Looking At Marvell Tech's Recent Unusual Options Activity

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Marvell Tech MRVL.

And retail traders should know.

We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with MRVL, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.

So how do we know what these investors just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 14 uncommon options trades for Marvell Tech.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 35% bullish and 64%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $121,597, and 12 are calls, for a total amount of $572,142.

Predicted Price Range

Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $40.0 to $57.5 for Marvell Tech during the past quarter.

Analyzing Volume & Open Interest

Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Marvell Tech's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Marvell Tech's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $40.0 to $57.5 over the preceding 30 days.

Marvell Tech Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

Options Call Chart

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
MRVL CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/15/23 $57.50 $82.4K 9.3K 2.7K
MRVL PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/19/24 $55.00 $68.2K 4.2K 1.4K
MRVL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $57.50 $66.2K 2.3K 555
MRVL PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $55.00 $53.3K 4.2K 685
MRVL CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/15/23 $57.50 $53.0K 9.3K 3.4K

About Marvell Tech

Marvell Technology is a fabless chip designer focused on wired networking, where it has the second-highest market share. Marvell serves the data center, carrier, enterprise, automotive, and consumer end markets with processors, optical and copper transceivers, switches, and storage controllers.

In light of the recent options history for Marvell Tech, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.

Current Position of Marvell Tech

  • Currently trading with a volume of 5,112,180, the MRVL's price is up by 0.86%, now at $56.06.
  • RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be overbought.
  • Anticipated earnings release is in 1 days.

What Analysts Are Saying About Marvell Tech

In the last month, 1 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $60.0.

  • An analyst from Roth MKM downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $60.

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