Nvidia's CEO Exit Reshapes the AI Trade: Where the Money Is Moving
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on November 12, 2026.
NVIDIA Leadership Shakeup, AI Trade Fallout and OpenAI Valuation 11/12/26
- Huang resigns after a second alleged affair report; CFO Colette Kress named interim CEO with earnings a week away
- Stephanie Link sold her Nvidia stake and added Micron at five times earnings, citing a cleaner story
- Panel points to AMD, Broadcom, Apple and Alphabet as landing spots for capital leaving Nvidia
- OpenAI raised $15 billion at a $1.25 trillion pre-money valuation on negative 109% operating margins
The committee split live on air: some sold into the leadership shock, others held, but nobody argued Nvidia trades on fundamentals over the next six to 12 months. That rotation is already visible in heavy retail call buying in AMD near record highs, and in Link swapping into Micron ahead of a December earnings report she thinks brings a buyback.
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Jensen Huang's resignation following a second alleged affair report put CFO Colette Kress in as interim CEO just one week before Nvidia's earnings, leaving a leadership vacuum at the precise moment investors need clarity on AI spending outlooks and guidance.
Stephanie Link sold her entire Nvidia stake and rotated into Micron at five times earnings, citing a cleaner story and a December earnings report she believes will include a buyback announcement. Others on the committee held their positions, but none argued Nvidia would trade on its underlying fundamentals over the next six to twelve months.
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The rotation is already showing up in the options market, with heavy retail call buying in AMD near record highs. The committee pointed to Broadcom, Apple, and Alphabet as the most likely landing spots for capital exiting Nvidia, spreading the dislocation across semiconductors and big tech.
OpenAI raised $15 billion at a $1.25 trillion pre-money valuation, a sign investors are still willing to pay almost any price for perceived AI leadership, even as the face of the most important AI hardware company just walked out the door.
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