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Semiconductors

AMD (AMD)

In the Nasdaq-100.

Your signal

Buy76 / 100

Buy: 76 is at or above your Buy line of 60. Trend (+56% vs 200-day) scores 99 and lifts it; Plays in (57%) scores 57 and holds it back.

Every factor in this score has a tested record: each was checked month by month since 2011 on numbers public at the time.

Factor you weightAMDPointsWeightAdds
Plays in57%574022.8
Off the high−7% from its 1-year high773023.1
Trend+56% vs 200-day993029.7
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Your signal is the one call Be The Puck makes on a stock, and you set it: weight the plays, analysts, P/E, growth, debt, trend and more, and move the Buy and Sell lines. Every page follows your choice. How the score works

All 18 factors for AMD
FactorAMDPointsWhat it is
Plays in57%57The share of the plays you count that hold it now.
Analysts' upside+5% · 50 analysts36How far analysts' average 12-month target sits above the price (3+ analysts). −20% scores 0, +50% full marks; at most 50 while the price is below its 200-day average, since targets lag a falling price.
Analysts' rating1.5 · strong buy75The analysts' average recommendation: strong buy scores 100, hold or worse 0.
P/E154.5×6Price over the last four quarters' earnings per share. Lower ranks higher; a loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Forward P/E38.5×5Price over next year's expected earnings. Lower ranks higher; an expected loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
PEG0.6382P/E divided by expected earnings growth. Lower ranks higher; around 1 is often read as fair for the growth. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to sales23.9×5Market value over the last 12 months' revenue. Lower ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to book14.7×10Price over book value (assets minus debts) per share. Lower ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Dividend yieldnone0Dividends over the last year as a share of the price. Higher ranks higher; no dividend scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Earnings growth+160%89Earnings per share over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Revenue growth+50%86Revenue over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Profit margin16%60Net profit as a share of revenue. Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Return on equity10%42Profit as a share of shareholders' equity. Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Debt to equity0.06×86Debt against shareholders' equity. Lower ranks higher; negative equity scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Off the high−7% from its 1-year high77How far the price sits below its highest close of the last year: 100 points at the high, none at 30% or more below. The exit rule: a stock that keeps falling loses points whatever else it has going for it.
Trend+56% vs 200-day99How far the price sits above its 200-day average. Higher ranks higher.
1-year momentum+180%98The price change over the last 12 months. Higher ranks higher.
Low crash exposure7/10 · very high30The storm test: 100 for no exposure, 10 points off per point of exposure.

The read

Test a theory on AMD

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Plays in57 / 100Every play Be The Puck tests, in 7 families.
Crash exposureVery high7 of 10 on the storm testMayer Multiple1.56×Price ÷ its 200-day average (+56%). Higher than on 90% of days since 2005. Above 2.4 is Mayer's overheated zone.

The most accurate play in each family

Each family's play whose calls went the right way most often, tested on 351 stocks since 2005, and what it says about AMD now.

A call is right when the stock rose after an in call or fell after an out call. Trend plays are built to take many small losses for a few big wins, so their hit rates run lower; being right often isn't the same as making the most money. How we test a play.

Each candle is one trading day: the box spans the open and close, the thin line the day's high and low. Hollow boxes closed up, filled boxes closed down. Toggle the averages to see the trend the plays read. Dots above the candles mark news and company filings: hover or tap one to see the story and how the stock moved from the last close before it, against the market on the same days.

What moved AMD lately

Its biggest move against the S&P 500 in the last 30 sessions, the news read on each, and how reliably that kind of news has moved stocks before. How it's measured

Mon Sep 21+8.5% against the S&P 5002.1× a normal day

AMD +9.9%, the S&P 500 +1.5% that session; +11.4% against the S&P 500 over five sessions.

No earnings report, rating change, 8-K filing or news story on AMD was found for this session. Be The Puck's headline archive for AMD starts Oct 2, so news stories from that day aren't in it. The S&P 500 moved +1.5%. The 22 other Semiconductors stocks Be The Puck covers moved +4.7% on average, so most of the move was its own.

Two years of calls, week by week

InOutShare of plays in

One row per play, grouped by family. When most rows turn green at once, the trend is broad. When they split, the plays disagree and the stock is usually chopping sideways.

Every play on AMD

All 100 plays, by family.

Calls right: how often the play's calls on AMD went the right way since 2005. Record columns: play / buy and hold, annual return and worst drawdown since 2005. Click a column to sort.Sort with the menu above the list.

