Perhaps no stock has prospered more from artificial intelligence (AI) than Nvidia. The semiconductor company leading in the development of AI chips brought triple-digit revenue and earnings growth, and at one point, the stock was up 1,000% from its late 2022 low.

Plenty of AI stocks trade down from their recent peaks, and the Nasdaq Composite, the tech-heavy index, hit an intraday peak on July 11. The index is down 5.5% from that peak after a recent recovery. Similarly, the VanEck Semiconductor ETF, which is led by the chip stocks that are key in the AI rally, is down 18% from its peak on the same day.

The expectations for many artificial intelligence (AI) stocks are extremely high. If an earnings report isn't absolutely perfect, maybe even better than perfect, investors could sell off shares, sending the stock price down.

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