US stocks couldn't hold opening gains amid ongoing inflation and economic worries. Nvidia earnings and inflation data are due later this week.

Nvidia is due to report this week, with expectations high around the company's results, having become known as the stock market's AI darling.

U.S. equity futures moved higher in early Monday trading, helped by a pullback in the dollar and steady Treasury bond yields, as investors looked to claw back some of last week's sharp declines heading into a key week for tech stocks on Wall Street.

Options traders expect huge price swings for Nvidia stock when the AI-chip maker posts fiscal-fourth-quarter results on Wednesday.

Key Takeaways Nvidia shares will be on watchlists as the AI favorite gears up to release its highly anticipated earnings report after Wednesday’s closing bell.A bearish engulfing pattern formed on the chart Friday,