iShares Silver Trust (SLV) 11/12/09 PriceWatch Alert Shows Bullish Technicals

Posted: Thursday, November 12, 2009 8:37 AM EDT
By: Market Intelligence Center Staff

iShares Silver Trust (PCX: SLV) closed yesterday at $17.29. So far SLV has hit a 52-week low of $8.69 and 52-week high of $17.64. SLV has been showing support around 16.96 and resistance in the 17.58 range. Technical indicators are Bullish. SLV appears on the Investors Observer Select ETF and HOLDR list. For a hedged play on this stock, look at an Apr '10 17 covered call (SLV DQ) for a net debit in the $15.48 area. That is also the break even stock price for this trade. This covered call has a 156 day duration, provides 10.47% downside protection and a 9.82% assigned return rate for a 22.97% 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 SLV Jan '11 12 Call (XUX AL) and selling the Apr '10 17 call (SLV DQ) for a $4.14 debit. The trade has a 156 day life and would provide 6.65% downside protection and a 20.77% assigned return rate for a 49.00% annualized return rate (for comparison purposes only). [THA-Seven Summits Research]