Most U.S. stocks ticked higher Monday to recover some of their sharp slide from last week. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% for its first gain in three days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 55 points, or 0.

Heading into Nvidia's critical report next week, Wall Street remains decidedly bullish. Analysts' consensus estimates are calling for revenue of $33 billion -- or growth of about 82%. Nvidia has a strong track record of beating its own expectations and that of Wall Street, so the results could be more robust.