PlayCallSinceNext moveCalls rightAnnual returnWorst drawdown
Trend following
PB EMABitcoin Playboy · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 +1.9%Enter above $611.39 (+1.0%)30% 164/543+18.9% / +16.6%−59.3% / −96.2%
Bull Market Support BandBenjamin Cowen · weeklyINApr 2, 2026 +178.4%Exit below $503.42 (−16.9%)30% 28/92+23.7% / +16.6%−60.4% / −96.2%
Ripster EMA CloudRipster · dailyINSep 8, 2026 +19.7%Exit below $554.98 (−8.3%)25% 83/334+16.7% / +16.6%−64.0% / −96.2%
Trend TemplateMark Minervini · dailyINSep 15, 2026 +20.1%Exit below $534.01 (−11.8%)21% 33/156+14.5% / +16.6%−60.6% / −96.2%
Stage AnalysisStan Weinstein · weeklyINApr 2, 2026 +178.4%Exit below $464.94 (−23.2%)25% 18/72+17.0% / +16.6%−74.0% / −96.2%
Stage 2 + Mansfield RSStan Weinstein · weeklyINApr 2, 2026 +178.4%Exit below $464.94 (−23.2%)24% 21/88+18.6% / +16.6%−74.2% / −96.2%
10-Month SMAMeb Faber · month-endINJun 30, 2025 +326.7%Exit below $405.61 (−33.0%)38% 12/32+24.6% / +16.6%−69.5% / −96.2%
200-Day RulePaul Tudor Jones · dailyINJun 16, 2025 +379.1%Exit below $390.04 (−35.6%)14% 19/132+23.0% / +16.6%−65.1% / −96.2%
Golden CrossMarket tradition · dailyINJul 16, 2025 +278.3%Not on one close42% 11/26+24.2% / +16.6%−78.2% / −96.2%
Granville 200-DayJoseph E. Granville · dailyINAug 7, 2025 +251.2%Exit below $390.04 (−35.6%)16% 15/96+18.4% / +16.6%−68.2% / −96.2%
Hull Moving AverageAlan Hull · weeklyINSep 18, 2026 +8.2%Exit below $404.62 (−33.2%)36% 49/136+13.4% / +16.6%−86.3% / −96.2%
Kaufman Adaptive MAPerry J. Kaufman · dailyOUTOct 9, 2026 −0.4%Enter above $610.02 (+0.7%)26% 201/761+11.8% / +16.6%−64.9% / −96.2%
TEMA CrossoverPatrick G. Mulloy · dailyINSep 8, 2026 +19.7%Exit below $548.55 (−9.4%)36% 91/252+13.2% / +16.6%−77.8% / −96.2%
Seykota 15/150Ed Seykota · dailyINJul 1, 2025 +344.9%Not on one close32% 9/28+21.3% / +18.3%−82.7% / −96.2%
Guppy Multiple MAsDaryl Guppy · dailyINSep 11, 2026 +17.3%Exit below $390.58 (−35.5%)32% 39/120+17.2% / +16.6%−64.6% / −96.2%
Ichimoku CloudGoichi Hosoda · dailyINSep 17, 2026 +11.1%Exit below $480.87 (−20.6%)39% 39/100+23.0% / +16.6%−65.5% / −96.2%
SupertrendOlivier Seban · dailyINSep 9, 2026 +16.2%Exit below $572.29 (−5.5%)45% 72/160+18.6% / +16.6%−62.0% / −96.2%
Williams AlligatorBill Williams · dailyINSep 16, 2026 +18.2%Not on one close42% 120/284+17.0% / +16.6%−68.9% / −96.2%
Vortex IndicatorEtienne Botes & Douglas Siepman · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 +1.9%Enter above $634.55 (+4.8%)34% 190/551+10.1% / +16.6%−76.1% / −96.2%
AroonTushar S. Chande · dailyINSep 10, 2026 +20.2%Exit below $480.33 (−20.7%)40% 86/214+20.7% / +16.6%−69.8% / −96.2%
Parabolic SARJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −2.4%Enter above $644.95 (+6.5%)37% 173/465+10.1% / +16.6%−68.8% / −96.2%
ADX TrendJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTOct 13, 2026 0.0%Enter above $749.12 (+23.7%)37% 61/165+17.2% / +16.6%−49.0% / −96.2%
MACD Zero LineGerald Appel · dailyINSep 10, 2026 +20.2%Exit below $328.58 (−45.7%)33% 60/180+21.1% / +16.6%−64.9% / −96.2%
Zweig 4% ModelMartin Zweig · weeklyOUTOct 9, 2026 −0.4%Enter above $632.42 (+4.4%)31% 106/337+14.7% / +16.6%−69.9% / −96.2%
MAMA/FAMA CrossJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINSep 8, 2026 +19.7%Not on one close35% 74/214+21.0% / +16.6%−69.2% / −96.2%
Schaff Trend CycleDoug Schaff · dailyOUTOct 9, 2026 −0.4%Not on one close37% 87/235+15.4% / +16.6%−82.8% / −96.2%
Zero Lag EC CrossJohn F. Ehlers & Ric Way · dailyINSep 9, 2026 +16.2%Exit below $358.36 (−40.8%)33% 56/168+23.0% / +16.6%−58.0% / −96.2%
