Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) shares fell 3.5% on Tuesday, closing at $175.64, as tech stocks broadly pulled back following a recent rally. The chipmaker traded 183 million shares, just above its three-month average of 181 million, signaling a cooling of momentum after reaching record highs earlier this month.

Nvidia’s (NVDA) share price has been on a tear this year as the company dominates the booming artificial intelligence (AI) market. In mid-August 2025, however, a new rumor sparked investor jitters: a Taiwanese research note from Fubon Research claimed Nvidia’s upcoming “Rubin” AI GPU (codenamed “Vera Rubin”) might be delayed due to a redesign

A Pivotal Moment for Nvidia As the summer earnings season winds down, Big Tech giants like Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) have delivered robust quarterly results,

This AI infrastructure play has delivered bigger gains than its larger peers since going public earlier this year.

The sudden reversal shows how the hottest AI trade and top-performing stock of the year is colliding with a broader market rotation out of Big Tech.

Should you Buy Or Fear Nvidia stock? For event-driven traders, historical trends might provide an advantage, whether by positioning prior to earnings or responding to post-release movements. That said,

The S&P 500 slipped 0.4% and is on track for a third straight modest loss after setting its all-time high last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 8 points, or less than 0.1%, as of 11:50 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was down 1%.

Just four Big Tech stocks — Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, and Broadcom — account for 60 percent of the benchmark index’s total returns so far this year, according to a new analysis from DataTrek Research. They’re also responsible for pushing headline valuation levels to dot-com bubble levels.

Nvidia ( NVDA) may be the market's biggest AI stock, but institutional investors are still shying away. "NVDA is now the most under-owned large-cap tech stock," Morgan Stanley analyst Erik Woodring wrote in a note.