By Lawrence G. McMillanThis article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 23, No. 15 on August 8, 2014. We have often used the phrase, “oversold does not mean buy...
By Lawrence G. McMillanOver the years, I’ve written extensively about the $VIX/SPY hedged strategy, a position that allows traders to take advantage of the inverse relationship between volatility and...
By Lawrence G. McMillan The speed of the market descent from the highs of February 20th to the lows (so far) of March 6th has been swift. The lower end of the trading range had been between 5770...
By Lawrence G. McMillan The stock market has quickly retraced the entire trading range after yet another false upside breakout. From there, it has worked its way down the lower end of the range...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe 20-day Historical Volatility of the $VIX futures (middle row of the table below) is now exceedingly low. This will not last, and one can expect some sharp movements...
By Lawrence G. McMillanI recently sat down with Jeff Gibby on MetaStock’s Ticker Talk to discuss my journey in trading, market volatility, and options strategies. From my start in finance after...
By Lawrence G. McMillan The long-awaited upside breakout to new all-time highs seemed to be in the offing, but then $SPX fell back again. The accompanying chart in Figure 1 shows that the...