DP Trend ModelCarl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin · dailyINSep 10, 2026 +20.2%Not on one close34% 31/90+19.7% / +16.6%−68.2% / −96.2%
Elder Triple ScreenAlexander Elder · dailyINSep 15, 2026 +20.1%Exit below $480.33 (−20.7%)39% 71/180+10.5% / +16.6%−69.2% / −96.2%
Holy GrailLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTJun 15, 2026 +10.6%Not on one close47% 28/60+3.6% / +16.6%−24.7% / −96.2%
Breakouts & channels
Four-Week RuleRichard Donchian · dailyINSep 9, 2026 +16.2%Exit below $506.05 (−16.4%)39% 51/130+18.0% / +16.6%−73.3% / −96.2%
Turtle System 1Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 +1.9%Enter above $658.52 (+8.8%)36% 43/119+20.1% / +16.6%−68.1% / −96.2%
Turtle System 2Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyINSep 21, 2026 −1.6%Exit below $561.98 (−7.2%)37% 34/92+11.9% / +16.6%−70.2% / −96.2%
Clenow TrendAndreas F. Clenow · dailyINSep 18, 2026 +8.2%Exit below $573.50 (−5.3%)40% 36/90+18.1% / +16.6%−62.2% / −96.2%
Darvas BoxNicolas Darvas · dailyINSep 21, 2026 −1.6%Exit below $424.03 (−30.0%)40% 49/122+20.0% / +16.6%−70.6% / −96.2%
Keltner ChannelChester W. Keltner & Linda Bradford Raschke · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 +1.9%Enter above $658.56 (+8.8%)41% 64/157+18.4% / +16.6%−60.5% / −96.2%
Bollinger BreakoutJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 +1.9%Enter above $670.99 (+10.8%)38% 80/209+16.9% / +16.6%−69.8% / −96.2%
Chandelier ExitChuck LeBeau · dailyINSep 9, 2026 +16.2%Exit below $583.14 (−3.7%)40% 85/210+16.9% / +16.6%−65.9% / −96.2%
Wilder Volatility SystemJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyINSep 9, 2026 +16.2%Exit below $574.35 (−5.1%)40% 78/194+18.4% / +16.6%−61.5% / −96.2%
P&F Double TopA.W. Cohen & Thomas J. Dorsey · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 +1.9%Enter above $662.00 (+9.3%)40% 85/211+21.2% / +16.6%−68.0% / −96.2%
Chande Kroll StopTushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyINSep 8, 2026 +19.7%Exit below $593.23 (−2.0%)31% 101/326+15.3% / +16.6%−79.2% / −96.2%
Acceleration BandsPrice Headley · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −2.4%Not on one close35% 76/219+11.1% / +16.6%−38.0% / −96.2%
TTM SqueezeJohn F. Carter · dailyOUTJul 8, 2026 +17.0%Not on one close37% 38/104+3.3% / +16.6%−56.4% / −96.2%
NR7 BreakoutToby Crabel · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −2.4%Enter above $639.00 (+5.5%)34% 222/647+14.4% / +16.6%−72.2% / −96.2%
Bollinger SqueezeJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTNov 6, 2025 +154.7%Not on one close53% 16/30+9.0% / +16.6%−31.2% / −96.2%
Momentum
12-Month MomentumMoskowitz, Ooi & Pedersen · month-endINOct 31, 2025 +136.4%Exit below $265.58 (−56.1%)44% 14/32+17.8% / +18.2%−76.2% / −96.2%
12-1 MomentumNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Sheridan Titman · month-endINOct 31, 2025 +136.4%Not on one close68% 23/34+24.4% / +18.2%−58.7% / −96.2%
Dual MomentumGary Antonacci · month-endINOct 31, 2025 +136.4%Exit below $295.30 (−51.2%)40% 12/30+19.2% / +18.2%−71.1% / −96.2%
Stocks on the MoveAndreas F. Clenow · dailyINSep 15, 2026 +20.1%Sell above $696.36 (+15.0%)21% 23/108+7.4% / +16.6%−68.1% / −96.2%
52-Week HighThomas J. George & Chuan-Yang Hwang · month-endINSep 30, 2026 −1.0%Exit below $552.01 (−8.8%)40% 10/25+11.0% / +16.6%−49.9% / −96.2%
Levy Relative StrengthRobert A. Levy · weeklyINApr 2, 2026 +178.4%Exit below $512.75 (−15.3%)28% 32/114+19.1% / +16.6%−66.9% / −96.2%
