NVIDIA Stock Weakens After Major GTC Announcements: Why AI Chips and Trillion-Dollar Expectations Failed to Boost the Market?

Gate News reports that on March 17, despite NVIDIA’s focus on releasing several key advancements in artificial intelligence and gaming at the annual GTC conference, its stock price failed to continue its upward momentum. After a brief rise during trading, it fell back and ended with only a slight increase.

During the keynote, CEO Jensen Huang announced the next-generation Vera Rubin AI architecture, new inference chips, and DLSS 5 graphics technology. DLSS 5, which uses AI to generate lighting and materials in real-time, is seen as a significant upgrade to improve game rendering efficiency. Additionally, the company expects the AI infrastructure market to reach $1 trillion by 2027, reflecting a long-term view of increasing demand for AI computing power.

Initially, market sentiment was positive following the announcement, but buying momentum soon weakened. Analysts believe this pattern is related to typical “profit-taking” behavior. Over the past two years, driven by the AI rally, NVIDIA’s stock has surged significantly, prompting some investors to lock in gains at key release points.

Furthermore, the market views the company’s projected trillion-dollar revenue potential more as a long-term outlook rather than a short-term performance driver. Investors are currently more focused on the pace of translating AI investments into actual profits, including whether corporate spending on data centers and model training will remain sustainable.

From a broader perspective, cloud computing providers continue to invest heavily in AI infrastructure, but their investment cycles remain uncertain. If spending slows down, it could impact upstream chip demand. These macro concerns have somewhat restrained the market’s short-term positive reactions.

Nevertheless, NVIDIA’s leadership in AI hardware remains intact. However, the stock’s recent performance signals that even with industry dominance and technological innovation, the market is becoming more cautious in assessing valuation and growth realization.