Big Gainer Alert: Trading today’s 9.1% move in SEMTECH $SMTC

Quantchabot has detected a new Bull Call Spread trade opportunity for SEMTECH (SMTC) for the 20-Feb-2026 expiration period. You can analyze the opportunity in depth over at the Quantcha Options Search Engine.

SMTC was recently trading at $87.02 and has an implied volatility of 62.28% for this period. Based on an analysis of the options available for SMTC expiring on 20-Feb-2026, there is a 34.27% likelihood that the underlying will close within the analyzed range of $87.18-$100.40 at expiration. In this scenario, the average linear return for the trade would be 11.41%.

Big 9.11% Change: After closing the last trading session at $79.75, SEMTECH opened today at $78.74 and has reached a high of $88.28.

Trade approach: A movement as big as 9.11% is a significantly bullish indicator, so this trade is designed to be profitable if SMTC maintains its current direction and does not revert back to pricing on the bearish side of $87.02 on 20-Feb-2026. If possible, the trade has been padded such that slight movement against the trade would still return a profit.

Upside potential: Using this bullish strategy, the trade would be profitable if SEMTECH closes at or above $86.90 on 20-Feb-2026. Based on our risk-neutral analysis, there is a 50.92% likelihood of this return.

Downside risk: As with any options trade, there is a substantial downside risk where you may lose most or all of your investment.

To analyze this trade in depth, please visit the Quantcha Options Search Engine.


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