has moved from rumor-cycle to roadmap. Multiple reports say the company is telling investors to expect an IPO in 2026, flipping years of “Starlink first” chatter into a combined listing pitch: rockets + Starlink + gov contracts in one mega-cap package.

The catalyst: a new secondary sale now being marketed to investors. CFO Bret Johnsen has floated an $800B valuation, double the ~$400B tender earlier this year. But pricing is noisy — Bloomberg flags insiders transacting around $300/share, closer to $560B — signaling this is still negotiations, not a filed S-1.

Starlink’s ~$12B run-rate and Musk’s claim of $15.5B 2025 revenue provide the “smooth and predictable” growth Musk once said was needed for a listing. SpaceX’s biannual private tenders continue to serve as its liquidity valve while hype builds around reclaiming the crown as the world’s most valuable startup.

Market Pricing

Scenarios: If SpaceX formalizes the secondary at ~$300/share (≈$560B), the middle buckets (500B–700B) become the pricing gravity well. Traders would anchor on private-market comps rather than Musk’s stated target.

If the board locks in an IPO timeline with a combined listing structure, hype valuation could inflate quickly. Starlink’s predictable cash flow plus launch dominance could justify near-$1T multiples in a frothy market backdrop.

If market conditions sour in 2026 (rates or risk-off), SpaceX may delay — keeping “No IPO before 2028” elevated and crushing upper buckets that rely on momentum valuation.

Trading Takeaway: The tape is telling you this is a two-path market: either an ambitious Musk-led $800B+ IPO pitch… or a gravity reset toward the ~$560B private mark. The most defensible long is 900B–1T at 21¢ — cheap relative to Musk’s historical ability to clear high valuations + the story power of a bundled “space infrastructure” IPO.

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What’s Happening: A win-or-slide moment hits Arrowhead tonight. Houston rolls in at 7-5, winners of four straight behind the league’s No. 1 scoring and total defense and a revived C.J. Stroud, who returned last week and delivered a controlled, efficient win over Indy. The Texans’ offense remains streaky, but Nico Collins and rookie Jayden Higgins have emerged as reliable chains-movers.

Kansas City sits at 6-6—unusual territory—and the conversation around their playoff hopes is turning urgent. Patrick Mahomes is still producing (22 TDs, 7 INTs), but he’ll be operating behind a line missing three starters against Will Anderson + Danielle Hunter, the NFL’s only double-digit-sack tandem. KC has been a different team at home (5-1), riding crowd energy and situational execution, but Houston’s front is by far the toughest they’ve faced in that building this season.

Market Pricing

Scenarios:
• If Houston’s rush tandem (Marks/Chubb) wins early downs and Stroud avoids the “turnover-worthy” pressure mistakes that have plagued him, Houston can force KC into obvious passing spots—exactly where this Texans defense hunts. That flips the script and makes a road steal very real.

• If Mahomes neutralizes Houston’s edge rush with tempo + RPO/quicks, Kansas City can manufacture long, mistake-free drives and keep the Texans’ pass rush from dictating pace. KC at home with sustained rhythm tends to snowball.

Trading Takeaway: Houston boasts the superior defense and healthier trenches; Kansas City owns the quarterback edge, home-field edge, and desperation edge. The market’s 64/36 split reflects trust in Mahomes over unit strength. But KC’s O-line attrition against a top-tier front is a real structural risk—one that caps upside on the favorite and opens volatility for the dog. Lean: Houston Yes at 36¢

12 NFL Games Today for Week 14: Eight games in the 1 pm ET window, headlined by the Steelers (29%) taking on the Ravens (71%) for control of the AFC North. Three games in the 4 pm ET window, led by NFC #1 Seed Bears (27%) in Green Bay (73%). Sunday Night Football at 8:20 pm ET.

5 Top 25 College Basketball Games: No ranked vs ranked matchups today. The highest-ranked team playing today is #11 Gonzaga (99%), taking on the North Florida Ospreys (1%).

7 NBA games tonight: Orlando (47%) in New York to take on the Knicks (54%) starts the day at 12 pm ET. The Lakers (63%) are in Philadelphia to take on the streaking Sixers (38%) at 7:30 pm ET.

8 NHL games on the slate, early game starts at 1:00 pm ET, late game is at 8 pm ET (Chicago Blackhawks - 36% @ Anaheim Ducks - 64%).

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