Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on Intel ( INTC ). Our analysis of options history for Intel ( INTC ) revealed 10 unusual trades.

Delving into the details, we found 30% of traders were bullish, while 60% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 3 were puts, with a value of $272,082, and 7 were calls, valued at $306,745.

Projected Price Targets

After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $18.0 and $23.0 for Intel ( INTC ), spanning the last three months.

Volume & Open Interest Trends

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Intel's ( INTC ) options for a given strike price.

Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Intel's ( INTC ) whale activity within a strike price range from $18.0 to $23.0 in the last 30 days.

Intel 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot

Largest Options Trades Observed:

About Intel

Intel ( INTC ) is a leading digital chipmaker, focused on the design and manufacturing of microprocessors for the global personal computer and data center markets. Intel ( INTC ) pioneered the x86 architecture for microprocessors and was the prime proponent of Moore's law for advances in semiconductor manufacturing. Intel ( INTC ) remains the market share leader in central processing units in both the PC and server end markets. Intel ( INTC ) has also been expanding into new adjacencies, such as communications infrastructure, automotive, and the Internet of Things. Further, Intel ( INTC ) expects to leverage its chip manufacturing capabilities into an outsourced foundry model where it constructs chips for others.

Current Position of Intel

Currently trading with a volume of 2,726,534, the INTC's price is down by -0.3%, now at $19.87.

RSI readings suggest the stock is currently is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.

Anticipated earnings release is in 44 days.

Professional Analyst Ratings for Intel

Over the past month, 1 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $29.0.

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* Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from Cantor Fitzgerald keeps a Neutral rating on Intel ( INTC ) with a target price of $29.

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