NVDU ETF

NVIDIA Corp NVDA investors have no shortage of reasons to continue bidding up NVDA stock. Primarily, the semiconductor stalwart — known for its advanced graphics processors that undergird artificial-intelligence-based platforms and applications — recently posted financial results for the third quarter that handily beat expectations.

The S&P 500 Utilities Index is up over 20% year to date, outpacing even the broader S&P index. Traders can use utilities as a piggyback play on artificial intelligence (AI) as the demand for electricity grows.

A persistent bullish trade this year has been the semiconductor industry with the S&P 500 Semiconductors Index up over 80% for the year. As semiconductor sales grow, this gives traders various options for bullishness, including 5 ETFs from Direxion.

US stocks managed to reclaim ground by the end of last week, which was otherwise volatile. This signaled a potential recovery.

Although AI stocks have recently decreased in value, the overall long-term trend may still be positive. Strong tech earnings could help boost AI and create opportunities in the semiconductor industry.

Chips are essential for running AI applications, so the semiconductor industry's success is closely tied to AI. Traders can capitalize on this by investing in the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull and Bear 3X Shares (SOXL) to ride the AI wave.

Investors might be feeling hesitant to jump on Nvidia's stock given its strong run. But some market experts think it's not too late to jump on the bandwagon.

Editor's note: Any and all references to time frames longer than one trading day are for purposes of market context only, and not recommendations of any holding time frame. Daily rebalancing ETFs are not meant to be held unmonitored for long periods.

Big tech's strong fourth-quarter rally behind artificial intelligence (AI) has been well-documented, but the big question was whether it could sustain the run. So far it has, with the Direxion Daily Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Automation Index Bull 2X ETF (UBOT) up almost 50% over the past three months.