Trading Insights 9/19/25

Mike Larson
September 19, 2025

Chart of the Day 📈 9/19/25: Is it FINALLY This Chip Stock's Time to Shine?

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Intel Corp. (INTC) has been an also-ran in the semiconductor industry for a looooonnnngggg time – and the stock has languished for years. Until now. So…is it FINALLY this chip stock’s time to shine?

Take a look at the MoneyShow Chart of the Day. It’s a weekly chart of INTC going back a half-decade. The stock was down more than 31% over that timeframe through Wednesday. During the same period, former archrival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) rose 107% while the sector’s rockstar Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) soared 1,350%!

INTC (5-Year Chart)

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But late last year, the stock stopped going down. Then as INTC shares chopped sideways for a few months, trading volume increased dramatically. Plus, the Relative Strength Index marched steadily higher.

Nothing compared to what happened THIS week though. The stock rocketed as much as 30% Thursday on news that NVDA – of all companies – was linking up with INTC. Specifically, Nvidia said it would buy $5 billion in Intel shares, plus work with the company to co-develop chips for personal computers and data centers.

The news followed the Trump Administration’s decision for the US to take a 10% stake in Intel. Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. (SFTBY) also recently invested $2 billion of its money in Intel. In other words, both public AND private capital is flowing into Intel on a scale we haven’t seen in years.

Joe Markman of Digital Creators & Consumers named Intel one of his “Top Picks” in our 2025 annual report project. He called it a “compelling” opportunity, adding “semiconductors, and their production, are now important components of national security. Too much production is concentrated in Asia. The US needs a strong national player, and that company is necessarily Intel.”

Sure enough, the rest of the market seems to be figuring out the same thing. And yes, it DOES look like it’s this chip stock’s time to shine!

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