Marvell Technology Inc. (MRVL)

Update 5/27/2022: I exited my short bull put vertical spread on MRVL, 21 days before expiration, for a $0.53 debit per contract/share, a profit before fees of $23 per contract. Shares were trading at $50.19, down $6.90 from the entry level.

The Implied Volatility Rank at exit was 73.9%, down 3.4 points from the entry level.

I exited on the day after entry because the position reached 30.3% of maximum potential profit, slightly above my normal exit point for earnings plays, 25% of max.

Shares declined by 6.9% over one day for a -4,412% annual rate. The options position produced a 43.4% return for a +15,840% annual rate.

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I have entered a short bull put vertical spread on MRVL, using options that trade for the last time 22 days hence, on June 17. The premium is a $0.76 credit per contract share and the stock at the time of entry was priced at $57.09.

The Implied Volatility Ratio stood at 77.%.

Premium:	$0.76	Expire OTM
MRVL-bull put spread	Strike	Odds	Delta
Puts
Long	54.00	59.0%	34
Break-even	56.76	55.0%	38
Short	56.00	51.0%	42

The premium is 76% of the width of the position’s short/long spread. The profit zone covers a 0.6% move to the downside and an unlimited move to the upside.

The risk/reward ratio is 1.6:1, with maximum risk of $124 and maximum reward of $76 per contract.

How I chose the trade. The trade was placed to coincide with MRVL’s earnings announcement, after the closing bell on the day of entry. The short strikes were set to coincide with the expected move of $0.83 either way, based on options pricing, which gives a price range of $56.34 to $58. The Zacks Investment Research earnings surprise predictor was unavailable — sometimes analysts will withhold that information — but reporting in Zacks and SeekingAlpha suggested a positive outcome, and the Zacks rank is “2”, meaning “buy”, and on that basis I entered the position.

By Tim Bovee, Portland, Oregon, May 26, 2022

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