Marvell Tech Whale Trades For May 17

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Marvell Tech MRVL.

And retail traders should know.

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

Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, 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 this whale just did?

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 22 uncommon options trades for Marvell Tech.

This isn't normal.

The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 45% bullish and 54%, bearish.

Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 18 are puts, for a total amount of $1,123,671, and 4 are calls, for a total amount of $834,272.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $42.5 to $80.0 for Marvell Tech over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Marvell Tech's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Marvell Tech's whale trades within a strike price range from $42.5 to $80.0 in the last 30 days.

Marvell Tech Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Marvell Tech Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 3,856,785, the price of MRVL is up 4.25% at $57.58.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 9 days.

What The Experts Say On Marvell Tech:

• Barclays has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Marvell Tech, which currently sits at a price target of $80.
• Deutsche Bank has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Marvell Tech, which currently sits at a price target of $80.
• Raymond James upgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $80

Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.

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