Strong day for Intel stock price on Wednesday rising 7.36% to $118.96

The Intel stock price gained 7.36% on the last trading day (Wednesday, 20th May 2026), rising from $110.80 to $118.96. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 6.22% from a day low at $114.80 to a day high of $121.94. The price has fallen in 6 of the last 10 days but is still up by 5.27% over the past 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 16 million more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 162 million shares were bought and sold for approximately $19.23 billion.

On May 18, 2026, it was reported that Benchmark gave INTC a "Buy" grade with a "hold" action.

The stock lies in the middle of a very wide and strong rising trend in the short term and a further rise within the trend is signaled.Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 156.27% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $233.91 and $356.67 at the end of this 3-month period.

The Intel stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general buy signal from the relation between the two signals where the short-term average is above the long-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $114.79 and $85.87. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. Volume is rising along with the price. This is considered to be a good technical signal. Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Monday, May 11, 2026, and so far it has fallen -8.10%. Further fall is indicated until a new bottom pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is currently a sell signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD).

On the downside, the stock finds support just below today's level from accumulated volume at $108.15 and $94.75.There is a natural risk involved when a stock is testing a support level, since if this is broken, the stock then may fall to the next support level. In this case, Intel finds support just below today's level at $108.15. If this is broken, then the next support from accumulated volume will be at $94.75 and $94.48.

This stock may move very much during the day (volatility) and with a very large prediction interval from the Bollinger Band this stock is considered to be "very high risk". During the last day, the stock moved $7.14 between high and low, or 6.22%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 7.38%.

Several short-term signals, along with a general good trend, are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for Intel stock to perform well in the short-term.