The market had a fever this week, and USA Rare Earth was patient zero. A stock that climbed fast, then fell harder. The kind that leaves a bad taste, like cheap whiskey and broken promises. It ended Friday down almost eleven percent. A ten-rounder, and USA Rare Earth took the count.
The Promise and the Pullback
They announced a Letter of Intent with the U.S. Government. Two hundred and seventy-seven million in funding, a billion-plus loan under the CHIPS Act. Sounded like a lifeline. And a private investment of a billion and a half, “anchored” by Inflection Point. Anchored, right. More like weighted down with expectations.
The pitch? De-risking the business plan. Producing magnets, then tackling the Round Top deposit in Texas. A domestic supply chain for rare-earth magnets, free from China. A patriotic play. The kind that gets investors reaching for their checkbooks, then wondering where they left their common sense.
Management started painting a picture for 2030. Big numbers. Eight thousand tonnes per annum of mining and processing. Twenty-seven thousand five hundred tonnes of metal making. And ten thousand tonnes of magnet-making capacity. They were talking revenue in the billions, EBITDA over a billion, and free cash flow approaching a billion. It was a forecast, alright. A forecast built on sand and hope.
The Fade
The news should have been good. But the market doesn’t run on good intentions. It runs on cold, hard reality. And reality has a way of sneaking up on you, like a pickpocket in a crowded room.
There was speculation, of course. Everyone was waiting for this. MP Materials got a similar boost in July. So, a lot of money had already piled in, waiting for an exit. A quick profit, then gone. Like ghosts at a seance.
Then came the Reuters article. The Government was rethinking price floors. MP Materials had them. This new deal? Not so much. A shift in policy. A signal. The kind that tells you the game is changing, and you might be holding a losing hand. It wasn’t a slam dunk. It was a gamble, dressed up in patriotic bunting.
This isn’t about rare earths. It’s about trust. And right now, trust is a rare commodity indeed.
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2026-01-30 15:42