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07-29

$NVIDIA(NVDA)$ $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$ 🔥🤖📈 Nvidia vs AMD: The $200 Showdown Is On, Who Breaks First? 📈🤖🔥

🎯 Executive Summary

I’m convinced this isn’t just a price race. It’s a spotlight on which chipmaker dominates the AI era. Nvidia ($NVDA) and AMD ($AMD) are now neck and neck in price: $175.86 and $172.94 respectively, but diverge sharply in fundamentals. The spark? Alphabet’s $10B capex plan, a bullish signal for hyperscaler-aligned players like Nvidia. With Big Tech earnings about to drop, and both names perched at fresh highs, the question isn’t if we hit $200, it’s who gets there first. Nvidia’s institutional inflows climbed 5%, while AMD’s rose 3%. This battle is accelerating.

💰 Financial Performance Breakdown

Nvidia ($NVDA):

• Revenue: $26.04B (+262% YoY, beat by 6.3%)

• EPS: $5.98 adj. (+629% YoY, beat by 8.7%)

• Gross Margin: 78.4%

• FCF: $14.8B

• Growth driven by data center and inference chips fueling AI demand

AMD ($AMD):

• Revenue: $5.47B (+2% YoY, miss by 2.3%)

• EPS: $0.69 (+4% YoY, beat by 6.2%)

• Gross Margin: 47%

• FCF: $1.2B

• Client and gaming divisions remained solid, but data center growth is trailing Nvidia

🛠️ Strategic Headwinds & Execution Risk

• Nvidia faces chip supply bottlenecks amid surging AI demand. No guidance cut, but any disruption could delay upside.

• AMD risks falling behind in high-margin AI accelerators, while also competing with Intel in CPUs. Execution remains on track, but no margin for error.

🧠 Analyst & Institutional Sentiment

• Nvidia: Strong Buy consensus, PT avg. $184.91 (+5.15% upside from $175.86). BofA and Evercore both reiterated bullish targets. $NVDA included in $SMH, $NVDX, $NVDL.

• AMD: Buy rated, PT avg. $178.57 (+3.26% upside from $172.94). Analysts expect gradual upside, but tone is more measured than with Nvidia.

• Volume: Nvidia traded above 30-day avg.; AMD volume rose, but didn’t spike.

• Ownership trends: Nvidia +5%, AMD +3%, both rising.

📉📈 Technical Setup

Nvidia ($NVDA):

• Price: $175.86

• Resistance: $175.92

• Support: $170

• RSI: 89.21 (strong momentum, nearly overbought)

• MACD: DIF 12.84, DEA 7.66; bullish trend intact

• Setup: Multi-week breakout into new highs, eyeing $190 to $200 zone. Tight flag forming on shorter timeframes.

AMD ($AMD):

• Price: $172.94

• Resistance: $174.70

• Support: $165

• RSI: 88.00 (very strong, nearing exhaustion)

• MACD: DIF 11.32, DEA 3.36; upside momentum building

• Setup: Clean breakout, but overbought signals suggest potential short-term pause before continuation to $180+

🌍 Macro & Peer Context

The global chip narrative remains AI-driven. Nvidia’s top-line expansion blows away peers like Intel ($INTC) and Qualcomm ($QCOM), while AMD keeps pace in the CPU space but lacks Nvidia’s hyperscale leverage. Alphabet’s $10B spend reinforces bullish setups for datacenter-aligned names. Meanwhile, leveraged ETFs like $NVDX (+2.41%) and $NVDL (+2.31%) mirror the Street’s tilt toward Nvidia. Geopolitical noise from China tariffs adds volatility, but demand remains secular.

