Texas Instruments: #PowerStocks Series Pick Of The Week (September 2026)

What's so special about this year's Asian Games held in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan? There is no traditional, permanent athletes' village, in the name of saving costs and protecting the environment. Instead, athletes are housed on a docked cruise ship, in container villas, and in partner hotels. And some of our athletes are enjoying this novel housing experience. Our Team Singapore athletes have performed admirably, bringing home 9 medals so far, with a week more before the Games end. Did you also notice that the US stock market performed admirably last week? After sliding for 5 weeks, the S&P 500 shot higher last week, rising by more than 1.2%. It's definitely a welcome change for many traders. Before I share my findings of this week's stock pick, let's review last week's #PowerStocks pick: Intel (INTC).

Review Of Last Week's Pick Of The Week

Intel (INTC) was last week's #PowerStocks pick. Blessed with a huge market capitalization of over $ 575b, it's the world's 17th-largest technology company. After rising almost 18% in just 1 week, I was expecting its share price to pull back. But the market had other plans. Instead of pulling back to its support zone, the shares of Intel continued soaring. Are there changes to my trade plan? Do I still plan to buy its shares for an explosive trade? Head over to my Telegram Channel to find out! Speaking of Telegram, my team and I will never ask you for your hard-earned money for "investments". I know and understand that the allure of high returns without effort is highly attractive. It breaks my heart when I hear of people falling for impersonation scams.

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Why Is Swing Trading Texas Instruments (TXN) Worth It?

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Texas Instruments (TXN) is a technology company that designs and manufactures semiconductors. With a mighty market capitalization of over $253b, Texas Instruments is the world's 15th-largest semiconductor company. And its shares aren't sluggish! While the shares of some massive-cap companies suffer from lethargy, Texas Instruments' shares tend to explode upwards consistently—each of its explosive upmoves measures between 4.4% and 55.6%. Its most recent upmove measures over 8%, suggesting that a pullback could appear soon. That would be a fantastic swing trading opportunity that I'd like to seize, allowing me to ride its next explosive upmove. What's my game plan? Where's a favorable price area to buy its shares at? Continue reading to get the details.

Performance Of US Stock Market vs Texas Instruments (TXN)

What's the very 1st thing I would like to analyze from this chart above? The trend of Texas Instruments' shares (shown in blue). This is because knowing the trend of its shares allows me to determine whether I'd look for a buying or shorting opportunity. By following its price trend, I'll greatly increase my chances of profitability. Looking at the chart above again, I see that Texas Instruments' share price has reversed its downtrend from September and is now in a strong uptrend! Hence, I'd like to find an opportunity to buy its shares. What's next? I'll compare its share performance to that of the S&P 500 (shown in black). Why? I want my hard-earned money to work hard for me. A stronger-performing stock is likely to continue bringing a return that exceeds the market's. So, I'll refer to the comparison chart above again. Although the performance of Texas Instruments' shares over the past 3 months has fared poorer than the S&P 500, I'm heartened that its shares have been picking up from September 2026 to close the gap by half. It's clear that traders are becoming more optimistic about Texas Instruments' shares, so I would like to buy them for an explosive upmove. But is there more to analyze?

How Explosive Is Texas Instruments (TXN)?

Yes, there are more pointers to analyze before pulling the trigger to buy its shares for a swing trade. Because I aim only to ride its upmoves, which typically last for a couple of weeks, I want the shares of Texas Instruments to have the ability to explode upwards. Have the shares of Texas Instruments proven to be explosive? Marking out its explosive moves in the past 11 months left me speechless. There are 33 explosive upmoves, and each of them measures between 4.4% and 55.6%! Here's another fact that blew my mind: Texas Instruments enjoys a huge market capitalization of more than $253b. For the shares of a company of this size to consistently explode upwards between 4.4% and 55.6% in just days is mind-blowing! Additionally, I appreciate that Texas Instruments enjoys a gigantic market capitalization, as this provides an extra layer of security against manipulation. I don't wish to lose my hard-earned money to manipulation that could be easily prevented! Here comes the golden question: Is it time to buy the shares of Texas Instruments for an explosive swing trade?

Key Price Levels

Like many things in life, timing is crucial when it comes to stock trading. Buying an explosive stock at the wrong time can result in significant losses and emotional distress. This will cause you to lose confidence, and you'll doubt yourself even when a fantastic trading opportunity arises straight from under your nose! But, is there a way to tell whether the time to buy the shares of Texas Instruments is here? You can do so by uncovering its key price levels (also known as support and resistance zones). And that's what I've done in the chart above. After rising 8.4% in just over 1 week, a pullback could be around the corner. Where are the shares of Texas Instruments likely to pull back to? Referring to the chart above, its shares are likely to fall to around $273 before heading higher once again. Thus, I would like to wait for the scenario above and a bounce in price to occur before buying its shares to catch its next explosive upmove. Here's a pro tip: Instead of staring at your screen, consider setting a price alert on your broker's platform to be notified so that you can spend precious time with your loved ones.

Which Instrument Should You Consider Using?

  Do you ever wonder about the instrument used to trade explosive stocks? With 3 main trading instruments available - stocks, contract-for-difference (CFD), and options, you wonder which suits you best. Since stocks (as an instrument) is easy to understand, I shall focus on CFD and options. Here are the main similarities and differences: CFD works like a mirror to stocks. When a stock rises $1, its CFD rises $1. However, due to its unique pricing mechanism, your options price doesn't rise by the same amount. In fact, depending on the market conditions, the price of your options contract may even drop! Your CFD broker will charge you a finance fee for lending you money for your trade. However, no lending is required for options, so there is no finance charge. Because there's a finance charge by your CFD broker, CFD is not the ideal instrument for mid to long-term trades. On the other hand, options allow you to implement different strategies across time horizons. Both CFDs and options are leveraged instruments because they allow you to control a larger market position with a smaller amount of capital. While CFDs do not have an expiration date, options traders must pay attention to the expiration date of their options contracts. You must be thinking, "What's the beauty of trading options?" Options are like smartphones. You can choose to use a smartphone for its basic or advanced functions.

And options don't have to be all about Math and dry!

It can be made easy to understand through real-life analogies.

In the same way, you can implement basic and/or highly advanced strategies depending on your level of comfort. Options allow you to be versatile in adapting to the shifting market conditions and capturing opportunities in the process. Are you a CFD or options trader? I'm glad to be fluent in both. Finally, this is for educational purposes. Please perform your due diligence. All images are taken from pexels.com, pixabay.com, sectorspdrs.com, tradingview.com, and unsplash.com, unless otherwise mentioned.

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