The current Market Meter Average of 4.11 is identical to the 4.11 of last month and as such remains solidly in Slightly Bullish territory (Note: the range for Slightly Bullish is from 3.5 to 4.5) for establishing covered calls investing positions for the next options expiration month of August 2011. All nine of the factors used to determine the Overall Market Meter rating remained unchanged from the prior analysis last month.
As shown in the right sidebar, the covered calls investing strategy corresponding to this overall Slightly Bullish sentiment is to "on-average sell 2% out-of-the-money covered calls for the nearest expiration month." So with the July 2011 options expiration this week, newly established positions for August 2011 expiration will be established in accordance with this guideline.
Your comments or questions regarding this post (or the details related to any of the nine factors used in this model) are welcomed. Please click on the "comments" link below or email me at the address shown in the upper-right sidebar.
Regards and Godspeed,
Jeff
