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NVIDIA could reach $250 by November 13 while it tests the lower edge of its rising channel; its options map shows positive dealer exposure near current levels and substantial call positioning around $240-$250. It remains on watch rather than an immediate buy. x.com
Significant institutional-level dark-pool activity supports Nvidia's potential Q4 move back to its high, then $264 and $280. About $11 billion came in around $222 and $227.50, but the ride may be bumpy. After another pullback, holding the $223-$226 area for several days would confirm the setup; repeated sideways action after break attempts means staying away for now. x.com x.com
Nvidia is more likely to sell off over the next two-plus months than break out, even though it sits less than 3% from its all-time high. A weekly close above $237 could theoretically take it to $287, but such a breakout looks unlikely in September of a midterm election year. x.com
NVIDIA should move higher as Nebius's cloud price hikes show how strong AI compute demand is. Per a quoted post, from October 1 Nebius is raising hourly rates for NVIDIA H100s from $3.85 to $4.50, H200s to $5.40, B200s to $8.50 and B300s to $9.50. Unusual NVIDIA call buying caught by options-flow tracking suggests someone saw it coming. x.com
NVIDIA has ended three months of sideways trading and moved back into positive gamma, with its moving averages fanning upward again. Options money is betting on $220-240 calls ahead of its August 26 earnings, and near-dated Mag 7 call buying shows institutions positioning rather than retreating. After hitting its first target, it is not a chase here; a pullback to $210-216 that reclaims $214 would offer a re-entry toward the prior $236 high. x.com
Nvidia is priced for perfection, so even strong earnings could send it lower; it fell after each of its last four beats, including one of 5.7%. Demand is real, with $1 trillion of orders for 2026–27 against about $253 billion of trailing sales, so slowing growth isn't the worry; the worry is that no result can satisfy a perfect price. At $5.2 trillion it is the S&P 500's biggest piece, and options imply a roughly 5% swing, about $260 billion, on the ~$92 billion of expected sales. x.com
Nvidia offers about as low-risk, high-reward a setup as it gets. It is respecting its trend line, the golden pocket and prior all-time-high wicks, with $6.6 million in out-of-the-money calls expiring in 16 days. A $300 target by year-end is not unrealistic. x.com
Nvidia is likely to run up into earnings as it lights up on options flow. x.com x.com
NVIDIA is a capital-cycle cyclical, so its strong near-term guidance only sets up a bigger slowdown later. Its FY28 guide for 70% growth, versus 45% consensus, means a bigger deceleration in FY29. Arguments that NVIDIA deserves a market multiple or more on $400B-plus of FY2028 net income ignore how such cyclicals behave. x.com x.com
Nvidia looks interesting again because rising earnings estimates have not been reflected in its valuation. FY28 EPS estimates rose about 25% in 60 days while shares stayed roughly flat; it trades below 14 times FY28 earnings with a mid-single-digit free-cash-flow yield. Exponential change is hard to grasp, and it is hard to see Nvidia not winning if the US does, though there is little capital to absorb market wobbles. x.com x.com