Ticker brief
MXL MAXLINEAR INC
Technology · Semiconductors
last close
$61.73
1 day
-2.7%
14 days
-27.2%
mkt cap
$8.3B
signals 14d
20
authors 14d
15
crowd 14d
-0.8σ
Options inteloptions-surface reads · latest available day per source
| metric | reading | context |
|---|---|---|
| IV — ATM 30d | 86% mid · 61 pctile own 1y | IV/HV 0.72× |
| Skew — 25Δ RR 30d | +0.001 60 pctile own 1y | balanced vs own range |
| Net dealer OI (NDOI) | +2.32 elevated | 5-session Δ +0.49 (as of 2026-07-06) |
| OI alarm | quiet | last alarm 2026-07-14 (z=3.5) |
Sentiment — last 14 days
daily mean sentiment, 2026-08-15 → 2026-08-28 · now +0.43 (−1 bearish … +1 bullish)
Who spoke15
| author | grade | trader score | signals | mean sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @HeidingOut | C | -1.40 | 2 | +0.23 |
| @Stevendiaz | B | -1.17 | 2 | +0.38 |
| @fundmyfund | B | -1.58 | 2 | -0.58 |
| @boring_invest | B | -2.67 | 2 | +0.18 |
| @StonkValue | C | -1.74 | 2 | +0.45 |
| @matt2cents | C | -1.06 | 1 | -0.15 |
| @FinnStockinger | A | -2.80 | 1 | +0.30 |
| @tenet_research | C | -0.96 | 1 | +0.40 |
| @RealSimpleAriel | C | -0.80 | 1 | -0.35 |
| @CEOStockWatcher | C | · | 1 | -0.20 |
| @HunterAllen4 | C | -1.66 | 1 | +0.70 |
| @BoxTraderVK | C | -1.08 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @PepInvestStocks | B | -0.34 | 1 | +0.70 |
| @wallstengine | B | -1.90 | 1 | +0.40 |
| @mark_to_mkt | C | +0.17 | 1 | +0.40 |
Recent signals20of 20 in 14d — receipts included
| date (PT) | author | sent | what they said | since then | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | @StonkValue | +0.35 | Includes MXL as an AI optical-connectivity and semiconductor-infrastructure play. | — | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-28 | @StonkValue | +0.55 | Frames MXL as an AI-connectivity play with accelerating optical-product adoption and strong growth. | — | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-28 | @mark_to_mkt | +0.40 | Reports a Stifel upgrade of MXL with a $120 price target. | — | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-28 | @wallstengine | +0.40 | Stifel rates MXL Buy with a $120 target and cites expanding infrastructure content and share gains. | — | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @PepInvestStocks | +0.70 | Author expects MRAM to reach a new all-time high and says an MXL executive move increased bullishness. | -7.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @boring_invest | +0.55 | Uses AAOI call commentary as a positive read-through for MXL's 2027 role and Samsung-built DSP. | -1.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-24 | @boring_invest | -0.20 | Raises supply-timing risks for AAOI and MXL while preferring WOLF and VICR. | -1.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-21 | @BoxTraderVK | +0.00 | Daily watchlist names primary and secondary focus stocks without entry intent. | -7.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-19 | @HunterAllen4 | +0.70 | Hard buy signal; watch for a bounce tomorrow if support holds. — Issues a hard buy signal on supported semiconductor names, emphasizing AXTI. | -7.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-19 | @fundmyfund | -0.55 | Calls the day's action terrible across the named AI-related stocks. | -7.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-19 | @CEOStockWatcher | -0.20 | MaxLinear's CEO sold $50.44M after a 22% weekly rise, the largest reported sale. | -7.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-18 | @RealSimpleAriel | -0.35 | Reports a five-day ratio turning red as semiconductor selling dominated. | -15.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-18 | @fundmyfund | -0.60 | Numerous double-digit technology losers are cited as evidence of an unhealthy market. | -15.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-17 | @tenet_research | +0.40 | Describes accelerating rotation led by memory with strength across several AI-linked themes. | -27.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-16 | @Stevendiaz | +0.45 | Reports MXL-MRAM AI-server memory collaboration and raised data-center revenue estimate. | -27.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-16 | @Stevendiaz | +0.30 | States ownership of all seven thread companies; six-ticker schema cap applied. | -27.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-15 | @HeidingOut | -0.10 | Sarcastically questions another poster's MU and MXL calls rather than offering a clear thesis. | -27.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-15 | @HeidingOut | +0.55 | Reports a 30% gain and a completed one-quarter trim while saying the stock still looks higher. | -27.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-15 | @FinnStockinger | +0.30 | Slowly building a VICR position over time; not adding to AAOI. — Discloses an active gradual VICR entry, an existing AAOI holding, and a broader watchlist. | -27.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-15 | @matt2cents | -0.15 | Warns about FOMO and questions whether to reduce leverage and restore cash after a sharp rebound. | -27.2% | 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.