Closed out INTC long term calls for a +27% gain
ST Trade: Replaying a make-it-in-the-USA trade.
On Mon May 12th, we successfully closed our INTC LEAP Call trade as the stock seemed to run up on positive tariff deal news.
We have done this trade four times this year with profits every single time.
You can see the original details of our trade idea at the bottom of this post.
We are now…again…happy to sit back and wait for INTC to come back lower and perhaps provide us another opportunity to pay to play.
Any other feedback or comments are welcome on the chat line.
Cheers!
This trade alert was originally posted on the chat line on May 6th 2025.
We have successfully done this trade thrice this year. Now we have been given another opportunity to profit from a swing in INTC 0.00%↑ .
Intel continues to be in the news as the new CEO has been slashing costs, selling assets and exploring new collaborations as the US administration is keen to grow onshore semiconductor manufacturing.
It does not matter what the news is…all the bad stuff is likely already priced in. So most of the news whether it is true or not, is likely to be positive.
Now that the stock has pulled back again, we will look for the next bullish development or news that could fire a spark under the stock in the short term. To be clear…we DO NOT believe in the long term prospects for the company.
The stock currently sits on pretty strong support at the $19-20 level.
So, we bought deep-in-the-money Jan 2026 LEAP CALLs for INTC with a $13 strike.
NOTE: This is a short term trade and we don’t intend to stick around for too long.
Trade details:
Entry: Bought Jan 2026 LEAP CALLs for INTC with a $13 strike.
Exit: Our intention is to take profits any time the market seems to over-value or over-buy INTC as compared to fundamentals and growth prospects.
Add: We may add to the position if there is a meaningful market drop in options pricing for no apparent reason or news.
Stop Loss: Since this is a short-term trade idea, we are setting a -20% stop loss.
Timeframe: 4-6 months from trade initiation…so around Q3 2025.
Cheers and good luck out there!