My real thoughts after NVDA's earnings report: The 200 and 220 levels are two tough barriers, not that easy to break through.

I've been closely watching NVIDIA for a while now, following the earnings report, after-hours trading, and the entire options chain. Today, I want to share my most genuine assessment from my own perspective. This is purely my personal view and does not constitute investment advice.

Let me put the conclusion right up front: It's very difficult for NVDA to break through 200 in one go right now, and it's even harder to stabilize above 220. The short-term trend is essentially pinned down by options positioning. A breakout will take time and requires stronger catalysts; it can't be driven up by sentiment alone.

First, let's talk about the options data I'm most focused on, which is also my core basis for judging the short-term trend.
Currently, NVDA has far more call options than put options overall. Market sentiment is clearly bullish, but the problem is the excessive concentration of contracts at key price levels, which directly forms a solid price ceiling.

The 200 CALL expiring this week has a huge open interest and is the most critical resistance level at the moment.
Simply put, institutions have placed massive sell orders around 200. The stock price gets noticeably suppressed whenever it approaches that level, making it extremely difficult to hold above it steadily.

Moving up to 220, the pressure only gets greater.
This area not only has options selling pressure but also a historical high-density trading range, making it the biggest mid-term hurdle. Without major positive catalysts like a groundbreaking GTC new product or chip production exceeding expectations, there's basically no point in betting on a short-term breakout.

Many people think that since earnings beat expectations, the stock price should keep rising. But the US stock market is really not that simple.
Earnings determine the long-term direction, but short-term movements are often dictated by capital structure, options positioning, and selling pressure.
NVDA right now is a classic case: strong long-term logic, but bound by options in the short term, only able to consolidate and digest.

Let me also share my own operational thinking:
For the short term, don't chase highs, don't linger near 200, take profits in batches when you have them.
For the mid-term, don't rush, wait until it truly stabilizes above 200 before looking at the next potential move.
For options, don't blindly chase high-priced out-of-the-money calls; the win rate is too low, and the risk-reward isn't great.

One final honest word:
NVIDIA is still the most core AI computing play. I'm still bullish long-term, but don't fight the options pressure head-on in the short term. 200 is tough, 220 needs even more time and catalysts.

In the US stock market, taking it slow is more comfortable and safer than betting on a breakout.

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