Setups ahead of NVDA Earnings

Richard Moglen
Richard Moglen

Stock Trader & Student of the Markets. I help traders improve their systems & performance at TraderLion & Deepvue

February 22, 2026
15 min read
Market Trend Status
Trend: 2 of 4 UP
✓ 10 EMA ✗ 21 EMA ✗ 50 SMA ✓ 200 SMA

Market Action

Strong push higher! Constructive if we follow through and pop above the 21ema. I’m noticing a decent amount of setups going into the week. NVDA earnings will be key for setting the tone of the AI theme.

Encouraged by recent action. Let’s see what the week brings.

QQQ
Push Higher off the Key Level
QQQ chart
IWM
Still in this range on the 21ema. Some fade from highs
IWM chart
IBIT
Tight in this range. Expecting Expansion next week
IBIT chart

Current View: Correction, Rally Attempt in progress. Need to see the QQQ push above the 21ema

Groups/Sectors

Deepvue Theme Tracker
Strong push from Growth stocks off the open Friday
Deepvue Theme Tracker
Deepvue Industry Ranks
On the left shows current leading themes. On the right shows the fastest improving industries.
Deepvue Industry Ranks
Deepvue Leaders Heatmap
Strong action across the board outside of software
Deepvue Leaders Heatmap
S&P Heatmap
Software still weaker.
S&P Heatmap

Leadership Stocks & Analysis

TSLA
Forming a tight range but below the MAs. For a meaningful trend needs to pop above the 21ema
TSLA chart
META
Pop higher into the MAs
META chart
MSFT
Tip toeing on top of the negative close. Expecting expansion next week from this range.
MSFT chart
AAPL
Oops reversal, testing the MAs from below
AAPL chart
GOOG
Expansion from the range. Testing the MAs from below
GOOG chart
AMZN
Push from the inside day. Testing the gap area
AMZN chart
NVDA
Earnings Wednesday. A key stock for the AI theme and Semis
NVDA chart
SNDK
Range breakout but some wedging type action on lower volume. Lot of eyes on this for good reason. Would not mind a shakeout/one more pullback before it attempts the consolidation breakout.
SNDK chart
BE
Pulling into the 21ema and pivot area. Watching for a bounce. Key spot to hold
BE chart
MU
Same story as SNDK. Ideally contracts once more
MU chart
PL
Downside reversal testing the 21ema. Watching for a bounce here
PL chart
PAAS
Strong push higher! Expecting some range building
PAAS chart
RKLB
Downside reversal at a key level. Needs to snapback
RKLB chart
XOM
Follow through down, building out a consolidation
XOM chart
GEV
Key spot here. Ideally builds a consolidation above the 21ema. Overall Trending
GEV chart
LITE
Trending
LITE chart

Key Moves

RNG
Strong earnings gap
RNG chart
LGN
Strong breakout. new highs for this recent IPO
LGN chart
VICR
Strong recovery
VICR chart

Setups and Watchlist

NCLH
Watching for a range breakout
NCLH chart
POWL
Watching for a range breakout
POWL chart
NVST
Watching for a range breakout
NVST chart
KGS
Watching for a flag breakout. Earnings upcoming
KGS chart
EQIX
Watching for a range breakout
EQIX chart
HBM
Watching for a range breakout
HBM chart
STX
Watching for a range breakout off the 21ema
STX chart
DK
Watching for a range breakout
DK chart
VRT
Watching for a range breakout
VRT chart
FTAI
Watching for a range breakout
FTAI chart
TECK
Watching for a range breakout
TECK chart
CGNX
Watching for a range breakout
CGNX chart
FSLY
Watching for a pullback spot
FSLY chart
FPS
Watching for a range breakout
FPS chart
HUT
Watching for a range breakout
HUT chart

Watchlist & Themes

Larger Watchlist

NCLH POWL NVST KGS EQIX HBM STX DK VRT FTAI TECK CGNX FSLY FPS HUT BE

Daily Focus List

BE VRT CGNX EQIX FPS

Universe List

AA AEIS AEM AGX ALAB AMAT AMD AMKR ANAB APLD ARM ARWR ASML ASTS ATRO AXGN AXSM AXTI BABA BE BIDU BILL BLLN BLSH BTU CCJ CGNX CHYM CIFR COHR COHU COMP CRK CRWD CRWV CSIQ CTRI CUK CVNA DDOG DOCN DVA DY EGO ENPH ENTG EOSE EQIX ESLT FIGR FLNC FLS FLY FORM FROG FSLY FTAI FTRE GEV GFS GH GILD GLW GNRC GOOG GRAL GSAT HAS HL HNGE HP HUT IBRX ICHR INOD INTC IREN JBLU KLAC KLIC KRMN KRYS KTOS LBRT LEU LGN LITE LMND LRCX LUNR MAS MCK META METC MGA MOD MRCY MRNA MU NAVN NBIS NEM NET NTRA NVDA NVST NXT ONTO PAAS PBF PL PLAB POWL PRIM Q QGEN QXO RDW RGEN RIVN RKLB SATS SCCO SEI SGML SITM SKYT SN SNDK SNDX SOLS SPHR SSRM STNE STUB STX TDC TER TEVA TSEM TSLA TTMI TXG UCTT VAL VICR VIST VOYG VRDN VRT VSCO WRBY WT WULF XPO ZIM

Recent Gaps

AEIS AGX ALAB APLD ASML ATRO BE BILL CGNX DOCN DVA DY ENPH ENTG EQIX ESLT FSLY GFS GLW GNRC GRMN HAS HNGE ICHR JBLU LBRT MAS MCK MGA MOD MSGS NVST NXT PL PLAB QXO RIVN SEI SGML SNDK SOLS SPHR TDC TER TTMI VAL VRT VSCO WT WULF XPO RNG TNDM

Additional Thoughts

Some names on my larger list you’ll note have upcoming earnings. I would still trade them before but likely there is not enough time to build a cushion before the binary event and would sell before.

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