AI Funding Jitters, Helios Momentum, and Wall Street Price Targets
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) stock is rebounding on Thursday, December 18, after a sharp semiconductor selloff in the prior session tied to renewed anxiety about how the AI data-center boom gets financed. As of mid-session Thursday, AMD shares were trading around $204.80, up $6.69 from the previous close (about +3.4%), after swinging between roughly $199.50 and $206.12.
The move follows Wednesday’s drop of about 5.3%, when AMD fell to around $198 after closing the day before near $209—a decline that came as AI-linked chip names broadly slid on fears that large data-center projects could face funding delays. [1]
Today’s AMD story is essentially a tug-of-war between near-term sentiment shocks (credit and capex headlines tied…
