Nvidia had a rocky start to the year. That’s done little to dull its popularity among individual investors, many of whom are positioning for the shares to rally after Wednesday’s earnings report. The graphics-chip maker lost nearly $600 billion in market value in a single session in late January when news of a lower-cost artificial-intelligence model from Chinese company DeepSeek temporarily rattled investors’ confidence in the AI trade.

While the demand is there, it's clear that's not the sole reason why Nvidia's RTX 50 series is impossible to find in stores. Many retailers received fairly low stock quantities, as Nvidia reportedly experienced manufacturing issues.

Graphics processing powerhouse Nvidia (NVDA) has delivered an astounding 1,780% return over the past five years, making it a multi-bagger

However, since the DeepSeek news surfaced in January, some of Nvidia's top customers have reported earnings results and provided their outlook for technology investment this year, and it points to a growing appetite for AI chips. Here are two reasons to buy Nvidia stock on the dip.

What happens with Nvidia matters for the entire U.S. stock market. The chip company has grown into the second-largest company on Wall Street, which means the stock’s movement carries more weight on the S&P 500 and other indexes than every company except Apple. The tech giant, based in Santa Clara, California, is now worth over $3 trillion.

Nvidia (NVDA) is expected to release its fiscal fourth quarter earnings results at the end of the trading day on Wednesday.

Nvidia stock was struggling for direction Tuesday as investors shrugged off a report about harsher curbs on chip sales to China ahead of a make-or-break quarterly earnings report. Shares in the semiconductor maker fell 0.

Wall Street is holding its breath as Nvidia (NVDA) gears up to report its fourth quarter results on Wednesday. Despite its sky-high valuation, Patrick Moorhead, Chief Analyst at Moor Insights, believes the AI giant still has "a lot of room to grow.