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Intel's $0.25 guidance triggers ~25% dump across stock and INTC perp

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steadyintel
Peak / day27tracked accounts
Peak dayFriOct 30 · busiest day in the panel
Rest of X / peak day—not measured outside the panel
Cited claims15source links retained
Market—no token attached

Attention

Who was talking, day by day

Oct 25 – Oct 31 UTC
Tracked paneldistinct tracked accounts / day
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What happened

Intel's next-quarter adjusted EPS guidance of $0.25 versus the $0.52 just reported sent the stock down more than 10% by 2026-10-30, with posts claiming drops of roughly 25% for the stock and 27% for the INTC perp. @kropanchik noted the INTC perp was around $68 and that Intel revenue grew 21%, framing the move as a trap for both sides. @iwantlambo added that Intel's CEO sold about $10 million of his stock at $95 a few months earlier, calling him exit liquidity. Intel's earnings were scheduled for Thursday earlier in the week.

Why it matters

Intel is a legacy chipmaker whose single-day collapse pulled attention in crypto trading communities, where the INTC perp became a proxy for macro stress. The magnitude of the move and the CEO's earlier $10m sale make it a culture story about insider timing and whether the panic is excessive or unfinished.

Observed reaction

Mostly bearish and mocking: traders call the drop diabolical and wild, joke that Intel Inside outlived the stock, and treat the CEO's $10m sale at $95 as exit liquidity. @kropanchik frames it as a two-sided trap and promotes opening a position. @jameschristoph is defensive, saying the problems are self-inflicted.

Spread

Where it started and who carried it

First seen
Oct 25, 16:36 UTC by @daguyoverthere
Accounts
12 tracked · 41 elsewhere on X
Communities
perps trading (3), eth defi (2), macro rwa (2), ai crypto (1)
Key accounts
@watcherguru, @polymarket, @kalshi_finance, @solidintel_x, @amitisinvesting

Explainability

Evidence register

Every claim links to the posts behind it
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@daguyoverthere posted the earliest tracked post on 2026-10-25 at 16:36:34Z, but it was about the CIA and Bitcoin, not Intel the company.

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Intel ($INTC) earnings were scheduled for Thursday of the week.

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Intel stock was reported as down more than 10% on the day before 2026-10-30.

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Intel was reported as down roughly 25%.

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The INTC perpetual was down roughly 27%.

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At around $68, the INTC perp was discussed in terms of bulls needing the punishment to be excessive and bears needing it to be unfinished.

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Intel revenue grew 21%, but next-quarter adjusted EPS guidance was $0.25 versus $0.52 just reported.

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Intel's CEO sold about $10 million of his stock at $95 a few months earlier.

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Intel's problems were described as almost entirely self-inflicted and not representative of a demand-side problem.

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@0xmentalillness said the Intel move would bury some pods/funds into next week.

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@0xadriandefi said Intel was trading like a memecoin.

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@1st_knight joked that the Intel Inside sticker on an old laptop was outliving the stock.

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@mcwei87 grouped the hack, crypto dumping, and Intel and Amazon crashing as too much for one morning.

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@iwantlambo listed Intel dumping 25% alongside the NYSE shilling Hyperliquid, Druckenmiller shilling Hyperliquid, Elon shilling Hyperliquid, and Binance being hacked for billions.

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@kropanchik promoted opening INTC on Entropy while discussing whether the next short was obvious or late.

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Angles

    Formats in use

    • one-liner
    • screenshot
    • thread
    • meme template
    • quote-tweet
    • promotional post

    Risks

    • The Binance hack is unverified in these posts and should be marked as unverified if repeated.
    • The 25% and 27% drop figures are claims by posters; no market data was provided to verify.
    • The post promoting INTC on Entropy may be paid promotion and should be flagged as likely coordinated shilling.
    • Avoid giving financial advice or predicting whether Intel is a buy or short.

    Observed content

    Most-engaged posts

    6 posts on X
    0X@0xmentalillness49 likes
    this intel move is going to bury some pods/funds today into next week
    Open on X →
    IW@iwantlambo31 likes
    diabolical day > New York stock exchange shills hyperliquid > druckenmiller shills hyperliquid > elon shills hyperliquid > intel dumps 25% > binance hacked for billions
    Open on X →
    TR@trippan031 likes
    When does @Lighter_xyz RH season end? Who has the intel? Is it before end of year. Trying to figure out how hard to go in next few weeks.
    Open on X →
    SE@sethrwas27 likes
    Come to think of it, people born from 1995 - 2000s don't really understand what real recession looks like. Yesterday Google, Amazon, and Intel were down more than 10%, polymarket having front end issues, binance experiencing one of the biggest internet hack in history, oil crash
    Open on X →
    BA@bastiaan_eth29 likes
    🚨 BELOVED $BMNR & $ETH HOLDERS, HERE ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS THIS WEEK!👇 🔷 Tuesday - September New Home Sales data 🔷 Wednesday - October Fed rate decision, Microsoft $MSFT and Alphabet $GOOGL earnings 🔷 Thursday - September PCE inflation and Q3 GDP data, Amazon $AMZ
    Open on X →
    KR@kropanchik25 likes
    Intel’s next trap might be for the people who were right about the crash The INTC perp is down roughly 27%. Is the next short obvious - or late? Pick your side after opening INTC on Entropy: [https://t.co/ewc3jEC4WM] Revenue grew 21%, but next-quarter adjusted EPS guidance is
    Open on X →

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