Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Intel ( INTC ).

Looking at options history for Intel ( INTC ) we detected 12 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 25% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 75% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $117,155 and 9, calls, for a total amount of $652,454.

What's The Price Target?

After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $20.0 and $65.0 for Intel ( INTC ), spanning the last three months.

Insights into Volume & Open Interest

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Intel ( INTC ) options trades today is 7531.4 with a total volume of 15,954.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Intel's ( INTC ) big money trades within a strike price range of $20.0 to $65.0 over the last 30 days.

Intel Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Noteworthy Options Activity:

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.

Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Intel ( INTC ), we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.

Current Position of Intel

Currently trading with a volume of 9,908,829, the INTC's price is up by 2.52%, now at $45.63.

RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching overbought.

Anticipated earnings release is in 49 days.

What The Experts Say On Intel

A total of 2 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $28.5.

An analyst from Rosenblatt has revised its rating downward to Sell, adjusting the price target to $17.

Reflecting concerns, an analyst from Wedbush lowers its rating to Neutral with a new price target of $40.

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