"A Very Unusual Figure": Israelis Storm Nvidia Stock
Nvidia's stock fell 4.3% following founder Jensen Huang's resignation. Independent investors in Israel saw an opportunity: a third of all orders at IBI were for the stock, 85% buys. Wall Street analysts have become more pessimistic.
Nvidia's stock fell 4.3% yesterday following founder Jensen Huang's resignation as CEO after it was revealed he had an affair with a suspected Chinese spy. Independent investors in Israel, trading through IBI, saw the drop as an opportunity: a third of all orders executed yesterday were for Nvidia stock, 85% buys and 15% sells. According to Amit Gurion, VP of independent trading at IBI, clients hope the stock will recover. Meanwhile, Wall Street analysts have become more pessimistic: yesterday investment banks like Bernstein, Oppenheimer, and Craig Hallum downgraded their recommendations. Still, 59 out of 73 analysts are positive, 13 neutral, and one negative, compared to 69 positive, 3 neutral, and one negative a month ago. Nvidia stock has consistently been at the top of the list of most traded stocks among IBI investors: in 2025 it accounted for 22.6% of all trades, and in the first half of 2026, 17.7%.