MACD Signal CrossGerald Appel · dailyOUTOct 9, 2026 −0.4%Enter above $709.91 (+17.2%)35% 146/423+18.0% / +16.6%−69.0% / −96.2%
Elder ImpulseAlexander Elder · dailyOUTOct 9, 2026 −0.4%Enter above $615.04 (+1.6%)32% 222/703+14.5% / +16.6%−63.1% / −96.2%
Know Sure ThingMartin J. Pring · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 +1.9%Enter above $800.36 (+32.2%)36% 106/295+11.6% / +16.6%−77.3% / −96.2%
Coppock CurveEdwin S. C. Coppock · month-endINJul 31, 2025 +243.4%Not on one close47% 8/17+22.4% / +13.8%−74.0% / −96.1%
CCI +100Donald R. Lambert · dailyOUTSep 28, 2026 −0.4%Enter above $656.35 (+8.4%)31% 167/544+11.4% / +16.6%−65.1% / −96.2%
TRIX Signal CrossJack K. Hutson · dailyINSep 8, 2026 +19.7%Exit below $732.69 (+21.0%)38% 102/266+11.2% / +16.6%−84.3% / −96.2%
TSI Zero LineWilliam Blau · dailyINSep 10, 2026 +20.2%Exit below $311.77 (−48.5%)34% 60/174+21.0% / +16.6%−66.3% / −96.2%
13612W MomentumWouter J. Keller & Jan Willem Keuning · month-endINMar 31, 2026 +197.7%Exit below $505.83 (−16.5%)34% 27/79+20.8% / +18.2%−67.6% / −96.2%
Market-State MomentumMichael J. Cooper, Roberto C. Gutierrez Jr. & Allaudeen Hameed · month-endINOct 31, 2025 +136.4%Not on one close64% 16/25+21.2% / +20.4%−56.4% / −89.8%
Frog in the PanZhi Da, Umit G. Gurun & Mitch Warachka · dailyINOct 31, 2025 +136.4%Not on one close55% 22/40+25.6% / +18.2%−58.7% / −96.2%
PMO Signal CrossCarl Swenlin · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 +1.9%Enter above $665.11 (+9.8%)39% 117/303+18.4% / +16.6%−75.5% / −96.2%
Mean reversion
RSI 30/70J. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTMay 15, 2025 +426.6%Not on one close68% 30/44+5.9% / +16.6%−74.0% / −96.2%
RSI(2) PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −0.4%Sell above $607.14 (+0.3%)61% 170/279+7.5% / +16.6%−42.9% / −96.2%
Double 7sLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −0.4%Sell above $649.41 (+7.2%)66% 229/347+14.4% / +16.6%−63.0% / −96.2%
Bollinger ReversionJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTAug 4, 2026 +16.8%Buy below $555.45 (−8.3%)61% 119/196+0.9% / +16.6%−87.1% / −96.2%
Stochastic 20/80George C. Lane · dailyOUTSep 11, 2026 +17.3%Not on one close61% 103/170+4.4% / +16.6%−92.7% / −96.2%
Williams %RLarry Williams · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Not on one close60% 180/299+5.2% / +16.6%−90.5% / −96.2%
DeMark 9-CountTom DeMark · dailyOUTApr 14, 2026 +137.4%Not on one close51% 38/74−8.1% / +16.6%−97.6% / −96.2%
Mayer MultipleTrace Mayer · dailyINNov 22, 2004 +2,789.0%Sell above $942.74 (+55.7%)–+16.6% / +16.6%−96.2% / −96.2%
ConnorsRSI PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez & Matt Radtke · dailyOUTApr 9, 2025 +525.3%Not on one close58% 30/52−0.5% / +16.6%−59.1% / −96.2%
Laguerre RSIJohn F. Ehlers · dailyOUTOct 9, 2026 −0.4%Not on one close47% 151/318−3.7% / +16.6%−95.6% / −96.2%
StochRSI 20/80Tushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyOUTSep 10, 2026 +20.2%Enter above $610.17 (+0.8%)56% 244/434−2.9% / +16.6%−95.7% / −96.2%
IBS ReversionAlexander S. Pagonidis · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 +1.9%Buy below $605.52 (0.0%)56% 1064/1914−0.6% / +16.6%−87.0% / −96.2%
Connors %bLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTSep 8, 2026 +19.7%Not on one close61% 50/82+9.6% / +16.6%−47.9% / −96.2%
Fisher TransformJohn F. Ehlers · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −2.4%Enter above $650.21 (+7.4%)37% 393/1050+6.4% / +16.6%−89.8% / −96.2%
