By Lawrence G. McMillanStocks (as measured by the $SPX Index) have had plenty of chances to collapse or to rally to new highs. Instead they have done neither, frustrating both bulls and bears.In...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThis week, we had a customer question about the $VIX futures term structure, and I thought this might be a good time to review exactly what it is and what it means, while the...
By Lawrence G. McMillanStocks (as measured by $SPX) made their highs on the first of March and have been struggling to regain that level ever since. Last week's breakdown beneath what appeared to be...
Larry McMillan's interview with talking Trading from back in October 2016 is now available on their website. In the interview, Larry discusses the Volatility Capture strategy, his best and worst...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market has finally broken a support level, in terms of the Standard & Poors 500 Index ($SPX). When $SPX traded below 2350 on Tuesday, it led to a fairly severe...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market, as measured by the Standard & Poors 500 Index ($SPX) rather quietly bottomed a week ago and has moved steadily higher over the ensuing week. Thus, the $...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThings are beginning to deteriorate, somewhat in terms of price, but mostly in terms of our indicators. We've seen this scenario before, though -- most recently in late...
By Lawrence G. McMillanWe usually try to run an article on this subject at least once during tax season. I realize that not everyone is aware of the rules governing Section 1256 contracts. Hence,...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe $SPX Index has stayed above the +4σ “modified Bollinger Band” since Feb 13th – a total of 13 trading days and counting. This is rather rare, so we thought it might be...
By Lawrence G. McMillanOverall, stocks had another very strong week, although there was certainly some hesitation yesterday. Even so, the trend remains upward for now. $SPX has moved steadily...