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Nvidia stock is extraordinarily stretched, even by it's own historical standards and it has been really stretched twice before (2017, 2021). It's a consensus W
by dkrich 3y ago
Nvidia stock is extraordinarily stretched, even by it's own historical standards and it has been really stretched twice before (2017, 2021).
It's a consensus Wall Street favorite. Retail traders who barely know what they do are now being lured in. I think the stock is close to a major top.
Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism and die on euphoria. Judging by general consensus I follow here, on Twitter, and in the financial press, I'd say we are basically at euphoria. Euphoria can last for a bit but not for long. Not only do I not see a ton of upside in the share price here, I think it's a fantastic short opportunity, as when the tide goes out on a stock like this that is totally driven by the idea that it is supply-constrained, if that looks to be in doubt for any reason whatsoever, it is going to fall very far. I'm talking back to the double digits given the amount of supply they are currently producing.
Keep in mind that there are only a handful of companies that can afford these chips at scale and the business model for what they are doing is far from proven. At some point, likely soon given where interest rates are, they are going to need to show a ROI or they are going to be forced to cut spending.
It's a very unique positive feedback loop. Here you have the wealthiest most profitable companies in history that all have a vested interest in not being viewed as waving off the AI hype train. Therefore they basically have to show the street that they're investing which drives up demand for the chips and consequently the price. But you must understand that this process can play out in reverse at 10x the speed. All you need is consensus that spending on AI is suddenly not such a great investment.
I suspect that what you might see happen is earnings for Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon start to suffer. This will require them to cut spending on data center development (unless they are able to show profit growth coming from that investment- unlikely on a short time scale). At that point Nvidia is going to have to cut costs and likely cut back on supply. This is the identical cycle that played out during the last hype cycle, which hilariously, centered on the Metaverse.
- naveen99 3y agoHow much of it is zuck buying up all available nvidia product at any price ? AI is a more credible obsession than the metaverse. So he could just buy all nvidia output for the next few years…