Nvidia Corp's results in the coming week could guide the U.S. stock market on its next path, as investors turn their focus to the technology sector and artificial intelligence trade after an election-fueled rally stalled.

While there have been plenty of beneficiaries of these secular tailwinds, one of the most notable has been Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). In a nutshell, the company's graphics processing units (GPUs), which were originally developed to craft lifelike images in video games, proved equally adept at powering AI models.

Nvidia, the world’s most valued company by market capitalization will declare its third quarter results on November 20 that will be a gauge for the market’s appetite for tech and artificial intelligen