Big swings up and down have become typical for Super Micro, which is caught between the hype of artificial intelligence and concerns about the firm’s finances.

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It's been a topsy-turvy year for Super Micro Computer ( SMCI 10.91%). Once seen as the next big artificial intelligence (AI) stock, it has come crashing down to reality in recent months due to concerns about the reliability of its numbers and accounting controls.

Super Micro Computer stock was rising ahead of the opening bell, putting the server maker on course to build on Friday’s double-digit gains. Its shares, which trade under the ticker SMCI, have climbed 15% to $ $38.

Supermicro stock is surging today thanks to bullish coverage from an analyst. Lynx Equity recently published bullish coverage on the stock, and the firm thinks that new hardware from Nvidia will lift the server specialist's performance.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Super Micro Computer, the server maker that has delayed filing its earnings for the past fiscal year, was falling Tuesday after gaining almost 10% to start the week. The stock, which was the most volatile in the S&P 500 index last year,