Apr 29, 2013 (Marketintelligencecenter.com via COMTEX) -- Technology Spdr (AMEX:XLK) closed Friday's trading session at $30.04. In the past year, the ETF has hit a 52-week low of $27.04 and 52-week high of $31.74. Technology Spdr (XLK) has been showing support around $29.82 and resistance in the $30.24 range. Technical indicators for the ETF are Bullish. For a hedged play on Technology Spdr (XLK), look at the Dec '13 $31.00 covered call for a net debit in the $29.23 area. That is also the break-even price for this trade. This covered call has a duration of 236 days, provides 2.70% downside protection and an assigned return rate of 6.06% for an annualized return rate of 9.37% (for comparison purposes only). A lower-cost hedged play for Technology Spdr (XLK) would use a longer term call option in place of the covered call ETF purchase. To use this strategy look at going long the Technology Spdr (XLK) Jan '14 $29.00 call and selling the Dec '13 $31.00 call for a total debit of $1.23. The trade has a lifespan of 236 days and would provide -0.63% downside protection and an assigned return rate of 62.60% for an annualized return rate of 97% (for comparison purposes only). Technology Spdr (XLK) has a current trailing average distribution yield of 0%.
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an automated pattern recognition system, indicated a DOWNTREND on
05-08-2012 for XLK @ $28.75.
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