Select Sector SPDR-Financial (XLF) 11/13/09 PriceWatch Alert Targets 19.04% Return

Posted: Friday, November 13, 2009 8:18 AM EDT
By: Market Intelligence Center Staff

Select Sector SPDR-Financial (PCX: XLF) closed yesterday at $14.69. So far XLF has hit a 52-week low of $5.88 and 52-week high of $15.76. XLF has been showing support around 14.42 and resistance in the 15.18 range. Technical indicators are Bullish. XLF appears on the Investors Observer Select ETF and HOLDR list. For a hedged play on this stock, look at a Mar '10 14 covered call (XJZ CN) for a net debit in the $13.13 area. That is also the break even stock price for this trade. This covered call has a 127 day duration, provides 10.62% downside protection and a 6.63% assigned return rate for a 19.04% 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 XLF Jan '11 9 Call (VKP AI) and selling the Mar '10 14 call (XJZ CN) for a $4.39 debit. The trade has a 127 day life and would provide 8.85% downside protection and a 13.90% assigned return rate for a 40.00% annualized return rate (for comparison purposes only). [FBB-Seven Summits Research]