$NVDA Iron Condor — Trade Idea of the Day

NVDA popped 3.2% on the earnings beat, and the question every trader is asking is whether the rally holds. Today's idea doesn't need it to.

The setup

With implied volatility still elevated from the print, an iron condor sells that uncertainty back to the market: sell the 165P / buy the 160P below, sell the 200C / buy the 205C above, expiring Aug 21 (16 DTE).

The math

The position collects a $155 credit — that's the max profit if NVDA stays between the short strikes. The max loss is $345, hit only if price closes beyond either long strike. Breakevens sit at $168.45 and $196.55, a wide band around the current $182.10.

Max loss gets equal billing with max profit here on purpose: this trade risks about $2.20 to make $1. The edge isn't the payout ratio — it's the probability that a post-earnings stock chops sideways while the inflated premium drains out.

What decides it

Watch the $196.55 upper breakeven. A second leg of the rally is the real threat; the downside band has far more cushion. If NVDA grinds instead of trends, theta does the work.

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