Intel and AMD Stock Slide as Market Rotates Toward AI and Small-Cap Momentum

The stock market in Monday’s session had some really dramatic twists, which showed some types of different stock movements. The investors observed that the big chipmakers like Intel and AMD were really struggling, the cloud and AI companies gained value, and some minor stocks achieved total market dominance. The day’s moves definitely made a point that this market still rewards momentum, stories, and a good headline.

Downturn from Chipmakers in Mega-Cap

The Mega-cap companies established market dynamics, when Intel and AMD stock prices dropped. Intel declined to 5.97% and AMD fell to 3.4%. However, Apple climbed 2.46% and achieved its high stock value.

On the other hand, Cisco and Oracle became success stories, as both companies showed progress. Cisco increased 2.29%, and Oracle increased 3.05%. However, Tesla saw its stock price decline 2.55%, as electric vehicle excitement showed inconsistent market performance.

Swings in Large-Cap

The market experienced price fluctuations, as CoreWeave stock price jumped 12.93%, after analysts raised their price target based on strengthening the compute requirements. Cloudflare saw its stock price increase, as customers showed renewed interest in its cloud services.

Cloudflare increased 9.67%, Applied Blockchain increased 6.17%, Hecla Mining increased 5.23%, AngloGold Ashanti increased 5.19%, and Tempus AI increased 5.77%.

On the other hand, Revolution Medicines experienced a severe stock decline when news broke that Merck ended their acquisition discussions with the company. Revolution Medicines fell 18.17%, Regencell Bioscience Holdings declined 7.26%, Fortress Value Acquisition declined 7.8%, and Generac Holdings fell 4.92%.

Mid-Cap Stock Fluctuations

Mid-cap stocks surprised investors as well, when Sarepta shares increased 11.88%, after the company announced successful clinical trial results. Inflection Point Acquisition II (USAR) secured $1.6 billion and increased 8.82%. DigitalOcean increased 9.14%, Mudrick Capital A increased 7.54%, and Puyi ADR increased 7.94%.

On the other hand, Sustainable Opportunities declined 16.26%, Evolution Metals Tech declined 16.4%, Sizzle Acquisition fell 8.92%, Bellring Brands declined 7.94%, and Fly Leasing declined 9.73%.

Small-Cap Steals the Show

Small-cap stocks lived up to their reputation for drama, as they showed some of the most impressive stock price changes throughout the day. On one hand, Lands End stock price increased 35.02%, HUYA Inc increased 16.32%, Rich Sparkle Holdings increased 13.71%, and InMode increased 12.04%.

On the other hand, investors abandoned NovaBay Pharmaceuticals stock because the company experienced a sharp decline of 30.01%. CF Acquisition declined 16.93%, TCP Capital Corp declined 13.82%, Velo3D declined 13.48%, Roth CH Acquisition declined 7.75%, and Bloomin Brands declined 9.27%.

Bottom Line

The market movements on Monday showed that current investment conditions can be described as unpredictable. The market performance of Intel and AMD showed that both companies faced difficulties, because they needed to meet high expectations, while also dealing with growing market competition.

The market showed a clear movement of capital towards firms that presented better growth potential through their AI, cloud infrastructure and data-driven services.