Select Sector SPDR-Materials (XLB) 3/15/10 PriceWatch Alert Technicals Showing Bullish

Posted: Monday, March 15, 2010 8:05 AM EDT
By: Market Intelligence Center Staff

Select Sector SPDR-Materials (PACF: XLB) ended the last trading session at $33.29. So far XLB has hit a 52-week low of $20.07 and 52-week high of $35.38. XLB has been showing support around 33.04 and resistance in the 33.66 range. Technical indicators are Bullish. XLB appears on the Investors Observer Select ETF and HOLDR list. For a hedged play on this stock, look at a Jun '10 33 covered call for a net debit in the $31.48 area. That is also the break even stock price for this trade. This covered call has a 96 day duration, provides 5.44% downside protection and a 4.83% assigned return rate for an 18.36% annualized return rate (comparison purposes only). A lower cost hedged play for this stock would use a longer term call option in place of the covered call stock purchase. To use this strategy look at going long the XLB Jan '11 23 Call and selling the Jun '10 33 call for an $8.84 debit. The trade has a 96 day life and would provide 4.36% downside protection and a 13.12% assigned return rate for a 50.00% annualized return rate (for comparison purposes only). [ABR-Seven Summits Research]