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Nebius Group shares are powering higher. Why is NBIS stock up today?
Friday’s drop was tied to a broad, sector-wide rotation out of high-multiple AI infrastructure stocks, which pushed NBIS down about 10% in that session even as the S&P 500 was modestly higher. The company also recently announced a roughly $775 million senior secured debt facility led by MUFG and backed by deployed GPU infrastructure, alongside an "asset-light" partnership model aimed at scaling AI capacity. Management framed the financing as a step toward "strong and durable margins," while the asset-light model was pitched as a way for partners to benefit from "explosive growth of AI."With futures pointing higher pre-bell, NBIS is participating in the risk-on tone, but the chart still reflects a market that’s been quick to de-risk the AI infrastructure trade when volatility picks up. That push-pull is showing up as hyperscalers admit demand is still outrunning supply, with Google Cloud revenue up 82% year-over-year in Q2 as AI infrastructure spend accelerates.Critical Levels To Watch for NBIS StockThe longer-term trend still leans bullish: the stock is about 41% above its 200-day SMA ($139.95) and about 9.6% above its 100-day SMA ($180.08), even after the recent pullback from the June swing high and 52-week high ($299.86). The near-term picture is weaker, with price about 7.4% below the 20-day SMA ($213.15) and about 13% below the 50-day SMA ($226.92), which is consistent with a rebound that can be choppy.MACD is the cleaner momentum lens right now: it’s below its signal line and the histogram is negative, which typically means upside pressure is cooling unless buyers can push the trend back above that baseline. In plain terms, MACD vs. its signal line helps gauge whether momentum is building or fading, and right now it’s leaning toward "fading" despite today’s bounce attempt.
