Stocks rose Friday as Apple led a broad rally following a strong investor reaction to its quarterly earnings report and the market closes out a whirlwind week highlighted by Nvidia’s record-breaking losses in reaction to China’s DeepSeek cheaper AI model and a flurry of earnings reports.

Since the start of 2023, Nvidia 's (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock has gained an astronomical 906% as of the time of writing. It's also right around its all-time high right now, but these two facts may scare some investors off. The common thought is, "Nvidia has risen so much already; how can it increase more?"

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.

Shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) were sinking Wednesday. The company's stock fell 6.2% as of 2:20 p.m. ET, but lost as much as 6.9% earlier in the day. The move comes as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) lost 0.

Nvidia (NVDA) has dominated the tech scene in recent years, riding high on the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. With its powerful GPUs driving advancements in gaming, data centers, and autonomous tech,

Nvidia stock declined on Wednesday, even as strong earnings from ASML Holding lifted shares of other chip makers. Shares of Nvidia made a strong 9% comeback Tuesday after a 17% drop on Monday. However,