Of course, Nvidia stock may not take off immediately on March 18 or 19 and steadily roar higher for the rest of the year -- general economic and policy news could get in the way until some of the uncertainty lifts. But news Huang delivers during the conference may offer the stock a lift and get the ball rolling.

Nvidia’s GTC developers' conference begins on Monday and CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote speech on Tuesday will be the most eagerly anticipated moment.

Nvidia ( NVDA) stock slid more than 1% in early trading Monday ahead of the AI chipmaker's annual GTC conference on March 18, where CEO Jensen Huang is expected to debut the company's upcoming AI chip, Blackwell Ultra, and a new AI superchip, Vera Rubin.