Ticker brief
KLAC KLA CORP
Technology · Semiconductors
last close
$145.61
1 day
-1.5%
14 days
-25.5%
mkt cap
$307.7B
signals 14d
70
authors 14d
44
crowd 14d
+1.1σ
Options inteloptions-surface reads · latest available day per source
| metric | reading | context |
|---|---|---|
| IV — ATM 30d | 63% rich · 82 pctile own 1y | IV/HV 1.18× |
| Skew — 25Δ RR 30d | -0.053 27 pctile own 1y | balanced vs own range |
| Net dealer OI (NDOI) | +0.45 elevated | 5-session Δ -0.17 (as of 2026-07-06) |
| OI alarm | quiet | last alarm 2026-06-15 (z=299.1) |
Sentiment — last 14 days
daily mean sentiment, 2026-10-02 → 2026-10-16 · now +0.50 (−1 bearish … +1 bullish)
Who spoke44
| author | grade | trader score | signals | mean sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @qualityequities | A | +0.65 | 7 | +0.69 |
| @BichonFrise_JTC | C | -0.74 | 4 | +0.57 |
| @Leoskie_L | A | -1.21 | 4 | +0.31 |
| @TheValueist | B | +0.92 | 3 | -0.00 |
| @SunriseTrader | B | -0.64 | 3 | +0.22 |
| @Tickeron | C | +1.53 | 3 | +0.50 |
| @TheNewMoney_app | C | · | 3 | +0.15 |
| @StockSavvyShay | B | -1.05 | 2 | +0.05 |
| @ye4yn | B | -0.66 | 2 | +0.27 |
| @tradealgo_ | C | +1.91 | 2 | +0.57 |
| @AryaFintech | C | -1.41 | 2 | -0.30 |
| @SayNoToTrading | A | -0.55 | 2 | +0.40 |
| @dissectmarkets | C | -0.91 | 2 | +0.55 |
| @DividendTalks | C | +1.41 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @RachelDashCS | C | -1.47 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @Analysistock | B | -1.70 | 1 | +0.55 |
| @epictrades1 | C | +0.01 | 1 | +0.40 |
| @DDBlakeFischer | A | -0.47 | 1 | +0.20 |
| @WOLF_Financial | C | -3.03 | 1 | +0.30 |
| @QQ_Timmy | B | -0.89 | 1 | +0.10 |
| @BolsaZone | C | -0.43 | 1 | +0.60 |
| @Venu_7_ | B | -2.67 | 1 | +0.65 |
| @ThetaWarrior | C | · | 1 | +0.55 |
| @1ChartMaster | C | -2.95 | 1 | +0.10 |
| @UTEX_io | C | +0.04 | 1 | +0.20 |
Recent signals30of 70 in 14d — receipts included
| date (PT) | author | sent | what they said | since then | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | @SayNoToTrading | +0.50 | Is adding KLAC shares, including 200 shares today around $169. — Discloses active accumulation of KLAC despite acknowledging a prior mistake. | -12.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @ParadisLabs | +0.40 | Author discloses AVGO, MRVL and KLAC dip buys and explains the semiconductor thesis and risks. | -16.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @Globalmess65 | -0.35 | Notes KLAC is being discarded but warns against stepping in front of the decline. | -16.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @Leoskie_L | +0.10 | Links TSM's capacity plans to equipment demand but notes unchanged capex and macro pressure limit upside. | -16.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @Leoskie_L | +0.35 | Identifies four semiconductor-equipment stocks as the relevant beneficiaries. | -16.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @SVTrivo | +0.05 | Recommends an overview of semiconductor-equipment companies and major 2026 industry themes. | -18.6% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @Arya__Deniz | +0.20 | Names five stocks as current examples supporting a prior constructive point. | -18.6% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @WealthCode99978 | +0.40 | Nvidia launches CUDA-X chip-design and fab tools adopted across EDA and equipment firms. | -18.6% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @unusual_whales | +0.20 | Nvidia launched CUDA-X tools for chip design and manufacturing, with workflows claimed up to 50x faster. | -18.6% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @FinnStockinger | +0.25 | Reports Nvidia optical and simulation products plus industry adoption. | -18.6% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @TheValueist | -0.30 | Maps ASML call commentary into semiconductor scarcity, cash-flow and equipment-supplier implications. | -18.6% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @TheNewMoney_app | -0.20 | Reports a large KLAC put purchase with strike, premium and expiry. | -18.6% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @dissectmarkets | +0.65 | Argues higher ASML forecasts imply magnified revenue opportunities across semiconductor equipment. | -18.6% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @TheValueist | +0.20 | Long-form SEMICON analysis contrasts bullish equipment fundamentals with near-term market and supply-chain concerns. | -18.6% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @LucyBuilding | +0.25 | ASML reports strong Q3 growth, above-guidance margins and an improved forward revenue outlook. | -18.6% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 | @1Powerplayer | +0.30 | Frames ASML's strong demand as bullish for a watched chip-equipment basket and INTC foundry thesis. | -20.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 | @ye4yn | +0.35 | Rejects the market's bearish logic for memory-equipment stocks and stresses unit demand. | -20.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 | @Tickeron | +0.60 | Selectively accumulate AMAT and consider KLAC, LRCX and ASML. — Author ranks semiconductor-equipment stocks and gives explicit buy, hold and accumulation guidance. | -20.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 | @StockSavvyShay | -0.10 | Applied Materials sets 2030 margin and capital-return goals while expanding into inspection. | -20.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 | @CryptoWesearch | -0.40 | Argues capital is leaving richly valued semiconductor names amid expectations of slower AI development. | -20.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 | @JonkooTrades | +0.45 | Constructive but selective semiconductor-cycle thesis favoring six named stocks. | -20.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @tradealgo_ | +0.50 | Recaps a bullish model signal that gained 16.87% over 24 days. | -23.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @TheNewMoney_app | +0.30 | Reports a large purchase of KLAC Mar 2027 $242 calls. | -23.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @Tickeron | +0.30 | Compares two chip-equipment leaders up over 60% year to date but recently cooling. | -23.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @dissectmarkets | +0.45 | Argues Chinese memory supply will scale slowly, supporting incumbent equipment and memory ecosystems. | -23.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @Leoskie_L | +0.35 | Identifies four semiconductor-equipment vendors as first recipients of new-fab spending. | -23.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @qualityequities | +0.75 | AI chip complexity is framed as a structural tailwind for KLA's precision technology. | -23.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @qualityequities | +0.65 | Frames KLA's inspection systems as essential to advanced AI-chip and HBM manufacturing. | -23.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @qualityequities | +0.75 | Argues KLA has a sticky moat and high-margin recurring revenue. | -23.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @qualityequities | +0.70 | KLA's low relative tool cost and mission-critical role support pricing power. | -23.4% | 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.