Points of this week
This week, Japanese stocks are expected to reach a short-term consolidation phase. With fewer important economic indicators released, both domestic and foreign companies have completed their earnings reports, leading to fewer individual stock-related developments.There is a lack of new clues.On the other hand, depending on the performance of the leading semiconductor companies in the United States, $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$there is a possibility that stock index movements in Japan and the United States may become volatile. Additionally, the United States will be closed on the 19th, while Japan will be closed on the 23rd.
The biggest focus this week will be Nvidia's earnings announcement on the 21st.The market has high expectations for the company's stock, which rose to third place among U.S. companies by market capitalization on the 14th day after surpassing Alphabet.Whether the semiconductor stock market will get a further boost from the earnings announcement, or if it will temporarily run out of positive catalysts, its direction is likely to influence the overall market.The U.S. stock options market isIt is expected that the company's stock will move significantly after the earnings report.Investors who have missed the upward trend in Japanese stocks since the beginning of the year are likely to take this opportunity.