Marvell Tech Rising on Intel Outlook

4/16 - "Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL) shares are trading higher after tech bellwether Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) reported a first quarter profit of $1.44 billion, or 25 cents per share, in line with analysts' estimates. While many investors were expecting weak results, INTC noted in a press release that microprocessor sales were in line with seasonal trends, which could be a good sign for MRVL."

"For a bullish hedged play on this stock, I would consider an August bull-put credit spread below the $7.50 range. A bull-put credit spread is an options position that combines the purchase and sale of put options to hedge risk in case the stock doesn't do what you think but still leverage nice returns. For this particular trade, we will make an 8.7% return in just four months as long as MRVL is above $7.50 at August expiration. Marvell would have to fall by more than 30% before we would start to lose money."