Quantum computing stocks were red-hot recently, but Jensen Huang just offered optimistic investors a reality check.

Many quantum computing stocks exploded in value last year as investors hoped to get ahead of the crowd in what could be a transformational wave of new technology. Excitement grew

Jensen Huang’s comments at last week’s CES about quantum computing being decades away stirred up discussion within the quantum industry.

Several stocks across the quantum computing industry fell sharply Wednesday after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the technology is likely still years away.

CEO Jensen Huang lit the entire quantum computing sector on fire last night after saying the technology won’t be “very useful” for at least 15 years and maybe as many as 30 years. He may as well have poured gasoline on the industry and thrown in a lit match.

Last year, investors poured into artificial intelligence (AI) stocks, and the biggest players -- from Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) to Amazon -- helped the general market soar. Quantum computing harnesses the principles of quantum mechanics to solve problems that classical computers can't handle.

Quantum Computing stock is only $11, but does that mean it's a good value? For the last few months, a technology known as quantum computing has started receiving a lot of attention. As is often the case when new subject matter enters the spotlight,