CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWD) is up approximately 45% in 2026, making it one of the best-performing stocks of 2026. However, CRWD is down approximately 10% since reporting solid earnings on June 3.
That dip comes even though the company’s board approved a 4-for-1 stock split. Shareholde.... |
Good MorningStocks began the week with risk appetite firmer as investors weighed U.S.-Iran inspection progress against oil-market fragility. The central tension is energy vs inflation, with diplomatic relief lowering recession worries while Hormuz headlines kept crude risk in the foreground.
The macro driver is geopolitics, specifically Iran’s reported agreement to allow nuclear inspectors back while talks continue. That shifts risk perception because lower conflict odds support cyclicals and growth leadership, but any renewed oil disruption would revive inflation sensitivity and favor energy hedges, defensives, and shorter-duration positioning.
Alphabet slid as high-profile DeepMind departures raised doubts about AI execution and talent retention. Amazon softened ahead of Prime Day, with investors treating its Alexa AI shopping features as a demand and conversion test. NVIDIA slipped even as its Fervo and PNNL geothermal partnership expanded AI infrastructure use cases, showing concern over CapEx payoff. MP Materials and USA Rare Earth gained after China’s export-control action reinforced rare-earth supply-chain risk. Robinhood fell after announcing convertible notes, as investors weighed funding flexibility against dilution overhang. Traders are watching oil moves, Fed speakers, and Prime Day demand signals for the next catalyst. Featured: 9 stocks tied to AI’s physical backbone (Ad) 
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CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWD) is up approximately 45% in 2026, making it one of the best-performing stocks of 2026. However, CRWD is down approximately 10% since reporting solid earnings on June 3.
That dip comes even though the company’s board approved a 4-for-1 stock split. Shareholde... Read the Full Story |
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Shares of Sweetgreen Inc. (NYSE: SG) have surged 60% over the past three months, rebounding from a steep selloff that began in late 2024 as concerns about slowing consumer demand mounted. The rally has some questioning whether the company's efforts to revive the business are finally gaining tracti... Read the Full Story |
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Frugal shoppers continue to spend, and Burlington Stores (NYSE: BURL) continues to benefit.
By selling branded clothing, footwear, accessories, and home merchandise at prices well below traditional retailers, Burlington is delivering exceptional sales, earnings, and store expansion as a standout of... Read the Full Story |
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Oil prices are elevated and are likely to remain higher for the foreseeable future. While EIA officials predict a supply glut in 2027, it won’t happen for 12 months or more, if at all.
Near term, the supply looks tight. The Iran war disrupted energy markets in a historic fashion, not only impairing... Read the Full Story |
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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is down approximately 20% in the last 12 months. Most of the news around the company has been negative.
There have been layoffs, significant ongoing capital expenditures to support its artificial intelligence ambitions, cost pressures in its gaming division, a... Read the Full Story |
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“Staying the course” to manage volatility in the stock market is much easier for investors who have time on their side. However, when investors get closer to the time when they need the money, preservation of capital becomes more important than getting a return on capital.
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"A rising tide lifts all boats" is a popular piece of market jargon, but you can see why it sticks during rallies like the AI gold rush. Anyone and everyone is trying to get into the data center game today, including some former Bitcoin miners strategically pivoting to the next big thing. In partic... Read the Full Story |
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Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ: PENG) is no newcomer to tech, data centers or AI, but it is only now, with the AI boom years in the making, that its stock price is rallying.