📊 Valuation & Capital Health

• Nvidia: Forward P/E 28, EV/EBITDA 32

• Cash: $20B

• Debt: $10B

• Premium justified by triple-digit growth and AI moat

• AMD: Forward P/E 26, EV/EBITDA 24

• Cash: $5B

• Debt: $2B

• Reasonable valuation, but slower top-line constrains rerating

• Verdict: Nvidia deserves the premium. AMD is lean, but lacks same firepower

⚖️ Verdict & Trade Plan

Nvidia: Buy

• Entry: $175.50 to $176.00

• Stop: $168

• Targets: $190 (base), $200 (stretch)

• Confirmation: Hold above $175.92 with volume, watch earnings from Alphabet and Microsoft this week

AMD: Buy with caution

• Entry: $172.50 to $173.00

• Stop: $165

• Targets: $180 (base), $200 (stretch)

• Confirmation: Hold above $174.70 and RSI cooldown, post-earnings catalyst may reset the base

My view: Nvidia is better positioned both fundamentally and technically to hit $200 first. But AMD’s pattern is clean enough to keep it close.

🏁 Conclusion

This is more than a price target. It’s a litmus test for investor belief in generational growth. Nvidia leads with explosive earnings and AI alignment. AMD fights back with technical momentum and efficiency. One has dominance, the other has grit. In this race to $200, AMD may have the form, but Nvidia’s explosive execution, AI dominance, and capital strength have already pulled it ahead. The crown is Nvidia’s to lose.

📌 Key Takeaways

• $NVDA Q1 revenue +262% YoY to $26.04B; EPS +629% to $5.98

• $AMD Q1 revenue +2% to $5.47B; EPS +4% to $0.69

• RSI: Nvidia 89.21, AMD 88.00; both approaching overbought

• MACD: Nvidia 12.84/7.66, AMD 11.32/3.36; both strong, Nvidia stronger

• Resistance: Nvidia $175.92, AMD $174.70; new 52-week highs

• PTs: $NVDA $184.91 (+5.15%), $AMD $178.57 (+3.26%)

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Comments

  • Cool Cat Winston
    07-29
    Cool Cat Winston
    This was razor sharp. The MACD and RSI divergence between NVDA and AMD was something I hadn’t actually seen laid out so clearly. Nvidia’s volume push through resistance is exactly what I look for in strength confirmation. I think Nvidia takes the crown here unless something drastic shifts.
    • Barcode: 
      Totally agree, unless macro throws a wrench, it’s Nvidia’s race to lose. I’m watching for continuation above $180 with volume confirmation. If we get that, the next move could come fast.
    • Barcode: 
      I really appreciate that, CCW. The divergence between MACD momentum and RSI velocity was the quiet tell, right? Nvidia’s volume signature through $175.92 wasn’t just a breakout, it was a declaration.
    • Barcode: 
      Thanks for reading CCW
  • Kiwi Tigress
    07-29
    Kiwi Tigress
    ⚡️👟I get the AMD hype, but NVDA’s just built different. They’re gonna hit $200 first, no question.
    • Barcode: 
      It’s not hype, it’s velocity backed by conviction.
    • Barcode: 
      Exactly, KT. AMD’s breakout is clean, but Nvidia’s entire thesis is built on explosive execution. That $14.8B free cash flow figure alone changes the game. Add in AI hyperscaler demand and Alphabet’s $10B capex, and you’ve got a structural lead. You nailed it.
    • Barcode: 
      Thanks for reading KT
  • Queengirlypops
    07-29
    Queengirlypops
    🤖Nvidia’s literally flying. That RSI might be high but it’s still pushing. I’m calling NVDA as the winner, period
    • Barcode: 
      Yes, Q. Nvidia’s RSI is elevated, but the fact it’s holding strength without a pullback speaks volumes. It’s not just overbought, it’s overbid. When momentum sustains at these levels, that’s often institutional hands staying sticky.
    • Barcode: 
      I think we’re witnessing a re-rating in real time. Your call on NVDA is sharp.
    • Barcode: 
      Thanks for reading Q
  • JimmyHua
    07-29
    JimmyHua
    Happy trading ahead! Cheers
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