Nvidia Stock Falters, Brushing Off U.S.-China Chip News

President Donald Trump announced yesterday on Truth Social that Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) can ship its H200 AI chips to "approved customers," including China and other countries, as long as the U.S. receives 25% of sales. Nevertheless, the Financial Times reported that Beijing is expected to limit access to Nvidia's advanced chips. In response, NVDA is off 0.9% to trade at $183.93.

Shares have been choppy since pulling back from their Oct. 29, record high of $212.19. While a familiar floor at the $170 level contained losses, the equity is still facing overhead pressure at the 40-day moving average. So far in 2025, NVDA has added more than 37%.

Short-term options traders have been much more bearish than usual. This is per the stock's Schaeffer's put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) of 1.00, which ranks in the 87th percentile of its annual range.