Related: Palantir's stock price may surge for surprising reason AI chipmaker Sasquatch Nvidia (NVDA) got pummeled, with shares dropping 17% after DeepSeek debuted, wiping out $600 billion of the company's value.

Because Nvidia is still growing its revenue rapidly, using trailing earning metrics can give a false impression of where the company is headed. However, they're also useful in this case because its future had a wrench thrown into it thanks to DeepSeek's breakthrough.

While the demand is there, it's clear that's not the sole reason why Nvidia's RTX 50 series is impossible to find in stores. Many retailers received fairly low stock quantities, as Nvidia reportedly experienced manufacturing issues.

Nvidia stock (NVDA) kept climbing today as a leading analyst said fears over Chinese rival DeepSeek had created a “buying opportunity”.Maximize