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| Tuesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. operates as a semiconductor company worldwide. It operates through Data Center, Client, Gaming, and Embedded segments. The company offers x86 microprocessors and graphics processing units (GPUs) as an accelerated processing unit, chipsets, data center, and professional GPUs; and embedded processors, and semi-custom system-on-chip (SoC) products, microprocessor and SoC development services and technology, data processing unites, field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), and adaptive SoC products. It provides processors under the AMD Ryzen, AMD Ryzen PRO, Ryzen Threadripper, Ryzen Threadripper PRO, AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon PRO, and AMD PRO A-Series brand names; graphics under the AMD Radeon graphics and AMD Embedded Radeon graphics; and professional graphics under the AMD Radeon Pro graphics brand name. In addition, the company offers data center graphics under the Radeon Instinct and Radeon PRO V-series brands, as well as servers under the AMD Instinct accelerators brand; server microprocessors under the AMD EPYC brands; low power solutions under the AMD Athlon, AMD Geode, AMD Ryzen, AMD EPYC, AMD R-Series, and G-Series brands; FPGA products under the Virtex-6, Virtex-7, Virtex UltraScale+, Kintex-7, Kintex UltraScale, Kintex UltraScale+, Artix-7, Artix UltraScale+, Spartan-6, and Spartan-7 brands; adaptive SOCs under the Zynq-7000, Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs, Versal HBM, Versal Premium, Versal Prime, Versal AI Core, Versal AI Edge, Vitis, and Vivado brands; and compute and network acceleration board products under the Alveo brand. It serves original equipment and design manufacturers, public cloud service providers, system integrators, independent distributors, and add-in-board manufacturers through its direct sales force, and sales representatives. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. | Should I Buy Advanced Micro Devices Stock? AMD Bull and Bear Case Explained
These insights were generated using artificial intelligence. They are based on proprietary MarketBeat data, news articles, and custom LLM A.I. algorithms. This analysis of Advanced Micro Devices was last updated on Friday, September 18, 2026 at 6:01 PM.
Advanced Micro Devices Bull Case -
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. shares are currently trading at $559.82, reflecting a 2.7% increase during mid-day trading on September 18, 2026, as the stock trades near its fifty-two-week high of $584.73 and benefits from a post-FOMC market rebound that has revived investor interest in AI and semiconductor stocks.
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The company reported strong financial performance in its most recent quarter, with revenue of $11.54 billion, which exceeded the consensus estimate of $11.31 billion and represented a 50.1% year-over-year increase, while earnings per share of $1.66 also surpassed the consensus estimate of $1.62, demonstrating robust growth and operational efficiency.
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. has secured a significant portion of next year's high-bandwidth memory supply, which is a critical component for AI accelerators, positioning the company to support future shipments and maintain a competitive advantage in the constrained HBM market while expanding its AI stack plans and ROCm support for data-center servers.
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Reports indicate that Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. may raise GPU and CPU prices by roughly 10% to reflect higher infrastructure and manufacturing costs, which could lead to stronger pricing power and potentially better margins, especially as AI-computing demand remains strong and the company signals that AI adoption is still in its early stages with demand shifting toward inference and system-level solutions.
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Technical analysts have identified a double-bottom breakout above $530.13, with Fibonacci and pattern projections pointing toward a potential price target of $659 to $684, suggesting that the stock may have further upside potential as it approaches key breakout levels and benefits from constructive sentiment among analysts who cite projected earnings growth and momentum.
Advanced Micro Devices Bear Case -
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. trades at a demanding valuation with a price-to-earnings ratio of 143.91, which is significantly higher than the broader market, leaving less room for disappointment and making the execution of its AI product ramp critical to justify the current stock price of $559.82.
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There has been substantial insider selling activity, with executives such as CEO Lisa Su and EVP Forrest Norrod selling significant numbers of shares under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, and insiders sold a total of 213,838 shares valued at $105,533,836 in the last ninety days, which could be a sentiment concern for investors despite the transactions being scheduled.
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Competitive pressure is increasing, as evidenced by Huawei's launch of more than 10 AI chip products, which highlights the growing threat from Chinese tech giants and the potential for increased competition in the AI chip market, while higher TSMC and AI infrastructure costs could limit the benefit of any price increases if Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. cannot pass them fully to customers.
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The company's beta of 2.48 indicates that its stock is significantly more volatile than the overall market, meaning that investors may experience larger price swings and higher risk, especially in a choppy market environment where the stock has shown mixed weekly action and is sensitive to broader market trends and economic data.
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While the company has strong institutional ownership at 71.34%, the short interest has been relatively stable with a short percentage of float of 2.57% as of August 31, 2026, and days to cover of 2.49, which suggests that there is a moderate level of bearish sentiment among short sellers, and any negative news or market downturn could lead to increased selling pressure and further price declines.
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