INTC options strategies, priced on the real chain
$90.2Intel Corp · chain snapshot captured Aug 1, 2026
A turnaround story with a liquid, cheap chain. IV runs well above the mega-cap semis because the outcome distribution is genuinely wide, which makes it a popular — and genuinely risky — premium-selling name.
Every page below prices its structure against the August 28, 2026 expiry — 85% at-the-money implied vol, the richest of the 20 underlyings on this site. What moves INTC: earnings, foundry-customer announcements, and government subsidy news.
10 strategies on INTC
One contract (or one 100-share lot) per structure, at-the-money template strikes on the August 28, 2026expiry. Breakevens and probability of profit come from OptionTracker’s engine.
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- INTC covered callSell upside on shares you already own and get paid for the cap. · breakeven $85.75 (−4.9%)
- INTC cash-secured putGet paid to place a limit order below the market. · breakeven $77.87 (−13.7%)
- INTC iron condorSell a range, buy the wings, collect if the stock stays put. · breakeven $72.96 (−19.1%)
- INTC bull call spreadBuy a call, sell a higher one — cheaper upside with a ceiling. · breakeven $94.24 (+4.5%)
- INTC bull put spreadSell a put spread below the market: credit now, defined risk. · breakeven $79.81 (−11.5%)
- INTC long straddleBuy the call and the put — pay for a move in either direction. · breakeven $73.31 (−18.7%)
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