NVDQ is the T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF, listed on the Cboe BZX Exchange since October 19, 2023, and managed under the T-Rex product line brought to market by REX Shares and Tuttle Capital Management. The fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, equal to -200% of the daily performance of NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) common stock. It is a leveraged inverse single-stock ETF, meaning it is built for traders seeking amplified exposure to the opposite of NVIDIA's daily price moves rather than long-term investors seeking diversified equity exposure. The fund carries a 1.05% expense ratio and had net assets of roughly $20.4 million as of mid-2026, and it uses instruments such as total return swaps and FLEX Options to achieve its inverse exposure. I also checked this using Tickeron’s AI Screener to see how the stock compares to others in the industry.
Over the last 30 days, NVDQ advanced approximately +77.6%, moving from a closing price of $8.12 on October 13, 2026, to about $14.42. The rally was not linear: the fund consolidated in the $8-to-$9 range through most of October before surging sharply in early November as NVIDIA's shares broke down.
The trailing three months tell a more volatile story. NVDQ traded around $10.67 in early August, slid to a low near $7.43 in early October while NVIDIA climbed toward its 52-week high, and then reversed powerfully. From a mid-August level of roughly $8.88, NVDQ has gained about +62%. This whipsaw reflects both the underlying volatility in NVIDIA and the compounding effects inherent to a daily-reset leveraged fund.
Because NVDQ is an inverse product, its recent advance is fundamentally a mirror image of NVIDIA's decline. NVIDIA peaked around $243 in early October 2026 and subsequently fell by roughly 25% or more as several pressures converged. The most prominent catalyst was a governance and leadership crisis: reports emerged that CEO Jensen Huang had a personal relationship with a businesswoman alleged by U.S. officials to be linked to Chinese intelligence. NVIDIA's board opened an independent investigation on November 8, and Huang acknowledged the affair in a message to employees. By mid-November, reports indicated the board was weighing Huang's future at the company, with some outlets reporting his resignation, introducing substantial key-person risk for a firm whose strategy and customer relationships are closely tied to its founder. From what I see, this development is important because it highlights risks tied to key leadership in high-growth sectors.
The selloff was amplified by analyst actions, including downgrades from Baird and Bernstein and price-target cuts from other firms, as well as a securities class action lawsuit filed against the company. Broader sentiment also weakened after the U.S. midterm elections raised concerns about regulatory scrutiny of data-center construction, while a hotter-than-expected inflation report stoked expectations of further Federal Reserve rate increases. Together, these factors drove NVIDIA lower and, in turn, lifted NVDQ. I’m watching this closely as the situation evolves.
Over the trailing three months, NVDQ's trajectory has been shaped by a shift in the AI-investment narrative. For much of the summer and early fall, NVIDIA and other AI-infrastructure names climbed, pressuring the inverse fund toward its early-October low. That trend reversed in October and November as questions about the durability of AI capital spending, data-center construction constraints, and NVIDIA's leadership uncertainty took hold. The result was a sharp, multi-week selloff in NVIDIA that translated into outsized gains for NVDQ, magnified by its 2x leverage and daily rebalancing.
Looking ahead, NVDQ's direction will continue to be driven primarily by NVIDIA's share price and the factors influencing it. Investors are closely watching NVIDIA's upcoming fiscal third-quarter earnings report, management's guidance, and any resolution to the leadership and succession uncertainty surrounding Jensen Huang. Policy developments also matter, including potential legislation tightening U.S. restrictions on AI chip exports to China and regulatory actions affecting data-center construction following the midterm elections. Macroeconomic conditions, particularly the inflation outlook and the Federal Reserve's interest-rate path, represent additional risk factors. Traders should also remember that leveraged inverse ETFs reset daily, so NVDQ's returns over any period longer than a single day can diverge meaningfully from -200% of NVIDIA's performance and are not suitable for all investors. One thing that stands out here is how quickly sentiment can shift in this space.
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NVDQ saw its Momentum Indicator move above the 0 level on October 14, 2026. This is an indication that the stock could be shifting in to a new upward move. Traders may want to consider buying the stock or buying call options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 44 similar instances where the indicator turned positive. In 40 of the 44 cases, the stock moved higher in the following days. The odds of a move higher are at 90%.
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for NVDQ just turned positive on October 09, 2026. Looking at past instances where NVDQ's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in 18 of 21 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 86%.
NVDQ moved above its 50-day moving average on October 22, 2026 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.
The 10-day moving average for NVDQ crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on October 23, 2026. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In 8 of 11 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 73%.
Following a +20.75% 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where NVDQ advanced for three days, in 125 of 144 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 87%.
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In 45 of 48 cases where NVDQ Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are 90%.
The RSI Indicator has been in the overbought zone for 2 days. Expect a price pull-back in the near future.
The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 7 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where NVDQ declined for three days, the price rose further in 50 of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 90%.
NVDQ broke above its upper Bollinger Band on November 09, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.