Apr 26, 2013 (Marketintelligencecenter.com via COMTEX) -- Materials Spdr (AMEX:XLB) closed Thursday's trading session at $39.46. In the past year, the ETF has hit a 52-week low of $32.59 and 52-week high of $40.04. Materials Spdr (XLB) has been showing support around $38.97 and resistance in the $40.01 range. Technical indicators for the ETF are Bullish. For a hedged play on Materials Spdr (XLB), look at the Sep '13 $39.00 covered call for a net debit in the $37.61 area. That is also the break-even price for this trade. This covered call has a duration of 148 days, provides 4.69% downside protection and an assigned return rate of 3.70% for an annualized return rate of 9.11% (for comparison purposes only). A lower-cost hedged play for Materials Spdr (XLB) would use a longer term call option in place of the covered call ETF purchase. To use this strategy look at going long the Materials Spdr (XLB) Jan '14 $33.00 call and selling the Sep '13 $39.00 call for a total debit of $5.15. The trade has a lifespan of 148 days and would provide 3.32% downside protection and an assigned return rate of 16.50% for an annualized return rate of 41% (for comparison purposes only). Materials Spdr (XLB) has a current annual distribution yield of 2.28%.
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