Editorial StaffNvidia stock has been getting obliterated over the past few weeks, as it’s now 25% off the March high. Will it continue lower?
Nvidia (NVDA) stock has been on a horrid skid, racking up a near-20% decline over the last five days.
At one point, Nvidia stock was up more than 3% on April 12, but those gains have since faded. It follows five straight daily losses and a stretch where Nvidia stock declined in nine out of 10 sessions.
It’s been an ugly run in semiconductor stocks though, not just Nvidia.
Earlier this month, I asked how many times Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) could bounce off $100 before that support finally gave way. That finally happened on Monday.
In that same session, t
From the March low to the March high, Nvidia stock rallied 40%. It was a leader off the low, and joined Tesla (TSLA) and Apple (AAPL).
However, Nvidia has now broken down below far too many key support levels to be considered a current leader.
If Nvidia catches a bid, it could open the door to a gap-fill back to $230.62. Above that could put the declining 10-day and still-rising 200-day moving averages in play.
If the stock really takes off, bulls can look for the second of two gap-fills near $258, followed by the 61.8% retracement of the current range near $261.
But what is the buy trigger?
he Nasdaq fell 2.2%, the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) – fell 2.25% and AMD and Nvidia fell 3.6% and 5.2%, respectively.
For Nvidia, a downgrade didn’t help matters, but the damage started two weeks ago.
At yesterday’s low, Nvidia stock was down 25% from its high on March 29. It’s been hitting a skid like it hasn’t seen since March 2020 — and that’s saying something.
We’ve already seen AMD break its key support level near $100 and fail to reclaim it. Will Nvidia be the next big stock to test its key support zone?
I think that’s the problem with Nvidia right now and semi stocks in general. Getting long is akin to catching a falling knife, even as Nvidia is one of the best companies in the market — again, in my opinion.
Some investors may find value with the stock near current levels and I won’t argue with their thesis. However, I would kindly point out that larger support sits down at on the $206 to $210 area.
Like $100 was for AMD, the $206 to $210 area has been support for Nvidia throughout 2022. If it tests it again, bulls will likely look to buy the dip and at least they will have a technical reason for doing so. But again like AMD, there will be questions as to how far it can bounce.
On a break of $200, look for a test of the 21-month moving average, currently near $193. This measure was previous support in March 2020 and could play that role again on a further decline.
Source: The Street
