Intel's CEO just bought $10M of stock at $95, a whale worth following. x.com 

Intel is set to explode as it gets pulled into the biggest AI and robotics buildout through a reported team-up with SpaceX, Tesla and xAI. While written off as old tech, it quietly rebuilt by cutting costs, reshoring fabs and securing government backing for US chip leadership, and smart money began accumulating in 2024. x.com 

Intel looks priced for too much good news before it has actually delivered on anything. Its CPU story was carrying the share price. x.com 

Intel is an obvious buy now that the Trump administration has taken a stake in it. x.com 

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.com 

Intel's stock has run well ahead of itself, and it will take a long time to generate solid earnings. A post the author replies to notes it trades near 100x forward earnings, with much of the expected earnings resting on circular deals and compute-purchase promises from two companies nowhere near profitable. x.com 

Intel's earnings beat backs the bull case, with both the Trump administration and Nancy Pelosi positioned in the stock. Per the reported results, EPS was $0.42 versus $0.22 expected and revenue $16.1B versus $14.4B. Never bet against Pelosi or Trump. x.com  x.com 

Intel heads into earnings with strong capex tailwinds pointing its way. SpaceX raised $80 billion in its IPO, much of which is going to Intel, and Tesla raised capex with much of it also headed to Intel. Alphabet's higher capex is bullish for all chip trades, and every AI name reporting so far has blown expectations away. x.com 

Intel's beat-and-raise does not justify its bloated valuation. Even if Intel someday earned $5 a share, its current market cap would still put it at about 100 times earnings. x.com  x.com 

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.com