Nvidia at $4.2 trillion: what is it really worth without Jensen Huang?
The broader market was up: the Nasdaq rose 1.6%, the S&P 500 gained 1.31%, and Nvidia also closed up 2.87% during regular trading, with $46.3 billion in volume—the highest in the entire market. Then, after hours, it plunged in a straight line to $159, down at least 8%, and at its lowest was off more than 9%.
The news in a nutshell: the board is preparing to oust Jensen Huang and is already looking to outside firms to find a new CEO. CFO Colette Kress is a leading candidate to serve as interim CEO. The affair is the fuse; the rules are the trigger.
Where’s the contrarian angle? Everyone is shouting, “Old Huang is irreplaceable,” but what the market is really pricing in is the start of a discount to the “founder premium.” The CUDA ecosystem hasn’t gone anywhere, orders for capacity are booked through 2029, and a $4.2 trillion company isn’t being held up by just one person. What’s truly fragile is the narrative itself: “As long as Huang is there, Nvidia can do no wrong.”
Options-implied volatility was still hovering around 35% a week ago; now it has shot straight up to 70%, with IV rank hitting 100. The event-driven bets are on the table, but think carefully: are you making money from panic, or catching a falling knife? $NVDA $SOXL $KORU #黄仁勋再被曝与下属婚外情，或遭董事会罢免
The broader market was up: the Nasdaq rose 1.6%, the S&P 500 gained 1.31%, and Nvidia also closed up 2.87% during regular trading, with $46.3 billion in volume—the highest in the entire market. Then, after hours, it plunged in a straight line to $159, down at least 8%, and at its lowest was off more than 9%.
The news in a nutshell: the board is preparing to oust Jensen Huang and is already looking to outside firms to find a new CEO. CFO Colette Kress is a leading candidate to serve as interim CEO. The affair is the fuse; the rules are the trigger.
Where’s the contrarian angle? Everyone is shouting, “Old Huang is irreplaceable,” but what the market is really pricing in is the start of a discount to the “founder premium.” The CUDA ecosystem hasn’t gone anywhere, orders for capacity are booked through 2029, and a $4.2 trillion company isn’t being held up by just one person. What’s truly fragile is the narrative itself: “As long as Huang is there, Nvidia can do no wrong.”
Options-implied volatility was still hovering around 35% a week ago; now it has shot straight up to 70%, with IV rank hitting 100. The event-driven bets are on the table, but think carefully: are you making money from panic, or catching a falling knife? $NVDA $SOXL $KORU #黄仁勋再被曝与下属婚外情，或遭董事会罢免
