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American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A (AEXA)

Financial Services | Shell Companies | Menlo Park, United States | NYSE
11.50 USD
After hours: 11.50

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:☆☆☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:41 a.m. EDT

This shell company presents a catastrophic long-term investment case. The entity has no operating business, negative book value, and zero revenue growth history, making it a classic value trap with no intrinsic floor other than liquidation. The lack of any price history beyond the immediate recent past confirms there is no multi-year track record to evaluate, rendering any 'growth' or 'fundamental' analysis impossible. While the stock trades near its 52-week high, this is likely driven by SPAC merger speculation or short-covering dynamics rather than business quality. Short-term, the setup looks precarious. The options chain screams caution, with massive put open interest acting as a heavy anchor against the price. The statistical forecast model also leans slightly negative, aligning with the bearish options flow. This suggests that while the price hasn't collapsed yet, the market is pricing in a high probability of a drop toward the $10.49 low in the coming weeks. There is absolutely no dividend income to offset the risk. Investors here are purely gambling on a successful SPAC merger or a short squeeze, but given the negative book value and lack of analyst coverage, the odds are stacked heavily against the holder. Avoid.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.018951
AutoTheta0.019019
MSTL0.019336
AutoARIMA0.024576

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 65%
H-stat 1.15
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.131
Excess Kurtosis -1.41
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Market Cap 568,798,208

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:41 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest dominates across nearly all expirations, with significant concentration at strikes below the current price (e.g., 10.0 and 11.0). Call activity is sparse, with notable open interest only at distant out-of-the-money strikes (20.0 for March 2027), suggesting a speculative lottery ticket bias rather than a conviction in a near-term rally. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term puts relative to calls, indicating fear of a drop closer to the $10.49 low.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.08388317
Address1 506 Santa Cruz Ave.
Address2 Suite 300
All Time High 11.99
All Time Low 10.49
Ask 11.75
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 53,440
Average Daily Volume3 Month 93,825
Average Volume 93,825
Average Volume10Days 53,440
Bid 11.36
Bid Size 100
Book Value -0.412
City Menlo Park
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 11.5
Current Ratio 7.278
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 11.54
Day Low 11.335
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise Value 568,571,584
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 11.575
Fifty Day Average Change -0.07499981
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0064794654
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 8.388317
Fifty Two Week High 11.99
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.48999977
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.04086737
Fifty Two Week Low 10.49
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.0100002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0962822
Fifty Two Week Range 10.49 - 11.99
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,758,893,400,000
Float Shares 34,349,971
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change 0.0
Fullday Change Percent 0.0
Fullday Price 11.5
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00505
Held Percent Institutions 0.90021
Implied Shares Outstanding 49,460,714
Industry Shell Companies
Industry Disp Shell Companies
Industry Key shell-companies
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A was incorporated in 2025 and is based in Menlo Park, California.
Long Name American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp. A
Market us_market
Market Cap 568,798,208
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1957285153
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common -14,394,510
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 568,798,211
Open 11.5
Operating Cashflow -1,048,252
Operating Margins 0.0
Phone 650 521 9007
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 11.5
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Previous Close 11.5
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -27.91262
Profit Margins 0.0
Quick Ratio 5.182
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 11.54
Regular Market Day Low 11.335
Regular Market Day Range 11.335 - 11.54
Regular Market Open 11.5
Regular Market Previous Close 11.5
Regular Market Price 11.5
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 55,873
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 34,675,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0052
Shares Short 257,160
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 264,381
Short Name American Exceptionalism Acquisi
Short Percent Of Float 0.0075
Short Ratio 3.18
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol AEXA
Total Cash 226,626
Total Cash Per Share 0.005
Total Debt 0
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.3209
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.17910004
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0158203
Type Disp Equity
Volume 55,873
Zip 94,025