AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) stock is losing ground in Wednesday's trading. The semiconductor company's share price was down 3.6% as of 11:45 a.m. ET and had been down as much as 5.2% earlier in the session. AMD stock is falling today on the heels of bearish coverage from HSBC.

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News sent the VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF 0.71% lower, but AMD stock was one of the worst performers in the group. AMD’s poor performance is rooted in its decidedly bearish technical trend. Shares of AMD shifted into a bearish trend in November as the stock’s 50-day moving average rolled over into a declining pattern.