Active investors looking for highly volatile stocks have five companies to look at.
First Solar (FSLR), which gained 29% in the last year, lost 10.29% on Wednesday to close at $241.11. Analysts at Jefferies downgraded the firm. They noted that bookings for 2026 are limited. It views iFirst Solar’s long-term strategy as questionable. S232 might not end up as the catalyst that markets expect.
In the technology sector, Skyworks (SWKS) might test its $50 support price after falling by nearly 10% on Wednesday. Qorvo (QRVO) plans to buy Skyworks for nearly $22 billion. This is a cash and stock offer.
Western Digital (WDC) gave back some of the previous day’s gains. The storage supplier rose after investors expected that Micron, a memory supplier (important difference), would benefit from price hikes. Storage is not as important as high-speed memory for AI servers.
Intel (INTC) is finding lots of strong buying momentum whenever the stock is trading in the $40 range. The firm shipped its first products that use its 18A manufacturing process. Intel is producing Intel Core Ultra Series 3 (Panther Lake) chips. The positive development pressured shares of AMD and Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM).
INTC stock is a good short-term trade. Investors need to find out if the 18A process has strong manufacturing yields. Otherwise, Intel might report weak profit margins.
