Qorvo Stock (-6.8%): Weak Guidance Signals Apple Demand Fears
Qorvo, a key RF chip supplier for smartphones, saw its stock plummet on heavy volume following its earnings release. While the company beat Q3 estimates, it offered a significantly weaker-than-expected outlook for Q4, citing seasonality at its largest customer and a pullback in its Android business. With the stock punished on a known seasonal dip, is the market overreacting or pricing in a more permanent loss of share at its key customer?
The sharp sell-off was a direct response to a material negative shift in the company’s forward-looking guidance, suggesting deeper-than-expected weakness in the high-end smartphone market.
- Qorvo guided Q4 revenue to $775M-$825M, far below the consensus estimate of $903.8M.
- The miss was attributed to a steep ‘seasonal decline’ at its largest customer, Apple.
- Management also cited an ‘ongoing strategic resizing’ of its Android business, implying persistent headwinds.
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Trade Mechanics & Money Flow
Trade Mechanics: What Happened?
The price action was technically severe, characterized by a high-volume gap down that sliced through key short-term support levels, indicating aggressive institutional distribution.
- Closed at $77.33, roughly 27% below its 52-week high ($106.30) and well off its 52-week low ($49.46).
- Relative Volume (RVOL) was massive, trading ~2.7x its daily average, confirming institutional selling.
- The break below the 50-day moving average (~$84.67) likely triggered a cascade of stop-loss orders.
How Is The Money Flowing?
This move has the clear footprint of ‘Smart Money’ de-risking. The heavy, pre-market selling and sustained volume throughout the day are not indicative of a retail-driven panic.
- The aggressive selling on a guidance miss points to institutional PMs reducing exposure.
- This is not a retail narrative chase; it is a fundamental re-assessment of forward earnings.
- Significant overhead supply has now been created, likely capping any near-term bounce attempts.
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What Next?
FOLLOW. The guidance miss is too significant to ignore, and the high-volume distribution confirms institutional conviction behind the sell-off. This isn’t a mechanical dip to be bought. Watch the intraday low of $75.71. A sustained break below this level would confirm that sellers have absorbed the initial dip-buyers and are pushing for a deeper re-pricing, potentially targeting the low $70s where the next band of support sits. The path of least resistance is now lower until the market gets more clarity on the depth of the smartphone slowdown.
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