AMD Stock Outperforms the Market, Trades at 11-Year High

Semiconductor stocks’ performance has been weaker in 2018 due to the US-China trade war, the end of the crypto boom, and a decline in memory prices. However, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has grown 76% YTD (year-to-date). AMD’s stock outperformed its peers including NVIDIA (NVDA) an Intel (INTC). NVIDIA has risen 21%, while Intel hasn’t changed YTD.