$Intel(INTC.US) has been sideways for half a year from LBT taking office in March to September, then surged with the NVDA/SoftBank collaboration. From last October to March this year, it was almost sideways again for half a year, then surged with the Musk/Google collaboration. How many months will it be sideways/fall this time?

2026 performance will be better than 2025 (recovery in data centers and 18A mass production), but not stunningly so. After all, any real orders will take at least until 27-28 or even longer to contribute profits.