The gains came after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang triggered a selloff in quantum computing stocks earlier this week with his remarks about the technology’s development.

Quantum computing was one of the hot trends of the past few months as stocks have doubled or more following Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Willow announcement. Investors looking for any way to play the quantum computing space have pushed microcap stocks into the stratosphere.

Quantum computing stocks took a dive Wednesday after investors' perceptions about the outlook for the sector were dramatically corrected. Valuations in the nascent space had been