Nvidia's Top AI Event Is Here: Will Nvidia Stock Rise During the Week of March 16?

By Beth McKenna – Mar 14, 2026 at 7:00AM ESTKey PointsNvidia's GTC 2026 will run Monday, March 16, through Thursday, March 19, at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California.Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will deliver the keynote address at the SAP Center in San Jose on Monday, March 16, at 11 a.m. PT.Huang’s keynote -- scheduled to last two hours -- will be livestreamed for free on Nvidia's investor relations website.Artificial intelligence (AI) tech leader Nvidia (NVDA 1.56%) is set to host its flagship GTC 2026 (GTC stands for GPU Technology Conference) next week. It will run Monday, March 16, through Thursday, March 19, at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California. This annual Silicon Valley happening is the world's leading AI event. The company is expecting 39,000 attendees from 190 countries. There will be over 700 workshops, covering "everything from physical AI [driverless vehicles and robotics], and AI factories to agentic AI and inference," nearly 400 exhibitors, and over 70 hands-on training labs, according to Nvidia. Image source: Getty Images. Don't miss CEO Jensen Huang's GTC 2026 keynote -- it will be livestreamed for free CEO Jensen Huang will deliver the keynote address at the SAP Center in San Jose on Monday, March 16, at 11 a.m. PT. It's scheduled for two hours. This event will be livestreamed, and afterward, a recording will be available on Nvidia's investor relations website. I highly recommend investors and potential investors in Nvidia stock watch this event. I can almost guarantee you will learn things that other individual investors don't know, giving you a competitive advantage. Huang's keynote will reportedly cover the full AI stack -- chips, software, models, and applications. On that note, what I don't think some folks realize is that Nvidia is so much more than "just" an AI chip company these days; it's an AI infrastructure company with full-stack offerings. This gives it a competitive advantage over more typical chip companies. Huang will take the stage again on Wednesday, March 18, at 12:30 p.m. PT to moderate a panel on open-source vs. closed-source AI models. Leaders from several developers of AI models will join him, including Cursor, a closed-source AI model developer, and Thinking Machines Lab, which is developing open-source, customizable models. Nvidia is invested in both of these private companies. In November, it joined Cursor's $2.3 billion Series D funding round. Just this past week, it announced a strategic partnership and "significant investment" in Thinking Machines Lab. The company is led by Mira Murati, the former chief technical officer (CTO) at OpenAI, best known for its ChatGPT chatbot. Impressive list of GTC 2026 speakers As usual, this Nvidia event will feature an impressive list of speakers. Some of those from publicly traded companies that investors might find the most interesting include: Chris Malachowsky, co-founder of Nvidia Deepu Talla, head of robotics and edge AI at Nvidia Ashok Elluswamy, head of AI software at Tesla Executives from Amazon and Alphabet's Google Executives from ride-hailing leaders Uber and Lyft ExpandNASDAQ: NVDANvidiaToday's Change(-1.56%) $-2.87Current Price$180.28Key Data PointsMarket Cap$4.4TDay's Range$179.94 - $186.1052wk Range$86.62 - $212.19Volume6MAvg Vol175MGross Margin71.07%Dividend Yield0.02% 3 Out of the Last 4 GTCs Have Given Nvidia Stock a Solid Boost Nvidia stock did not get a boost from last year's event, but that was due to the poor overall market. Stocks had a horrible March 2025 due to President Trump's announcement of planned significant global tariffs. In 2024, however, Nvidia stock got a significant lift from GTC 2024. It increased 7.4% for the week, versus 2.4% for the S&P 500 index. Moreover, Nvidia stock also got a nice boost from GTC 2023. It gained 5.7% from Monday, March 20, to Thursday, March 23. The S&P 500 dropped 0.8% over this period. In addition, GTC 2022 also provided a solid tailwind for Nvidia stock. It gained 6.4% from Monday, March 21, through Thursday, March 24. The S&P 500 rose 1.3% over this period. Let's hope for another boost from this year's GTC, though that might be tougher than usual given the broader market's struggles due to the Iran war and soaring oil prices.Read NextMar 14, 2026 •By Adria CiminoWhy March 16 Could Be a Big Day for the Stock MarketMar 14, 2026 •By Trevor JennewineHistory Says the Nasdaq Could Soar This Year: 2 Monster Growth Stocks to Buy NowMar 13, 2026 •By Harsh ChauhanThe Smartest Growth Stock to Buy With $200 Right NowMar 13, 2026 •By Keithen DruryWall Street's Favorite Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bargain Stock for 2026 Is Hiding in Plain SightMar 13, 2026 •By Howard SmithStock Market Today, March 13: Nvidia Slips as GTC 2026 Conference LoomsMar 13, 2026 •By Daniel SparksNvidia Stock: Buy, Sell, or Hold?About the AuthorBeth McKenna is a contributing writer for The Motley Fool covering stocks and ETFs across various sectors, with a focus on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. Beth previously worked in risk management for major property and casualty insurers. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Engineering from Lafayette College and completed graduate-level coursework in business at Rutgers University.TMFMcKennaStocks MentionedNvidiaNASDAQ: NVDA$180.28(-1.56%)-$2.87AlphabetNASDAQ: GOOGL$302.27(-0.42%)-$1.28TeslaNASDAQ: TSLA$391.54(-0.88%)-$3.47AmazonNASDAQ: AMZN$207.70(-0.87%)-$1.83AlphabetNASDAQ: GOOG$301.46(-0.58%)-$1.75Uber TechnologiesNYSE: UBER$73.33(+0.49%)+$0.36LyftNASDAQ: LYFT$13.07(+0.93%)+$0.12*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.