3 Stocks to Watch as Trump Floats Giving Americans a Stake in AI
President Trump’s idea of letting Americans own a piece of the Artificial Intelligence boom has investors hunting the best AI stocks to watch. The early money is already moving, and it is not moving together.
Nvidia, Oracle, and Microsoft all trade on the same headline. Yet their money-flow and options data point three different ways, and the split reveals who Wall Street thinks actually wins.
Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA)
Nvidia tops this AI stocks to watch list because the policy runs through its chips first. It held about 86% of AI data center GPU revenue as of late 2025. The company plans to expand AI access to firms through the hardware Nvidia already supplies.
On June 5, Trump said his team is studying ways for AI firms to give Americans a stake. He plans to meet AI executives this week. The administration has already taken stakes in chipmaker Intel and several rare earth and quantum firms.
BREAKING: President Trump wants to give every American a piece of OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI.Speaking on Air Force One yesterday, Trump said the government is exploring a plan where AI companies give the American public a direct ownership stake making every citizen a partner in… pic.twitter.com/WsSBejiL35
— Bull Theory (@BullTheoryio) June 6, 2026
Here is the catch. A government stake is bullish for AI demand but mixed for shareholders. It can mean dilution, price caps, or political strings on a company that prints record margins. That tension explains the flows.
The Chaikin Money Flow, which tracks institutional money inflows and outflows, dropped abruptly to -0.16. That reverses the positive spring readings. Large funds appear to be trimming before the rules of any deal are known.
The put-call ratio confirms the caution. The open interest ratio sits near 0.84, up from sub-0.80 lows in May. Calls still lead, but hedging is rising.
Both gauges say the same thing. The smart money is locking in gains while the policy stays undefined.
Nvidia trades near $208, up about 1% on the day, inside a rising channel off the April low near $164. The bull case needs a reclaim of $221 to open room toward $232, helped by Huang’s pricing power and chip demand.
Most investors think memory stocks have peaked but they are completely wrong. (Save this).Bernstein just dropped a research note that blew up in the memory world, and the number is staggering.They now expect HBM4 pricing to rise from $16.6 per GB today to $37 per GB in 2027… https://t.co/aapJZ9pHsl pic.twitter.com/TzlcFEw0b5
— Milk Road AI (@MilkRoadAI) June 8, 2026
The bear case is a drop below $204 on stake-dilution fears, exposing channel support near $194.
The $221 level separates a fresh leg higher from a retest of the $194 floor.
Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL)
Oracle earns its spot on our AI stocks to watch list as a core Stargate partner in the federal AI infrastructure push. It is the publicly traded name most closely tied to the government’s flagship AI project, so a public stakeholder plan would flow through it.
I’ve initiated a position in $ORCL due to a strong belief the US government will take a stake in the company, and the company will aggressively re-rate to the upside.On day one of Trump’s second term, Ellison, $ORCL co-founder and Chairman, stood next to Altman at the White… pic.twitter.com/xeZa3Aat1J
— Kevin Maro (@KevInvestingYT) June 8, 2026
Unlike Nvidia, Oracle sells capacity, not chips. A bigger government role means more contracted compute, which is pure upside with little dilution risk. That is why money is moving in, not out.
The setup adds urgency. Oracle reports Q4 fiscal 2026 results on June 10. Analysts expect a strong print, and several banks lifted targets ahead of it, with TD Cowen raising its target to $300 on June 8.
The chart backs the bull case. Oracle ran almost vertically off the April low, a flag-and-pole move worth about 88%. Price peaked near $250, then cooled into a tight channel. Seller volume has thinned to late-May levels, hinting the pause may be ending.
The Chaikin Money Flow turned positive in late April and has held there since. It peaked near 0.39 as the price topped $250, then eased but stayed net positive. Big money has not left.
The put-call ratio shifted after Trump’s June 5 remarks. The volume ratio fell to 0.39 from 0.76 on June 2, leading to a surge in call activity. Open interest leaned more toward puts at 0.95, meaning larger standing positions still hedge downside.
Oracle trades near $214, up about 0.5% on the day. The bull case holds above $208 and reclaims the $250 to $253 zone, fueled by earnings and contracted AI demand. The bear case is a sector rotation or dollar shock that drops the price under $178 and invalidates the flag.
The $250 ceiling separates a breakout from a slide back to $178.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)
Microsoft rounds out this AI stocks to watch list as the safest way to own the policy. It is OpenAI’s largest backer, and OpenAI is the exact company the stake talks center on.
The link is direct. The White House and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are in active talks over a possible US government stake in the ChatGPT maker. Microsoft owns the biggest commercial position in that firm, so a deal reprices its AI exposure overnight.
Want more insights like this? Sign up for Editor Harsh Notariya’s Daily Newsletter here.
That should be bullish. Yet Microsoft is the laggard of the three, and the flows show why. Owning AI through a $3 trillion software giant dilutes the upside. A government stake in OpenAI could also reshape the commercial terms on which Microsoft depends.
The Chaikin Money Flow, the institutional money proxy defined earlier, sits barely positive at 0.03. It has since bled lower, peaking near 0.35 in early May. Buyers are present but fading, a slow drift, not the abrupt exit seen in Nvidia.
The put-call ratio echoes the indecision. The volume ratio reads 0.67, and the open interest is 0.47. Calls lead, but neither side commits with conviction.
Microsoft trades near $415, down about 1% on the day. The bull case reclaims $427 and targets the $446 to $459 zone, driven by Azure growth and OpenAI optionality. These levels surface, keeping the previous swing into consideration.
AI revenue growth is accelerating:Microsoft Azure, $MSFT, revenue is up to a record ~$18.5 billion annualized as of Q3 2025.Sales more than doubled since Q4 2024 and quadrupled since Q2 2024.OpenAI's revenue is up to ~$13.0 billion, an all-time high, more than quadrupling… pic.twitter.com/T0vYd0k20s
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) January 6, 2026
The bear case loses $397 on stake-term fears, opening the door to a deeper retrace toward $356.
The $427 level separates a recovery leg from a slide back toward $397 or even lower.
Don't Miss Today's Market Moves Start trading Forex, Gold & Crypto today Regulated platform | Fast withdrawals* The content presented above, whether from a third party or not, is considered as general advice only. This article should not be construed as containing investment advice, investment recommendations, an offer of or solicitation for any transactions in financial instruments.
