{"id":4829,"date":"2026-05-15T15:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradertideinsights.com\/?p=4829"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:17:12","slug":"why-nvidia-stock-is-crashing-around-4-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradertideinsights.com\/?p=4829","title":{"rendered":"Why Nvidia stock is crashing around 4% on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>Shares of Nvidia (NVDA) fell sharply on Friday, pulling back after an explosive rally that had pushed the chipmaker close to another record valuation milestone.<\/p>\n<p>The stock dropped around 4% to $226.80 in early trading after gaining roughly 20% over the previous seven sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s rally alone saw <a href=\"https:\/\/invezz.com\/news\/2026\/05\/14\/nvidia-tops-230-mark-heres-why-analysts-say-nvda-still-cheap-ahead-of-earnings\/\">Nvidia rise 4.4% to close at $235.75<\/a>, extending a powerful surge driven by growing enthusiasm around artificial intelligence infrastructure spending and hopes for renewed access to the Chinese market.<\/p>\n<p>The broader market also weakened Friday as investors reacted cautiously following the conclusion of meetings between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n<p>The S&amp;P 500 fell 1%, while the Nasdaq Composite declined 1.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 336 points, or 0.7%.<\/p>\n<p>Rising Treasury yields and profit-taking across technology stocks also weighed on sentiment after the sector\u2019s recent strong run.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Earnings expectations continue to drive Nvidia<\/h2>\n<p>Despite Friday\u2019s decline, investor enthusiasm around Nvidia remains heavily tied to expectations for the company\u2019s earnings report scheduled for next Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The company has become the central beneficiary of the global AI infrastructure boom, with hyperscalers, governments, startups, and enterprises all racing to secure advanced AI computing capacity.<\/p>\n<p>According to Visible Alpha consensus estimates, Nvidia is expected to generate roughly $78.5 billion in fiscal first-quarter 2026 revenue.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s data center business continues to dominate growth expectations.<\/p>\n<p>Consensus forecasts now project data-center revenue of approximately $72.8 billion for the quarter, reflecting continued massive demand for AI accelerators and GPU systems.<\/p>\n<p>That estimate has risen dramatically from projections near $53.8 billion less than a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>Investors remain focused not only on Nvidia\u2019s quarterly results, but also on guidance surrounding future AI demand, production capacity, margins, and Chinese sales opportunities.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">China optimism adds fuel to rally<\/h2>\n<p>Part of Nvidia\u2019s recent surge was driven by reports that the United States approved several Chinese firms to purchase Nvidia\u2019s H200 processors.<\/p>\n<p>The H200 chips are specifically designed to comply with US export restrictions while still serving Chinese AI customers.<\/p>\n<p>China remains a crucial market for Nvidia despite years of tightening restrictions on advanced semiconductor exports.<\/p>\n<p>Recent optimism around a potential easing of trade tensions during the Trump-Xi summit added further support to Nvidia shares earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>Investor excitement was also boosted after disclosures showed that Trump\u2019s trust had purchased at least $1 million in <a href=\"https:\/\/invezz.com\/news\/2026\/05\/15\/from-nvidia-to-boeing-heres-what-trumps-top-q1-trades-look-like\/\">Nvidia-linked securities during the first quarter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The developments helped lift Nvidia\u2019s market capitalization to nearly $5.7 trillion, up sharply from around $4.7 trillion just over a week ago.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI spending boom remains central theme<\/h2>\n<p>The broader AI infrastructure narrative continues to underpin Nvidia\u2019s long-term outlook.<\/p>\n<p>Technology giants, including Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Alphabet, have all significantly increased capital expenditure forecasts tied to AI infrastructure buildouts.<\/p>\n<p>That spending wave has reinforced expectations that Nvidia\u2019s GPUs will remain the dominant backbone of AI training and inference workloads globally.<\/p>\n<p>While investors took profits Friday following the stock\u2019s rapid ascent, Wall Street largely continues to view Nvidia as the clearest large-scale beneficiary of the ongoing AI expansion cycle.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/invezz.com\/news\/2026\/05\/15\/why-nvidia-stock-is-crashing-around-4-on-friday\/\">Why Nvidia stock is crashing around 4% on Friday<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/invezz.com\">Invezz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shares of Nvidia (NVDA) fell sharply on Friday, pulling back after an explosive rally that had pushed the chipmaker close to another record valuation milestone.The stock dropped around 4% to $226.80 in early trading after gaining roughly 20% over the previous seven sessions.Thursday\u2019s rally alone saw Nvidia rise 4.4% to close at $235.75, extending 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