GEV — Aug 1090/1200 call spread

GE Vernova prints July 22 with gas turbine orders and lead-time guidance as the watch items, and power equipment is the corner of the buildout the Meta compute-glut headline did not reach. Hyperscaler 2026 capex guides remain intact, with Amazon alone at $200B per its 8-K, and every incremental gigawatt routes through turbine and switchgear backlogs. The chain prices a 16.9% move by August 21; the Aug 1090/1200 call spread costs 43.50 against a 110-point width, defined risk into the print.

Structure

  • long call 1090 2026-08-21
  • short call 1200 2026-08-21

Signals

  • Earnings catalyst: Jul 22 BMO; watch: gas turbine orders, lead-time guidance (hot) (DB)
  • AMZN FY26 capex guide: $200B (8-K via EDGAR) (DB)
  • 2027 DC capex projection: +40-50% YoY to ~$1.5T (BofA) (web_search)

What invalidates this thesis

A turbine order-rate deceleration or normalized lead-time guidance on the call takes out the thesis, and a second hyperscaler glut headline would drag power equipment with it.