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Five Hedging Strategies for Stock Pickers | Alternative Energy Stocks Written by Tom Konrad on September 7, 2009 02:35 PM Look under Hedging Instruments Also see: Timing Critical With Leveraged Bond ETFs | Financial Advisor Update | Financial Articles & Investing News | TheStreet.com by Don...

Thanks for your info. I was aware that some ETF's were risky due to low trading volume. I had not read about the deteriorating value of leveraged ETF's due to volatility. I found a report done by a mathematician concerning these type of ETF's. The lose in value has been over 30% for some.

TLT and TBT move in a range up to $8 in a month. They both return to their 60 day moving average each month so far. I sell calls not at-the-money on TLT, but above the 60 day ma. I sell calls on TBT 10% to 15% out-of-the money and always above its 60 day ma. If TBT moves to the strike price of...

TBT has dropped more than TLT has risen percentage wise, but is fairly close dollar for dollar. Since it is a double short, it drops 2% for a 1% rise in TLT. Both end up moving about $0.95. Because TBT is not an actual short of TLT, I am concerned how they will track against each other over...

I buy TLT & TBT. When one goes up, the other goes down. I generate income by selling calls each month against the shares I own. It produces roughly 35 cents per share per month. With the 31 cents per month dividend from TLT, that equals an average of $0.66 per share per month or 11% per year...