Nvidia wipes out $1 trillion but hits pre-AI valuation lows — contrarian bounce play
Nvidia stock has crashed so hard that it's now cheaper relative to its earnings than it was before the AI frenzy began — cheaper than a candy company. Yet traders are already piling in to bet on a rebound, betting that the selling has gone too far. With expectations now extremely low heading into earnings, even a modest beat could spark a rally.
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Nvidia has lost roughly $1 trillion in value, pushing its price-to-earnings ratio back to pre-AI-boom levels and making it literally cheaper than Hershey — an extraordinary reset for a company still dominating AI chip sales. Separately, we see options traders aggressively betting on a rebound even as the broader chip sector sells off, and Goldman Sachs is warning that earnings expectations have fallen so low that future results alone won't drive a rally. This combination — rock-bottom valuation, contrarian buying pressure, and reset expectations — creates a classic contrarian setup where even a small positive catalyst could trigger a sharp snap-back.
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- Wave of Earnings Surprises Will Be Hard to Repeat, Says Goldman — Bloomberg
- Nvidia Is World's Most Valuable Company and Cheaper Than Hershey — Bloomberg
- As chip sector takes it on the chin, traders bet on a big Nvidia rally — CNBC
- Nvidia's $1 Trillion Slide Sends Valuation to Pre-AI Boom Levels — Bloomberg