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Gear up for Jan. 5 because today’s the day Wall Street and AI enthusiasts alike are eyeing as a potential catalyst event for Nvidia’s (NVDA) next chapter. After an explosive run that briefly made Nvidia the first company in the world to surpass a $5 trillion market cap, driven by surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips and datacenter hardware, the tech giant kicks off 2026 with a high-profile platform to shape the coming year’s narrative.
That’s when CEO Jensen Huang is expected to deliver an address at CES 2026, a stage where Nvidia has historically outlined strategic technology roadmaps and unveiled innovations that influence investor sentiment and industry direction. With demand for its advanced AI accelerators, geopolitical trade dynamics, and potentially lifting chip stocks, Jan. 5 could set the tone for Nvidia’s performance and investor expectations for the year ahead.