Surviving the Storm with Energy Sector ETFs

We did a little number crunching on today’s market results and found the following: Only 8% of all exchange traded funds made gains today, while 41% of energy sector exchange traded funds made gains in trading.

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Below is a table showing the data on a wide range of energy sector ETFs. Not all of these ETFs are optionable, but it shows the energy sector with 41% advancing on a day when the NYSE saw only 29% of its stocks gaining ground.

Rationale for Energy Sector Gains:
Oil, it should come as no surprise, is now trading at around $88 per barrel. This price is not yet to historic inflation adjusted highs. To reach the equivalent of what we were paying in 1980 for a gallon of gas, prices would have to drift up to between $95 and $102 per barrel. Many analysts and economists consider this to be more or less an eventuality.

The transportation sector, largely seen as the great prognosticator of DOW growth, is off a little and may indicate a wider cooling in the general market. The energy sector, although somewhat affected by the market as a whole, may see gains.

If you agree with this sentiment and want a way to diversify risk, energy sector ETFs might be a way to do it. Also many ETFs offer options, so investors can take advantage of their speculation using the covered call investment strategy.

Potential Covered Calls on Energy Sector ETFs:
Below is a quick search done using the powerful tools found exclusively at www.poweropt.com. This entire process of researching covered call options on energy sector ETFs was a snap using the PowerOptions custom portfolios and the SmartSearchXL search engine.

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