Nvidia's CEO just crowned the next AI winner — ride the optical stock wave
Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang publicly predicted that Marvell Technology will reach a $1 trillion valuation, sparking a broad rally in companies that make optical components — the hardware that connects AI data centers together.
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Nvidia's CEO doesn't throw around trillion-dollar predictions casually — when he highlights a company on stage at a major trade show, the market pays attention. His endorsement of Marvell spilled over into the entire optical-component sector because these companies all supply the same AI data-center buildout. With Alphabet raising $80 billion for AI infrastructure and the IPO market heating up, demand for optical gear is set to surge. Stocks like Lumentum and Coherent are still small enough that a shift in sentiment can push them fast.