On July 8, Intel fell 3.34% in pre-market trading, trading at $106.3/share, with turnover of $45.01 million. The stock had already plunged 9.66% in the prior session, and continued to face downward pressure in pre-market trading.
The decline was driven by an extended semiconductor sector selloff initially triggered by Samsung Electronics' Q2 earnings \"sell the fact\" reaction, despite operating profit surging over 1,810% year-over-year. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index dropped 4.65% in the prior session. Additionally, Samsung's confirmation that its 1.4nm advanced process node is on track for 2029 mass production, with an enhanced SF1.4+ variant planned for 2030, intensified market concerns over Intel's foundry competitive positioning.
Although Intel had previously benefited from confirmed CPU price hikes and an 18A process yield breakthrough enabling ~30,000 wafers per month across two fabs, short-term profit-taking pressure has concentrated. The options market reflected sharp divergence, with a $3.5 million synthetic short structure opposing prior multi-million-dollar long-dated call purchases, signaling institutional disagreement on the medium-term outlook.
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