Nvda will release its Q1 report today. What do you boys expect
u/ParticularCourse3417 ·
Reddit — r/wallstreetbets
· May 20, 2026 at 04:33
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The post discusses Nvidia’s Q1 earnings report, expecting ~$79B revenue (79% YoY growth), but the author is highly skeptical of a positive stock reaction based on past earnings patterns.
The author’s thesis: even blowout results lead to a price drop due to “post-traumatic earnings disorder” and market finding excuses to sell.
Quality assessment: Speculation driven by historical pattern recognition, not deep fundamental analysis — essentially noise with anecdotal evidence.
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What is the actual hurdle rate for Jensen to make the stock go up in the morning?
Wall Street is expecting roughly $79 Billion in revenue (only about a casual 79% YoY growth, no big deal). But after the last three quarters, I have severe post-traumatic earnings disorder. Nvidia could literally announce they’ve successfully built a conscious Skynet that runs exclusively on Blackwell chips, and the market will still find a reason to tank it 4% because forward guidance on the Rubin architecture didn't account for a solar flare.
Nvidia has consistently beaten earnings estimates over the last ~2 years but the stock has dropped on earnings day or the following day in 7 of the last 8 reports (as detailed in top comment data). Market expectations are already priced in; forward guidance may disappoint or macro factors (solar flare joke aside) trigger a sell-the-news reaction. Short NVDA into earnings or immediately after a gap-up, based on the established pattern of post-earnings reversals. A clean beat with raised guidance could break the pattern; IV crush could hurt short options plays.
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