- 2024's top searched ticker revealed by CNBC
- Stock Market caps best two-year gain of the 21st century
- Nvidia faces pivotal year ahead with AI trade widening
- Top 5 Dow Jones stocks of 2024 led by Nvidia and Walmart
- Wall Street predicts Nvidia's stock price for the next 12 months

CNBC recently unveiled the most searched ticker of 2024, with Stacy Rasgon, a senior analyst at Bernstein, discussing the topic on 'Closing Bell Overtime' on the platform. As the year draws to a close, investors are keeping a close eye on stocks entering 2025, as they seem to be on unstable ground after a strong performance in the previous years. The S&P 500 has enjoyed its best two-year gain since 1997-1998, marking a significant milestone for the stock market.

Nvidia, a prominent chipmaker, is facing a crucial year ahead in 2025 as the AI trade continues to expand. The company has seen a remarkable increase of over 190% in its stock price in 2024, solidifying its position in the AI infrastructure realm with cutting-edge GPU technology. Tom White, in 'Options Corner,' highlights Nvidia once again, delving into a bearish example trade related to the company's AI advancements.

Amidst the tech movers of 2024, Nvidia and Walmart emerged as the leaders in the Dow Jones stocks category, surpassing the index's 13% gain. Wall Street analysts are optimistic about Nvidia's prospects for the next 12 months, forecasting a positive trajectory for the stock. The Big 3 tech companies, including Crowdstrike, Nvidia, and Micron, have been closely monitored for their technical trends throughout the year.

Despite a stellar performance in 2024, the stock market remains uncertain as 2025 approaches. While the S&P 500 has seen a significant increase, it may not accurately reflect the state of the economy, which has shown mixed signals throughout the year. Analysts' favorite S&P 500 stocks for 2024 did not yield the expected results, with only a 10% success rate in their predictions.

Nvidia, with a remarkable 178% increase in its stock price in 2024, faces challenges as it enters the new year. Doubts surrounding the company's ability to sustain its growth pace have led to a slight decline in stock value. Despite this, Wall Street remains optimistic about Nvidia's dominance in the AI chip market for 2025, highlighting the company's potential for continued success.

About NVDA

NVIDIA Corporation provides graphics, and compute and networking solutions in the United States, Taiwan, China, and internationally. The company's Graphics segment offers GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, the GeForce NOW game streaming service and related infrastructure, and solutions for gaming platforms; Quadro/NVIDIA RTX GPUs for enterprise workstation graphics; vGPU software for cloud-based visual and virtual computing; automotive platforms for infotainment systems; and Omniverse software for building 3D designs and virtual worlds. Its Compute & Networking segment provides Data Center platforms and systems for AI, HPC, and accelerated computing; Mellanox networking and interconnect solutions; automotive AI Cockpit, autonomous driving development agreements, and autonomous vehicle solutions; cryptocurrency mining processors; Jetson for robotics and other embedded platforms; and NVIDIA AI Enterprise and other software. The company's products are used in gaming, professional visualization, datacenter, and automotive markets. NVIDIA Corporation sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, original device manufacturers, system builders, add-in board manufacturers, retailers/distributors, independent software vendors, Internet and cloud service providers, automotive manufacturers and tier-1 automotive suppliers, mapping companies, start-ups, and other ecosystem participants. It has a strategic collaboration with Kroger Co. NVIDIA Corporation was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

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