TradingKey – Advanced Robotics Ban Hits Chip Manufacturing; Intel Stock May Fall Further to $80 Level.

Amid macro deleveraging, jumping U.S. Treasury yields, and a wave of valuation recalibration across the semiconductor sector, semiconductor and AI hardware giant Intel (INTC) has recently come under intense short-selling pressure. Its stock price has plunged continuously from its early-October highs, and after dropping below the $100 psychological level, it briefly fell below the key $90 threshold in pre-market trading today.

As the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) continues to expand export bans on chips used in robotics and automation, the focus of restrictions has extended beyond advanced AI computing chips to include…