Ticker brief
KEYS KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES IN
Industrial · Electronics
last close
$314.77
1 day
+1.0%
14 days
-17.8%
mkt cap
$53.6B
signals 14d
41
authors 14d
24
crowd 14d
+0.3σ
Options inteloptions-surface reads · latest available day per source
| metric | reading | context |
|---|---|---|
| IV — ATM 30d | 51% mid · 80 pctile own 1y | IV/HV 1.23× |
| Skew — 25Δ RR 30d | -0.077 3 pctile own 1y | puts bid vs calls (downside bid) |
| Net dealer OI (NDOI) | -0.03 thin | 5-session Δ -0.04 (as of 2026-07-06) |
| OI alarm | quiet | last alarm 2026-05-20 (z=4.3) |
| Next earnings | 2026-11-24 (proj) | in 29d |
| CSP screen | rank #162 · $296.6 strike · 0.82% prem | on the CSP screen (2026-10-23) |
Sentiment — last 14 days
daily mean sentiment, 2026-10-02 → 2026-10-15 · now -0.60 (−1 bearish … +1 bullish)
Who spoke24
| author | grade | trader score | signals | mean sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @PhotonCap | A | -0.73 | 10 | +0.27 |
| @ye4yn | B | -0.66 | 5 | +0.47 |
| @Tickeron | C | +1.53 | 3 | +0.58 |
| @scetrader | C | -2.00 | 2 | +0.43 |
| @financespotnews | C | +0.40 | 2 | +0.25 |
| @KeithTradeSmith | C | +1.08 | 1 | +0.50 |
| @1ChartMaster | C | -2.95 | 1 | +0.65 |
| @fj_nextstage | C | -2.23 | 1 | +0.25 |
| @jimmyhuli | C | -2.25 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @ClassicRoy | C | -1.10 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @ftr_investors | C | -0.39 | 1 | +0.25 |
| @RachelDashCS | C | -1.47 | 1 | +0.45 |
| @USStockSheep | B | -1.35 | 1 | +0.50 |
| @OTR444 | C | +0.13 | 1 | +0.40 |
| @flyingwhale919 | B | -0.04 | 1 | +0.50 |
| @RYANHINGSHING | A | -0.12 | 1 | +0.45 |
| @MinervaCap | C | -1.56 | 1 | +0.20 |
| @JSpitTrades | C | -0.94 | 1 | +0.65 |
| @ttvresearch | C | +1.59 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @dangerousteee | C | -0.14 | 1 | +0.40 |
| @R_and_Invest | A | -1.49 | 1 | +0.25 |
| @michaelsikand | B | -0.04 | 1 | +0.35 |
| @snmart | A | -1.61 | 1 | +0.40 |
| @Financhle | C | · | 1 | -0.40 |
Recent signals30of 41 in 14d — receipts included
| date (PT) | author | sent | what they said | since then | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | @PhotonCap | -0.60 | Quantifies concentrated declines across optics and semiconductor-testing stocks. | -8.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @ye4yn | +0.35 | Discloses additions to AVGO and ANET and higher core AI-infrastructure weights while flagging data-center financing risks. | -12.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 | @Financhle | -0.40 | Reports a $305.6K aggressive long-dated KEYS put purchase. | -15.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 | @snmart | +0.40 | Identifies CPO testing as an emerging photonics theme and names five companies to watch. | -15.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @PhotonCap | +0.20 | Suggests proliferation of photonics startups may increase test-equipment demand. | -16.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @PhotonCap | +0.65 | Do not panic-sell semiconductor testing stocks. — Explicitly urges holders not to panic-sell testing stocks because validation remains a bottleneck. | -16.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @michaelsikand | +0.35 | Argues AI optics' rising failure costs make validation and testing increasingly important. | -16.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @ye4yn | +0.65 | Add to KEYS while it maintains unusual relative strength near its highs. — Explicitly says the author added KEYS as it held near highs during a difficult market. | -16.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @ye4yn | +0.60 | Add SNOW, AXTI, KEYS, VICR and PANW while trimming NOW. — Lists explicit portfolio additions, a partial sale and two exits as part of a rebalance. | -16.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @financespotnews | +0.25 | Reports KEYS demonstrating 1.6T Ethernet testing and AI-infrastructure validation tools. | -16.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @ye4yn | +0.55 | Exit SDGR and SOPH, reduce COPX, and add SNOW and later KEYS. — Explicit rebalance orders pair exits and a reduction with additions to higher-ranked holdings. | -16.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @financespotnews | +0.25 | Keysight will showcase two new 1.6T Ethernet test platforms and AI validation tools. | -16.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-11 | @R_and_Invest | +0.25 | Identifies Viavi and Keysight as capital-equipment suppliers to Lumentum. | -17.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-10 | @PhotonCap | +0.45 | Presents AI semiconductor testing as a growing bottleneck and maps six beneficiaries across the test stack. | -17.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-10 | @dangerousteee | +0.40 | Updates a list of companies described as having reported good earnings since July. | -17.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-09 | @PhotonCap | +0.15 | Provides paper-portfolio performance and current holdings with no new orders. | -17.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-09 | @PhotonCap | +0.55 | KEYS demonstrated AI infrastructure validation capabilities at OCP 2026. | -17.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-09 | @ttvresearch | +0.00 | Publishes an earnings and events calendar for October 12, capped at six directly listed event names. | -17.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-09 | @JSpitTrades | +0.65 | Highlights a breakout retest and calls KEYS a leading recent AI-capex name. | -17.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-08 | @MinervaCap | +0.20 | Entered ULS and is watching KEYS following the FCC announcement. — Explicit new ULS entry with KEYS placed on watch after an FCC catalyst. | -16.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @RYANHINGSHING | +0.45 | Names testing and packaging stocks as an investment basket for a strong sector year ahead. | -17.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @PhotonCap | +0.30 | References favored testing names and recent additions in packaging and testing. | -17.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @PhotonCap | +0.30 | Discloses a paper portfolio allocating roughly $19,600 to each of five stocks. | -17.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @PhotonCap | +0.35 | Bullish long-term optics-testing basket based on rising AI packaging complexity and reliability needs. | -17.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @PhotonCap | +0.35 | Framework argues SiPh reliability standards can expand testing, metrology, burn-in and laser opportunities. | -17.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-06 | @flyingwhale919 | +0.50 | Says semiconductor-test stocks have strong charts, with several at highs and AEHR and VIAV still below highs. | -18.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-06 | @Tickeron | +0.60 | Buy NVDA, APH and KEYS; sell AMD, LITE and HPE based on target upside. — Publishes explicit forward buy and sell ratings for an AI-hardware basket. | -18.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-06 | @OTR444 | +0.40 | Lists stocks identified as technically breaking out; capped at six tickers. | -18.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-06 | @USStockSheep | +0.50 | Reports strong Q3 revenue, orders, and communications growth tied to faster data-center networking investment. | -18.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-06 | @scetrader | +0.30 | Highlights rising lead times for photonics lasers and test equipment across five suppliers. | -18.9% | tweet ↗ |
“Since then” = price move from the close on the signal's date (PT) to the latest close — what happened after they said it, not a backtest. A — means no trading session has closed since the signal yet. Sentiment is our extracted per-tweet score, −1…+1.