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Nvidia posted another blockbuster quarter, reminding the market why it still sits at the center of the AI boom. Shares closed +3% and climbed further after hours as the company delivered beats across revenue, earnings, and — most importantly — its fourth-quarter outlook.
The Numbers (Q3)
Q3 Revenue: $57.01B
(vs. $55.2B expected)Q3 EPS: $1.30
(vs. $1.26 expected)Data Center Revenue: $51.2B
(vs. $49.3B expected)Gaming Revenue: $4.3B
(vs. $4.4B expected)Q4 Revenue Outlook: $65B ± 2%
(vs. ~$62B expected — a huge beat)YTD Performance: NVDA +37%
Market Cap: briefly topped $5T last month
Orders Pipeline: over $500B in demand for Blackwell + Vera Rubin chips through 2026
After-hours reaction: stock pushed higher after a +3% close
That’s a massive jump from last year’s Q3, when Nvidia posted $35.1B in revenue and $0.81 EPS — a reminder of how fast the AI cycle is scaling.
The Outlook (Q4)
Management guided to $65B in revenue ±2%, well ahead of Wall Street’s ~$62B estimate.
Investors liked it. A lot.
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The Demand Story
CEO Jensen Huang says the company has over $500B in orders already lined up for its Blackwell and Vera Rubin chips through 2026. Recent announcements — a partnership with Microsoft and Anthropic, plus Nvidia joining Brookfield’s AI infrastructure fund — only strengthen that pipeline.
In other words: demand isn’t the issue. Supply chain scale is.
Analysts will be watching whether Nvidia can build fast enough to meet appetite without squeezing margins.
What the Chart Shows
This chart tracks Nvidia’s gross margin — the percentage of revenue left after production costs — from 2021 through 2025. Gross margin is a useful signal of pricing power, product strength, and cost efficiency.
Nvidia’s gross margins temporarily softened in 2025 - likely due to the ramp of new Blackwell systems (higher early production costs). But the latest data point shows margins recovering toward ~72–73%, holding well above historical levels.
Again, the problem isn’t demand — it’s keeping up with it.
So what does Nvidia mean for the market?
Nvidia’s earnings report is the pulse check for the entire AI trade and, by extension, the market’s biggest theme. With all seven “Mag 7” names now reported, Nvidia effectively closes the book on the quarter and tells investors whether the AI boom still has legs.
→ It Sets the Tone for AI Spending: Nvidia’s data-center results are the cleanest read on global AI demand.
→ The Effects Spill Over Into the Rest of the Market :
When Nvidia beats, you typically see sympathetic momentum in:
AI hardware: AMD, AVGO, SMCI
Cloud: MSFT, AMZN, GOOG
AI software: META, ORCL, CRM
Infrastructure: power suppliers, data-center REITs
A strong Nvidia report lifts the entire ecosystem.
→ It Anchors Market Confidence:
With the Mag 7 carrying a massive share of index weight, Nvidia’s results often influence:
S&P 500 earnings sentiment
Tech leadership
Risk appetite
Momentum flows
Put simply: when Nvidia is strong, tech feels investable. When Nvidia stumbles, the market loses its anchor.
→ It Closes the Quarter With a Verdict:
After six Mag 7 companies reported solid numbers, Nvidia’s release is the final stamp.
A strong print means the theme that carried the market all year — AI — still has cohesion.
Lesson of the Day:
Crowd Psychology Levels
Support and resistance are simply zones where price reacts — bouncing, stalling, or breaking with force. They matter because they reflect crowd psychology: places where traders collectively decide an asset is “cheap enough” (support) or “stretched enough” (resistance).
What These Levels Actually Tell You
Support and resistance help you spot:
Where buyers or sellers consistently step in
Zones with high probability of a bounce or reversal
Early warnings that a trend is strengthening or weakening
Break points where momentum can explode
These levels aren’t magic lines — they’re the market’s memory.
How to Use Them (Correctly)
Support = buyer strength.
Resistance = seller control.
Their reliability depends on trend:
In uptrends, support is more likely to hold
In downtrends, resistance becomes stronger
In ranges, both act as clean reaction zones
And remember: breakouts only matter if they come with real momentum — often confirmed by volume.
Signals Traders Pay Attention To
Retests: Price breaks a level, pulls back, and holds → strong continuation signal
Failed breakouts (fakeouts): Quick rejection → trapped traders + sharp reversals
Volume confirmation: Big volume = big conviction
Confluence: MA + trendline + Fib + volume → high-probability zone
The more tools pointing to a level, the stronger that level becomes.
Where Traders Go Wrong
Common mistakes include:
Treating every level as equally important
Ignoring trend direction
Buying at support without confirmation
Selling at resistance without checking momentum
Expecting perfect reactions at exact prices
Support and resistance are zones, not precise numbers — and yes, they fail too.
In Short
Support and resistance act as the roadmap of the market.
They show where price is likely to react, where momentum could shift, and where discipline matters most.
Used with trend context and confirmation tools, they become one of the most reliable frameworks for reading market structure.
Key Levels:
The Bottom Line
Nvidia needed a clean quarter.
It delivered a very clean quarter.
Revenue beat, earnings beat, and guidance that blew past consensus — resetting confidence in the core AI trade after a choppy few months.
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