1-Month ReversalNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Bruce N. Lehmann · month-endOUTSep 30, 2026 −1.0%Buy below $624.09 (+3.1%)62% 77/124+2.0% / +16.6%−96.0% / −96.2%
Volume & money flow
On-Balance VolumeJoseph E. Granville · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Exit below $605.52 (0.0%)26% 196/764+14.8% / +16.6%−82.3% / −96.2%
Chaikin Money FlowMarc Chaikin · dailyINSep 9, 2026 +16.2%Not on one close39% 81/208+11.4% / +16.6%−84.1% / −96.2%
Money Flow IndexGene Quong & Avrum Soudack · dailyOUTMay 15, 2025 +426.6%Not on one close44% 15/34−3.4% / +16.6%−92.4% / −96.2%
Negative Volume IndexNorman Fosback & Paul Dysart · dailyOUTJul 1, 2026 +12.0%Not on one close34% 59/175+3.3% / +17.0%−88.8% / −96.2%
Force IndexAlexander Elder · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Exit below $600.62 (−0.8%)30% 181/610+17.4% / +16.6%−75.3% / −96.2%
Buff AveragesBuff Dormeier · dailyINSep 9, 2026 +16.2%Exit below $621.34 (+2.6%)36% 122/340+19.2% / +16.6%−68.6% / −96.2%
Chaikin OscillatorMarc Chaikin · dailyINSep 3, 2026 +32.7%Not on one close35% 223/636+4.2% / +16.6%−89.2% / −96.2%
Volume Flow IndicatorMarkos Katsanos · dailyINJun 25, 2025 +322.3%Not on one close27% 23/85+23.2% / +18.5%−73.2% / −96.2%
Klinger OscillatorStephen J. Klinger · dailyOUTOct 5, 2026 −4.2%Not on one close35% 313/904+3.4% / +16.6%−87.0% / −96.2%
Candles & chart patterns
Engulfing SwitchSteve Nison & Thomas N. Bulkowski · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Not on one close50% 67/133−2.5% / +16.6%−94.3% / −96.2%
HikkakeDaniel L. Chesler · dailyINApr 23, 2025 +569.9%Not on one close40% 34/86+15.9% / +16.6%−58.9% / −96.2%
Turtle Soup Plus OneLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTMay 10, 2024 +298.6%Not on one close48% 25/52−0.3% / +16.6%−53.8% / −96.2%
Calendar
Halloween IndicatorSven Bouman & Ben Jacobsen & Yale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTApr 30, 2026 +70.8%Buys Oct 3060% 26/43+14.1% / +16.6%−87.7% / −96.2%
Best Six + MACDYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTMay 15, 2026 +42.8%Enter above $712.09 (+17.6%)49% 21/43+8.8% / +16.6%−92.6% / −96.2%
Seasonal TimingSy Harding · dailyOUTMay 19, 2026 +46.2%Window opens Oct 1653% 23/43+14.8% / +16.6%−89.2% / −96.2%
Santa Claus RallyYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTJan 5, 2026 +173.9%Buys Dec 2352% 23/44+3.3% / +16.6%−14.5% / −96.2%
Turn of the MonthJosef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt & Robert A. Ariel · dailyOUTOct 5, 2026 −4.2%Buys Oct 2950% 262/526+5.5% / +16.6%−55.5% / −96.2%
Presidential Sweet SpotYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyINSep 30, 2026 −1.0%Sells Jun 3027% 3/11−0.3% / +16.6%−77.7% / −96.2%
Pre-HolidayRobert A. Ariel & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyOUTSep 4, 2026 +26.8%Buys Nov 2449% 196/400+1.9% / +16.6%−34.3% / −96.2%
January BarometerYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · month-endINDec 30, 2022 +834.9%Not on one close25% 5/20+1.4% / +16.6%−96.8% / −96.2%
Weekend EffectKenneth French & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyINOct 12, 2026 +1.9%Sells Oct 1649% 1130/2284+0.1% / +16.6%−94.2% / −96.2%
Pre-FOMC DriftDavid Lucca & Emanuel Moench · dailyOUTSep 16, 2026 +18.2%Buys Oct 2753% 184/348+8.9% / +16.6%−22.0% / −96.2%
Lunar CycleKathy Yuan, Lu Zheng & Qiaoqiao Zhu · dailyINOct 2, 2026 −4.5%Sells Oct 1649% 266/541+2.5% / +16.6%−82.9% / −96.2%
Benchmark
Buy & HoldJohn C. Bogle · benchmarkINJan 3, 2005Always in–+16.6%−96.2%

