Ticker brief
TXN TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
Technology · Semiconductors
last close
$284.69
1 day
+1.9%
14 days
+0.3%
mkt cap
$266.7B
signals 14d
31
authors 14d
28
crowd 14d
-1.2σ
Options inteloptions-surface reads · latest available day per source
| metric | reading | context |
|---|---|---|
| IV — ATM 30d | 38% mid · 54 pctile own 1y | IV/HV 1.00× |
| Skew — 25Δ RR 30d | -0.073 12 pctile own 1y | puts bid vs calls (downside bid) |
| Net dealer OI (NDOI) | +0.56 elevated | 5-session Δ +0.21 (as of 2026-07-06) |
| OI alarm | quiet | last alarm 2026-04-24 (z=2.6) |
Sentiment — last 14 days
daily mean sentiment, 2026-10-02 → 2026-10-16 · now +0.00 (−1 bearish … +1 bullish)
Who spoke28
| author | grade | trader score | signals | mean sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @DividendRoots | C | +0.85 | 2 | +0.20 |
| @bugra_kurtoglu | C | -0.19 | 2 | +0.20 |
| @newsinvesting | C | · | 2 | +0.28 |
| @alphacharts | B | -1.27 | 1 | +0.30 |
| @PeloSwing | C | +1.05 | 1 | +0.45 |
| @CestrianInc | B | -1.65 | 1 | +0.65 |
| @SRxTrades | C | -1.35 | 1 | +0.55 |
| @DarthDividend23 | C | +0.32 | 1 | +0.35 |
| @scetrader | C | -2.00 | 1 | +0.50 |
| @Speculator_io | B | +0.04 | 1 | +0.20 |
| @dnystedt | B | -1.64 | 1 | -0.10 |
| @ParadisLabs | A | -2.18 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @BeatTheBotz | C | -0.56 | 1 | -0.40 |
| @kpak82 | C | -1.13 | 1 | -0.70 |
| @DrNHJ | B | -0.83 | 1 | +0.40 |
| @KeithTradeSmith | C | +1.08 | 1 | +0.50 |
| @QQ_Timmy | B | -0.89 | 1 | +0.40 |
| @Tickeron | C | +1.53 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @dividendology | C | +2.30 | 1 | +0.35 |
| @1Powerplayer | C | +0.71 | 1 | +0.30 |
| @AryaFintech | C | -1.41 | 1 | +0.25 |
| @msectors | C | -1.77 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @SchwabNetwork | C | -0.56 | 1 | -0.10 |
| @kiantrades | C | -1.01 | 1 | +0.35 |
| @DividendBlast99 | C | +1.85 | 1 | +0.00 |
Recent signals30of 31 in 14d — receipts included
| date (PT) | author | sent | what they said | since then | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | @3PeaksTrading | +0.00 | Lists major technology earnings due next week that could move the Nasdaq. | +3.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-16 | @MikeFairbournCS | +0.00 | Provides a weekly earnings watch list without a directional recommendation. | +3.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-16 | @jedimarkus77 | +0.00 | Identifies October 21 earnings from four companies as the next major Nasdaq catalyst. | +3.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @DividendBlast99 | +0.00 | Reports a dividend announcement for TXN without amount or direction. | +2.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @kiantrades | +0.35 | Reports $1.8M of TXN 240 puts sold to open, a moderately bullish flow signal. | +2.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @SchwabNetwork | -0.10 | Favors hyperscalers and mid-caps while limiting semiconductor exposure | +2.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @msectors | +0.00 | Provides AI-index earnings dates and ranks PLTR and NVDA by implied index impact. | +1.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 | @AryaFintech | +0.25 | Summarizes a mostly red Nasdaq 100 heat map with named winners and losers. | -1.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 | @1Powerplayer | +0.30 | Highlights broad green performance across semiconductor stocks as a constructive market message. | -1.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @dividendology | +0.35 | Argues dividend growth and Treasury ladders can reduce retirement sequence risk through prolonged drawdowns. | +1.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @Tickeron | +0.00 | References October 12 semiconductor results but the linked chart is required for values. | +1.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @QQ_Timmy | +0.40 | Cites Morgan Stanley's view that native 800V racks are delayed but the broader power transition still benefits suppliers. | +1.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-10 | @bugra_kurtoglu | +0.10 | Lists dividend yields for several technology companies. | +0.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-10 | @KeithTradeSmith | +0.50 | AI power constraints are presented as a long-term opportunity for power-management chipmakers. | +0.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-08 | @DrNHJ | +0.40 | Citi names five preferred Buy-rated semiconductor stocks before third-quarter earnings. | -1.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-08 | @newsinvesting | +0.30 | Citi selected five semiconductor names as top picks while remaining selective on the broader sector. | -1.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @kpak82 | -0.70 | Reports a major bearish reversal and ascending-wedge breakdown. | -1.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @BeatTheBotz | -0.40 | Reports major S&P 500 winners and losers during a weak session. | -1.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @DividendRoots | +0.20 | Discloses ownership and watchlist status for dividend stocks, noting CAT had a strong year. | -1.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @newsinvesting | +0.25 | Stifel named three semiconductor picks and raised Ambiq's price target to $85. | -1.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @ParadisLabs | +0.00 | Identifies dates when upcoming earnings activity begins for three companies. | -1.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-06 | @dnystedt | -0.10 | Taiwan indicted executives over alleged resale of ADI and TXN military-grade chips to China. | -4.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-06 | @Speculator_io | +0.20 | Maps publicly traded suppliers across the AI-server power chain. | -4.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-06 | @scetrader | +0.50 | Says the balance for Texas Instruments is shifting back toward bullish. | -4.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-05 | @bugra_kurtoglu | +0.30 | Presents a basket of technology companies combining growth with dividends. | -3.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-05 | @DarthDividend23 | +0.35 | Positively assesses TXN's performance and dividend growth. | -3.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-04 | @SRxTrades | +0.55 | Identifies TXN beginning a weekly-base breakout with potential for new highs. | -3.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-04 | @CestrianInc | +0.65 | Explicitly discloses long positions in VSH, TXN and ON and cites their price action. | -3.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-04 | @PeloSwing | +0.45 | Reports TXN gained 8% after a prior subscriber chart breakout. | -3.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-02 | @alphacharts | +0.30 | Rhetorical phrasing suggests optimism about a comeback in power, analog, and discrete semiconductors. | -3.1% | 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.