Westlake Chemical (WLK) 11/24/09 PriceWatch Alert Up To 19.20% Return

Posted: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 8:20 AM EDT

Westlake Chemical (NYSE: WLK) closed yesterday at $27.34. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $10.30 and 52-week high of $28.22. Westlake Chemical stock has been showing support around 26.70 and resistance in the 28.22 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives WLK a neutral 3 STAR (out of 5) hold rating. WLK appears on the Investors Observer Hedged Dividend Income list. For a hedged play on this stock, look at an Apr '10 25 covered call (WLK DE) for a net debit in the $23.24 area. That is also the break even stock price for this trade. This covered call has a 144 day duration, provides 15.00% downside protection and a 7.57% assigned return rate for a 19.20% annualized return rate (comparison purposes only). Westlake Chemical has a current annual dividend yield of 0.85%. [ATU-Seven Summits Research]

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