PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (DBC) 3/17/10 PriceWatch Alert Bearish Price Movement

Posted: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 8:13 AM EDT
By: Market Intelligence Center Staff

PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (PACF: DBC) closed yesterday at $23.55. So far DBC has hit a 52-week low of $19.10 and 52-week high of $25.73. DBC has been showing support around 23.29 and resistance in the 23.81 range. Technical indicators are Bearish. DBC appears on the Investors Observer Select ETF and HOLDR list. For a hedged play on this stock, look at an Oct '10 23 covered call for a net debit in the $21.70 area. That is also the break even stock price for this trade. This covered call has a 213 day duration, provides 7.86% downside protection and a 5.99% assigned return rate for a 10.27% 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 DBC Jan '11 20 Call and selling the Oct '10 23 call for a $2.50 debit. The trade has a 213 day life and would provide 4.46% downside protection and a 20.00% assigned return rate for a 34.00% annualized return rate (for comparison purposes only). [WBA-Seven Summits Research]