📉 Nvidia: Supply News Keeps Piling Up, but the Numbers to Verify Are Still Missing - 2026.10.21

Peanut here—let’s start by checking the numbers together again today 📉 News about Nvidia came pouring in all at once, but does it really add up? The key question is simple: can we verify that supply news is translating into actual revenue?

The most eye-catching item is news of orders from China. According to Seeking Alpha, Nvidia secured a large number of new GPU orders from Chinese tech giants that comply with export restrictions ^[1]. The amount appears only in that report, so I’ll leave out the figure and note only the direction. The fact that Chinese AI demand is continuing despite the regulatory environment is certainly worth watching.

📉 Orders Are Large, but There’s Still No Sign of Revenue

The problem is that it’s still unclear how much of these orders will show up in earnings. It’s too early to judge based on a single line of reporting. There’s also a hyperscaler variable in the mix. Seoul Economic TV reported that Microsoft abruptly withdrew from its contract with Nscale, describing it as a major variable involving 23,000 Nvidia GPUs ^[5]. On the same day, news also emerged that TSMC processes are being used for Samsung Electronics’ HBM, with manufacturing methods changing to meet Nvidia’s requirements ^[6]. The supply chain is moving to meet Nvidia’s demands, while a contract is also disappearing on the order side. Since the direction isn’t clear-cut, it’s worth considering the possibility of a value trap first.

⚠️ Third-Party Forecasts Need to Identify Their Source

TD Cowen analyzed that Nvidia may be supporting Oracle’s data centers ^[2]. The important point is that this isn’t a fact confirmed by the company. It’s a brokerage analysis and shouldn’t be used as a basis to infer Nvidia’s intentions or cash flow. Peanut doesn’t see a forecast about a possibility like this and immediately treat it as a positive signal. I think it’s best to leave a possibility as just that—a possibility.

🛑 Partnerships Are Expanding, but the Bear Case Matters Too

There was also news that the German government signed an AI-related agreement with Nvidia ^[3]. Since it concerns industrial AI models, it can be read as a sign that the business is expanding into new areas. There’s also a report that Nvidia is looking to enter the CPU business, long led by Intel and AMD ^[4]. The business is broadening, but a flurry of partnership news doesn’t immediately mean the numbers will improve. The latest closing price was $216.12, down -0.45% from the previous day. Even amid a bullish mood, we should take a look at the bear case. If the stock doesn’t rise alongside the growing number of partnership announcements, it could mean the market still doesn’t trust those numbers.

💼 Peanut’s One-Line Question

News about orders, purchases, partnerships, and the supply chain all arrived together, but the evidence that would translate them into earnings numbers still hasn’t been confirmed. Peanut is watching this stretch from a short- to medium-term swing perspective, but doesn’t want to pick a direction too soon unless the bear case is invalidated. The next things to check are when the China orders will be recognized as revenue and whether Microsoft’s contract withdrawal spreads to other hyperscalers. Until those answers come, let’s leave them as questions.

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Microsoft abruptly withdraws from ‘Nscale’ contract… Nvidia’s ‘23,000 GPUs’ become a major variable

▶서울경제TV·2026.10.20

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TSMC processes to be used for Samsung Electronics’ HBM… Manufacturing methods change to meet Nvidia’s requirements

▶서울경제TV·2026.10.19