AMD Rises 3% After Announcing 10% Price Increase on All Chips
US Stock Market Update·Technology Stocks To Follow Today - September 18th
Market Beat·- MarketBeat identified Micron Technology, SanDisk, NVIDIA, Apple, and Advanced Micro Devices as the five technology stocks with the highest dollar trading volume. - These companies develop and provide hardware, memory, storage, semiconductors, and digital platforms globally. - Investors watch these high-volume technology shares due to their strong growth potential, despite carrying higher volatility and valuation risks.2 Stocks Breaking Out Post-FOMC With One Thing in Common
Market Beat·- Advanced Micro Devices and Intel experienced significant stock breakouts following the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision on September 16, 2026. - Advanced Micro Devices surged over 6% to close at $545.09, driven by its Instinct AI chips and projected earnings growth of 111%. - Intel jumped nearly 8% to $108.80, supported by a 10% enterprise CPU price increase, manufacturing milestones, and insider buying.AMD Stock Breaks $524 as Helios Demand Puts $548 and $572 in Focus
TradingKey·- AMD shares closed at $545.09 on September 17, 2026, confirming a breakout above $524.08 driven by strong Q2 revenue of $11.54 billion and soaring data center demand. - The company's growth is heavily supported by multi-year cloud client commitments and the production ramp of its new Helios rack-scale AI computing platform. - Technical indicators show bullish momentum targeting resistance levels at $547.70, $554.86, and $571.87, while valuation and competition remain key risks.Pre-market: Semiconductors Rally Broadly; Alphabet, Meta Lead Tech Giants; Bitcoin Breaches 77K, Crypto Stocks Surge
US Market Preview·- US pre-market trading on September 18, 2026, showed semiconductor stocks and major tech giants like Google and Meta rising collectively, while Bitcoin surpassed $77,000 to drive a surge in crypto-related equities. - Individual stock movements highlighted Google gaining over 2% following a target price upgrade by Tigress, Meta advancing due to AI initiatives, and Strategy rising over 3% amid new SEC crypto exemption rules. - Macroeconomic drivers featured KKR noting the Federal Reserve's economic confidence reaching a 2011 high, alongside the SEC releasing new regulatory exemptions for tokenized US stock trading.AI trade rebound sparks flurry of unusually bullish options activity
CNBC·- Options traders engaged in a flurry of bullish activity as the Nasdaq-100 index posted its best day in six weeks and volatility dropped to 15.4. - Trading volumes surged for tech stocks like Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Crowdstrike, and SpaceX, with positioning leaning heavily toward upside exposure. - Intel recorded over 1.3 million options traded, while similar bullish flows and high premiums were observed across major semiconductor and cybersecurity equities.