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XLE-WTI correlation; cue to XLE Cup and Handle 2-year breakoutXLE and WTI demonstrate high level of correlation i.e. move in same direction. XLE provides stock-ETF alternative for traders who do not trade WTI. Interesting to note that WTI has outperformed XLE since Q4 2017 while the latter was capped at a 2-year high printed in December 2016. Bullish view of WTI and XLE in previous piece I was looking for swing long WTI as a continuation trade. I see it sitting at potential support. At same time XLE is capped at 2-year high resembling a cup and handle pattern. If WTI long continuation is correct, XLE may do a breakout above this resistance. In fact there is room for XLE to catch up since it is underperforming WTI in the near term. Bearish alternative There is a bearish view. When correlation is found question is always which is correct A or B? What if WTI is bearish? Then XLE resistance is justified and the current underperformance would be easily justified as a divergence. I stick to the bullish view.
AMEX:XLELong
by colonelkink
THE WEEK AHEAD: XLE, XOPWith this quarter's earnings pretty much in the rear view mirror, there isn't much single name to play here, particularly since we start right back up again with earnings around the July monthly. Consequently, if you're going to play single name, you may get caught in a volatility expansion running into earnings, so if you absolutely can't resist the urge to pay single name, pay attention to when the next earnings announcements are for the underlying you're playing and take profit aggressively to avoid being "expanded" running into the announcement. All that being said, there isn't much volatility in single name underlyings at the moment anyway: ORCL (earnings in 17 days), XOM, DIS, CAT, and MSFT round out the top five, but all have background implied volatility at or below 25% and lie in the lower half of their respective 52-week ranges. As far as exchange-traded funds are concerned, there's no surprise there: energy and/or petro is where the volatility lies at the moment, with USO, XLE, and XOP in the top 5 (the others are FXE and XLU), with their ranks/background coming in at 63/30, 39/21, and 36/34, respectively. Pictured here is an XLE July 20th 70/80 short strangle that is slightly skewed to the downside, since I think that is where the risk lies. Here are the metrics: Probability of Profit: 70% Max Profit: $113/contract Max Loss/Buying Power Effect: Undefined/$1175/contract Break Evens: 68.87/81.13 Delta: -9.81 Theta: 3.00 As a potential defined risk alternative, consider an iron fly in the smaller XOP: the July 20th 34/41/41/48 has risk one to make one metrics, is worth a 3.51 credit, and will pay better than the XLE short strangle at 50% max, assuming that price stays within your break evens of 37.49 and 44.51 long enough for you to extract 25% max (.88 profit) out of the trade.
AMEX:XLE
by NaughtyPines