$Intel(INTC)$ isn't dragged down by shorts given minimal short interest. Rather, analysts, brokers, and financial media hold biases against $Intel(INTC)$ due to its legacy status as a dominant blue-chip architect—not "trendy tech" in past decades. Now $Intel(INTC)$ operates as a high-end node manufacturer in the US, making adoption essential. Below $100 per share is severely undervalued; skip analysis until $500B market cap. Between $500B and $1.5T market cap, discussions on valuation, cash flow, or capex become meaningful. Debating fundamentals at just $200B market cap for the free world's sole high-end node tech? Unreasonable.
$Intel(INTC)$ is moving Core Ultra Series 3 directly into edge computing, targeting robotics, automotive, and medical sectors, competing head-on with $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ Jetson / AGX Orin.
$Intel(INTC)$ remains dominant in x86, but their foundry operations are now ARM-optimized with Agilex FPGAs even incorporating ARM cores. The chipmaker's embracing architectural neutrality.
$Intel(INTC)$ 's price action looks orchestrated - pumped to session highs at open then shorted into oblivion. Closing near highs smells like puppet masters pulling strings.