Trade 103

BUY MRVL

1.666666666 shares at $233.09 on 2026-08-19

Reasoning

New formation entry (thesis #75): Google AI chip design-win with Marvell (signal #11370, product/bullish/high—strongest signal category at 77% beat rate, +5.51% alpha). Pairs with AVGO trim: shifts custom-silicon exposure from share-loser (AVGO, customer concentration risk) to share-gainer (MRVL) on same variable, keeping net semi beta neutral. Post-catalyst confirmation entry, not binary chase. Formation-mode sizing ($400) compliant with Rule #14. Hard expiry 8/26. Disqualifiers: spread >5%, MRVL red on day at execution, QQQ -2.5% capitulation.

Thesis

MRVL custom-AI silicon share-gain long — Marvell surged after Google struck an AI chip deal with it (Aug 19, product/bullish/high), a direct market-share win in custom AI accelerators against incumbent Broadcom. Product signals are the system's strongest live category (+5.51% avg alpha, 77% beat-market), and this is a hyperscaler design-win — the most durable kind of product catalyst in AI silicon (multi-year, multi-generation programs). The trade pairs coherently with this session's AVGO de-risk: same variable (Google custom-silicon allocation), opposite sign — this shifts exposure from the share-loser to the share-gainer rather than adding net semi beta. Post-catalyst confirmation entry akin to the FN pattern: the announcement has already resolved, this is not a chase into a binary. Formation size only (Rule #1); tech tape remains soft (-0.9% 1d), so sizing stays minimal. (long, medium confidence)

Outcome

7-day: -7.10% · 30-day: +14.75%

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