Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) was a standout performer last year, but with shares running out of steam in recent months, the AI chip giant seems to be slowing pace as mega-cap tech races to the $4 trillion market cap milestone.

Nvidia was gaining on Monday amid further signs of strong demand for artificial-intelligence chips as CEO Jensen Huang is set to deliver a keynote speech at the CES tech show in Las Vegas on Monday. Nvidia shares were up 2.

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) are completely different assets, but they have one thing in common: They are the top dogs in their respective markets. Nvidia has a market capitalization of $3.