The Macro Minute with Darius Dale Will investors reward stellar results from NVIDIA $NVDA?
Feb 26, 2026
They dissect why NVIDIA’s strong results failed to lift the stock and what sector rotation beneath the surface reveals. They connect AI-driven margin expansion, global capital flows, and dollar weakness to a broader regime shift. They explore Japan machine tool orders as a global signal and debate how AI, jobs, and rising inequality could reshape profits, markets, and long-term risk.
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NVIDIA Beats But Market Still Sells
- NVIDIA posted sizable beats to Q4 sales, earnings, and Q1 guidance yet the stock fell about 2% the next day.
- Darius Dale uses this to show the Magnificent 7 are a source of funds rotating into other sectors, with semiconductors viewed as winners versus software per his VAM signals.
Sector Rotation Hidden Beneath The Bull Market
- The market shows internal discernment: tech and communication services are funding other sectors while AI-disruptor software outperforms legacy software.
- Darius cites his volatility-ad momentum (VAM) signals to demonstrate sector-level winners and losers beneath the broad market rally.
Dollar Weakness Fuels Global Liquidity Rotation
- Diverging ECB and Fed forward-rate pricing and firmer Eurozone inflation indicate a bearish U.S. dollar bias.
- Darius connects dollar weakness to improved global liquidity and capital flows rotating out of U.S. assets into cheaper international opportunities, supported by strong Japan machine tool orders.