Heisenberg
Stock Chartist, Long/Short Ideas
Intel shares now cost less than its CEO paid when he bought $10M of his own stock, a vote of confidence with shares more than 25% below all-time highs. x.comÂ
Intel's CEO buying stock is a strong signal, because insiders sell for many reasons but buy for only one. Per @wallstengine, Lip-Bu Tan bought 105,263 shares at $95, about $10M, lifting his ownership to about 1.33M shares. x.comÂ
Intel looks priced for too much good news before it has actually delivered on anything. Its CPU story was carrying the share price. x.comÂ
Intel's fading options activity at $70 and $80, alongside a strong $100 node, improves its near-term setup. The stock bounced at its 200-day average alongside SMH and SOXX, supporting a $98-100 target this week; $110 calls are further out and $130 calls are for November-December. Dealers seem to have moved their hedges, though $80 may still come after October 30 earnings. The share target remains $140. x.com x.comÂ
Intel's new CEO Lip-Bu Tan is committed to the long term and putting his money where his mouth is: he bought about $10M of stock at $95 a share, per an SEC filing reported by @wallstengine, lifting his holdings to about 1.33M shares. x.comÂ
Intel's weak guidance undermines the turnaround bet. The whole turnaround now looks like a scam, though the view will be reassessed later. x.com x.comÂ
Intel is being bought on the dip by institutions loading up, and could reach all-time highs soon. x.comÂ
Intel is an obvious buy now that the Trump administration has taken a stake in it. x.comÂ
Intel's high valuation is hard to justify while its foundry turnaround remains unproven. At about 59x forward earnings, nearly three times TSMC's 19x, Intel has slower projected revenue growth; its foundry lost $2.09 billion in Q2 2026, while TSMC's Q3 operating margin was 58.7%. A politician's stock purchase alone does not make Intel a buy. x.com x.comÂ
Intel at $112 is an opportunity not to miss, with a $150-plus target by year end, after earlier chances in Micron, Nokia and Arm. It holds $98 billion of backlog orders for 2027-2031, reports 180% annual revenue growth and has $3 billion of cash reserves. x.comÂ