NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 06:08 ET — Market closed
- Nvidia shares closed up 1.26% on Friday, outpacing a modest rise in the broader market.
- A U.S. SEC filing showed an Nvidia officer plans to sell up to 80,000 shares under a pre-set trading plan.
- Investors are watching CEO Jensen Huang’s CES appearance on Monday, plus next week’s U.S. jobs and inflation data.
NVIDIA Corporation shares rose 1.26% to $188.85 at Friday’s close and were little changed in after-hours trading.
The gain mattered because Nvidia remains a key proxy for the “AI trade” — investor demand for stocks tied to artificial intelligence hardware and spending — and early-year positioning can set the tone for the sector.
Attention is also turning quickly to near-term catalysts, including a scheduled CES appearance by Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang and a new insider sale notice, after a late-December wobble put valuation back in focus for big-cap tech.
Chip stocks led Friday’s rebound in U.S. equities, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index up about 4% while the Dow and S&P 500 finished higher and the Nasdaq slipped.
Joe Mazzola, head of trading & derivatives strategist at Charles Schwab, said investors “might be a little bit more conscious about some of the valuations that they’re paying for some of the AI plays.” Reuters
A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission showed Nvidia officer Donald Robertson Jr filed a Form 144 notice for the proposed sale of up to 80,000 shares, with an aggregate market value listed at about $14.92 million.
Form 144 is an SEC notice insiders file when they intend to sell restricted or controlled securities under Rule 144; it signals a plan to sell, not that a sale has already happened. The filing also referenced a Rule 10b5-1 plan — a pre-arranged trading plan designed to allow sales on a set schedule, helping reduce concerns about trading on nonpublic information.
Nvidia said Huang will headline “NVIDIA Live at CES 2026” on Monday, January 5, with a livestream scheduled for 1 p.m. PT (4 p.m. ET), alongside a broader CES schedule of company sessions and demos. Nvidia
Investors will listen for any fresh detail on Nvidia’s product and platform roadmap, as well as commentary that helps frame demand and supply expectations for AI accelerators — chips used to train and run large AI models — heading into the first quarter.
Before the next session, the calendar gives traders multiple chances for volatility. Huang’s CES event lands at the U.S. market close on Monday, meaning any market-moving headlines may filter into after-hours trading and Tuesday’s open.
Technically, traders will watch whether NVDA holds above Friday’s intraday low near $188.26, with resistance near the session high around $192.93 and the $190 round-number area in between, based on Friday’s range.
