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Jo Bhakdi“If you can unlock unlimited energy in space, superior cost and timelines, cost structures and timelines in space, it will be the greatest boon for Nvidia that you can even imagine.”
Thesis at the time
MixedJoe frames Nvidia as a major long-term beneficiary of an AI compute buildout that could move into space via a SpaceX partnership on custom Vera Rubin racks, calling it potentially 'the greatest boon' for the company. However, he acknowledges near-term weakness tied to an AI pacing scare and describes a recent options trade that went against him.
Key arguments
- Nvidia is co-developing custom space-hardened Vera Rubin compute racks with SpaceX for AI satellites
- Unlimited inference compute demand could make Nvidia the primary beneficiary if space-based compute buildout succeeds
Counter-arguments acknowledged
- Nvidia stock was tanking on the day of the broadcast due to an AI pacing scare
- He lost money on short Nvidia puts betting on the $220 level, exiting at $213
Hedges and caveats (from the video)
- Elon Musk's confidence statement is recent (20 hours prior) and subject to execution risk
- Satellite deployment timeline is speculative and dependent on technical feasibility
- Assumes AGI arrival by 2028 and training compute regulation by 2029
- Requires successful development of custom Vera Rubin space racks
- Depends on deployment of approximately 5,000 satellites for meaningful gigawatt-scale capacity
- Presenter acknowledges most people view this as 'science fiction'
The call
- Date said
- Sep 14, 2026
- Price at prediction
- $218.29
- Confidence
- low
- Specificity
- vague
How it resolved
- Status
- unverifiable
Why this resolved this way(resolution audit)
Full rules: docs/resolution-spec.md.
Confidence Reasoning
This is a conditional statement dependent on the speculative success of space-based compute infrastructure, reducing conviction despite bullish framing.
Source
Why SpaceX Will SKYROCKET After 2027
Said on Sep 14, 2026Open on YouTube ↗