Shares of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) spiked Tuesday. The company's stock gained 8.9% as of market close. The move up comes as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite gained 0.9% and 2%, respectively. Nvidia's stock felt some relief after a major sell-off on Monday that was spurred by a new AI entrant,

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?"

Nvidia’s stock is off to a positive start after a wild Monday. Shares of the chipmaking giant were recently up about 2%, easily outpacing the slight rise in the S&P 500. The first hours of Tuesday’s session followed a start to the week that marked Nvidia’s (NVDA) worst day in years,