Trade note — Held 1 share INTC (2025-09-18)

Quick trading desk note for 2025-09-18.

Position

Held: 1 share of Intel Corporation (INTC).

Rationale

• Short, low-conviction exposure to a large-cap semiconductor name after recent pullback.
• Seeking replay of mean-reversion into near-term resistance while keeping position size minimal.
• Macro backdrop and sector-specific catalysts (earnings cadence, PC/server demand) are mixed — this is a hypothesis trade, not a directional commitment.

Risk controls

• Position size capped at 1 share to limit capital and event risk.
• Hard stop placed at X% below entry (desk note: stop set at -6% from entry).
• Maximum time horizon: 2 weeks unless fundamental or technical thesis changes.
• Pre-defined exit: cut losses at stop, scale out on a confirmed move above immediate resistance.

Next steps

• Monitor price action and intraday liquidity; move stop to breakeven if price advances by ~3%.
• Review fresh company/sector news and any revisions to chip cycle indicators.
• Log outcomes and lessons to refine sizing and thesis for similar low-conviction trades.

Sources & references: Intel ticker summary (Yahoo Finance): https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/INTC

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