Jul, 23, 2015
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe CBOE has listed $VIX weekly futures – their third attempt at a weekly volatility product that might compete with VXX weekly options. Trading began on July 23rd...
Jul, 17, 2015
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe oversold conditions that existed last week generated a strong week-long rally. The move above 2100 was constructive, but the chart won't really turn bullish until new...
Jul, 10, 2015
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe $SPX chart is now negative, although not terribly so. $SPX traded down to 2045 a couple of days, and has generally found support in the 2040-2050 area. Overhead, there is...
Jul, 06, 2015
By Lawrence G. McMillanIt’s been quite some time since we’ve seen the CBOE Volatility Index ($VIX) rise above the 17 level – since early February, in fact. But it did so this...
Jul, 02, 2015
By Lawrence G. McMillan$SPX broke down this week as a confluence of potentially bad international news out of Greece, Puerto Rico, and China combined to strike fear into what had been long-complacent...
Jul, 01, 2015
By Lawrence G. McMillanDepending on your viewpoint, the “holy grail” of volatility trading can take on a different meanings. To traders, it’s a product that tracks $VIX...
Jun, 26, 2015
By Lawrence G. McMillan The stock market, as measured by the Standard & Poors 500 Index ($SPX) continues to trade in a fairly tight range, which is beginning to frustrate just about everyone....
Jun, 22, 2015
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe sale of a naked put is often a very attractive strategy – especially if the put is “overpriced” (although “overpriced can be a very subjective term...
Jun, 19, 2015
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe Standard & Poors 500 Index ($SPX) had a few bearish days, but managed to successfully test support near 2070 twice this month. $SPX remains within the trading range of...
Jun, 16, 2015
Larry McMillan was recently interviewed by Charley Wright of Strategic Investor Radio on OCTalkRadio where he discussed the benefits of option trading with an emphasis on our primary put-selling...
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