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

Shares of Super Micro Computer Inc. SMCI slid 5.68% to $34.38 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 1.11% to 5,909.03 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.42% to 42,528.36.

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.