If the market cracks: the storm test

How the storm test works
ExposureVery high7 of 10 points
  • Market swings3/3
  • Past crashes2/2
  • Debt0/3
  • Run-up2/2
  • It moves about 2.0× its index.
  • It fell about 1.7× as far as its index in past crashes.
  • It is up 261% in two years, a run-up size that crashed about half the time in history.

Past crashes, peak to low

Financial crisis Oct 2007 to Nov 2008 · back to its old high Feb 2017

AMD−87%
S&P 500−57%

COVID crash Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 · back to its old high Jul 2020

AMD−34%
S&P 500−34%

2022 bear market Jan 2022 to Oct 2022 · back to its old high Jan 2024

AMD−62%
S&P 500−25%
  • Beta2.04Moves about 2.0× as much as the S&P 500 week to week.
  • Downside capture187%In months the S&P 500 fell, this fell 187% as much on average.
  • Two-year change+261%Run-ups of 100%+ crashed 40% or more within two years about half the time (Greenwood, Shleifer & You).
  • From 52-week high−7%
  • Debt to equity0.07×
  • Net debt / EBITDANet cashHolds more cash than debt.
  • Interest cover32.6×

A crash marks every stock down; debt decides which companies come through. The storm test scores both halves: how hard the stock swings with the market, and how much debt it carries into a downturn. It describes fragility; it does not predict a crash.

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How to judge these numbers

Semiconductors · Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. operates as a semiconductor company internationally. It operates in three segments: Data Center, Client and Gaming, and Embedded.

Size and valuation
Market cap$989BWhat the whole company is worth at today's price: share price × shares outstanding.
Revenue (last 12 months)$41.3BTotal sales. The market values it at 23.9× sales.
P/E ratio154.5×Buyers pay $154 for each $1 of the last year's profit.
Forward P/E38.5×Price against analysts' estimate of next year's profit. Lower than the P/E means profit is expected to grow.
Price to book14.7×Price against the company's net assets (its equity) per share.
Profit and growth
Profit margin15.6%Keeps 16¢ of each dollar of sales as profit.
Revenue growth+50.1%Last quarter's sales against the same quarter a year earlier.
Earnings growth+159.5%Same comparison for profit.
Return on equity10.2%Yearly profit as a share of shareholders' money in the business.
Free cash flow$8.8BCash left after running and investing in the business.
Balance sheet
Total equity$63.0BWhat it owns minus what it owes.
Total debt$4.3BLoans and bonds it has to pay back, with interest.
Cash$13.1BCash and short-term investments on hand.
Debt to equity0.07×Comfortable.
Interest cover32.6×Interest is easily paid from profit.
Wall Street
Average analyst target$636.215% above the close, from 50 analysts (range $365.00 to $1,250.00).
Consensus ratingStrong buyAnalysts' average recommendation. Ratings lean positive: sell ratings are rare.

Company figures from Yahoo Finance, fetched Oct 14, 2026. Analyst targets are opinions, not forecasts Be The Puck checks.

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