{"id":650118,"date":"2026-08-29T09:58:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T09:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/Blockchain.News\/news\/20260829-price-prediction-qqq-nvidia-tailwinds-meet-a-fed-headwind"},"modified":"2026-08-29T09:58:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T09:58:55","slug":"qqq-price-prediction-nvidia-tailwinds-meet-a-fed-headwind-736-or-704-within-10-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/08\/29\/qqq-price-prediction-nvidia-tailwinds-meet-a-fed-headwind-736-or-704-within-10-days\/","title":{"rendered":"QQQ Price Prediction: NVIDIA Tailwinds Meet a Fed Headwind \u2014 $736 or $704 Within 10 Days"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Darius Baruo<\/a> Aug 29, 2026 09:58<\/span> <\/p>\n

QQQ sits at $717.12 as NVIDIA’s blowout $96.2B earnings quarter collides head-on with Fed Chair Warsh’s hawkish Jackson Hole signal \u2014 the bull case targets $727\u2013$736 within a week, but a September …<\/p>\n

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Volume & Price Alignment<\/h2>\n

The derivatives picture here is unambiguous: smart money is leaning long and doing it with conviction. The top trader long\/short ratio is sitting at 1.57:1, with the broader retail crowd even more skewed at 1.61:1. But the number that actually matters is the taker buy\/sell ratio of 2.51 \u2014 aggressive market buyers are outpacing sellers by more than 2.5-to-1 on the 1-hour tape. That’s not passive accumulation; that’s someone in a hurry to get long.<\/p>\n

Open interest climbed 7.12% in the last 24 hours to roughly $68.4 million in notional value. When OI expands and the taker buy ratio runs this hot simultaneously, you’re not looking at short covering \u2014 you’re looking at fresh longs being established. Whether those are informed or are about to get squeezed depends entirely on what the macro narrative does next.<\/p>\n

The spot side is equally telling. $93.5 million in 24-hour Binance volume against a daily range of only $8.73 ($715.71\u2013$724.44) is dense turnover for a relatively tight range. Price tested the low of $715.71 and held, which aligns exactly with the SMA-7 at $715.01 acting as a live floor. The bears had their shot at $713.74 support and couldn’t reach it. For now, the balance of evidence from flow data skews constructively bullish \u2014 but the funding rate sitting dead at 0.00% tells you the market isn’t overheated, and there’s no imminent liquidation cascade risk in either direction.<\/p>\n

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Expert Outlook Context<\/h2>\n

The macro deck was reshuffled this week by two events of diametrically opposing character, and QQQ sits at the crossroads of both.<\/p>\n

On the bullish side: NVIDIA delivered one of the most consequential earnings reports in recent memory. Revenue of $96.22 billion smashed estimates of $91.9 billion, jumping 106% year-on-year. Data center sales alone hit $89 billion, up 117%. More important than the quarter, NVIDIA guided for fiscal Q3 revenue of $108 billion and \u2014 in an unusual move \u2014 told investors to expect approximately 70% revenue growth in fiscal year 2028. Gene Munster of Deepwater Management called it plain: “The reality is these numbers went up by a lot, and will probably go up by more than people think.” Morgan Stanley’s Joseph Moore reiterated NVIDIA as a Top Pick. The Nasdaq surged 1.6% on August 27 in response, with the tech sector XLK jumping 3.2%. Capital expenditure commitments for AI infrastructure now project north of $800 billion for 2026 \u2014 the single most powerful structural driver embedded in QQQ’s top holdings.<\/p>\n

On the bearish side: Fed Chair Kevin Warsh stepped to the Jackson Hole podium on August 28 and delivered a message Wall Street couldn’t ignore. PCE inflation is running at 3.7% annually and 4.1% on a six-month basis. Warsh’s words were blunt \u2014 “We have work to do” \u2014 and rate futures repriced fast, with a September 15-16 hike probability jumping from roughly 40% to 55-60%. The 2-year Treasury yield moved from 4.22% to 4.30% within hours. The Nasdaq then gave back 138 points on Friday, closing at 26,402. This is the classic setup Blockchain.news<\/a> readers will recognize: a stellar earnings catalyst colliding with a tightening macro overlay.<\/p>\n