NBIS calls were purchased ahead of NVDA earnings, betting that strong NVDA results would lift the semiconductor sector and allow NBIS to regain previous highs after trading down.
NBIS is positioned well in the AI sector and is expected to perform strongly through the rest of 2026.
Author entered a call option position on NBIS (flipping a coin between call and short arguments), realized a $1k gain, and is holding through expiration.
Author bought NBIS and plans to hold for several years, citing positive momentum (green line going up) as justification.
Author held NBIS from late January through a +531% gain and sold half to lock in profits while letting the remainder run, indicating conviction in continued upside. The casual 'we like the stock' signals bullish conviction despite taking partial profits.
Nebius reported 684% YoY revenue growth to $399M and achieved $129.5M EBITDA profitability while expanding AI infrastructure. With $2B Nvidia investment, early access to Blackwell/Rubin chips, a 1.2 GW Pennsylvania megasite approved, and $9B in cash, the company is positioned as a major AI infrastructure beneficiary.
Nebius is building a vertically integrated AI infrastructure company with best-in-class management execution, owning compute and building software stack. The author expects significant upside from Nebius positioning as a fourth hyperscaler, with potential tailwinds from OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs.
Author has shorted 730,000 shares of Nebius ahead of earnings with the expectation of a downward move.
NBIS is well-positioned for explosive growth through 2027 as AI demand depletes existing capacity and RAM resources, creating supply-demand imbalance favoring memory providers.
Author holds NBIS as part of a $2M portfolio that has appreciated significantly. Despite expecting near-term market pulldown, maintaining long stock position while hedging with covered calls.
Author likes NBIS fundamentally and technically, bought short-dated calls and a LEAP at the start of January, catching near the bottom. Plan is to sell short-dated calls before earnings and hold the LEAP. Bullish positioning on continued upside.
Author is long-term bullish on NBIS and has accumulated 400 shares. The covered calls sold at $130 strike are now underwater as the stock has rallied sharply, but the author's directional conviction remains bullish on the company fundamentals.
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