NVIDIA – Limited Correction or Sentiment Change?NVIDIA CorporationBATS:NVDAPepperstoneThere is no getting away from it, NVIDIA’s earnings, which are due on Wednesday after the close are making traders nervous. The problem with being the largest company in the world by market capitalisation (approx.$4.53 trillion) with a roughly 7.5% weighting in the S&P 500 and closer to 10% weighting in the Nasdaq 100 is that everything related to your company matters, especially when you are seen as the global AI benchmark at a time when traders are wondering if lofty valuations given to the leading companies in the space are justified or not. Suddenly, stories like Softbank selling its entire NVIDIA stake of $5.8 billion last week, gets more headline space in the financial press and now your Q3 earnings are potentially being seen as important to the direction of market sentiment and risk appetite as whether the Federal Reserve decides to cut interest rates again at its final meeting of the year on December 10th. The earnings, when they are released are anticipated to be strong, with Reuters reporting analysts expecting an average 54% year on year rise on Q3 earnings per share. However, while traders may be judging the actual results against market expectations, they may also be keen to hear the updates from CEO Jensen Huang regarding future revenue and chips sales moving forward. With the potential for extra volatility in NVIDIA’s share price across the next 48 hours being apprised of the technical backdrop could be important. Technical Update: Limited Correction or Sentiment Shift? It has been a choppy period for the Nvidia share price since mid-September 2025, activity that has seen 3 distinct highs in price posted. As the chart below shows, these stand at 184.80 on October 10th, 212.19 from October 29th and 199.94, scored on November 10th. As you can also see on the chart, the 2nd of these 3 peaks at 212.19, is higher than the other 2, which is important from a technical perspective. This may lead some analysts to suggest this activity could be forming a potential Head and Shoulders top pattern. It is important to stress that a Head and Shoulders pattern must be completed by a close below the ‘neckline’ or the trend connecting recent price lows, which in the case of Nvidia currently stands at 179.99. Even then, completion of such a pattern isn’t a guarantee of a sentiment shift, but as we approach Nvidia earnings on Wednesday, risks may turn towards increased price volatility, and being aware of potentially relevant support and resistance levels may prove useful. [bWhat if Closes Below 179.99 Support are Seen?: Having seen recent price weakness held and reversed to the upside by the uptrend currently standing at 179.99, this could now be viewed as the first support focus. However, with it also possibly being the neckline of a potential Head and Shoulders pattern, it may prove to be pivotal moving forward. While there is no guarantee closes that below the support at 179.99 may lead to a further phase of price weakness, it might skew risks towards continued declines. Focus may then turn towards 164.05, a level equal to the 38.2% retracement level of April to October strength, possibly even towards 149.35, which is the 50% retracement. What if 179.99 Support Remains Intact?: As already said, any Head and Shoulders pattern must see closes below neckline support to suggest a completion and risks for further price declines. For Nvidia the 179.99 support is still intact on a closing basis, and it could be argued this is not yet a valid reversal pattern. As such, while the 179.99 level holds, traders may view recent price declines as a limited correction within what could still be classed as an uptrend in price. However, if a further phase of price strength is to materialise, traders may require closes back above the still rising Bollinger mid-average currently at 193.07. Such moves if seen, could then lead to tests of 199.94 the November 10th high, even on towards 212.19, the October 29th extreme. The material provided here has not been prepared accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such is considered to be a marketing communication. 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