By Lawrence G. McMillan This article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 15, No. 2 on January 26, 2006. After a lengthy delay, the CBOE has announced that $...
By Lawrence G. McMillanStocks have continued to move higher across all of the major averages. As might be expected after an advance of this magnitude and length, overbought conditions continue to...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe past year was another good year for the performance of The Option Strategist Newsletter (TOS). For the year, overall, TOS performance was a gain of 34.6%. The...
By Lawrence G. McMillanExactly a week ago, on February 9th, $SPX broke out over 2300, establishing new all-time highs, accompanied by almost all of the major averages, including finally the small-cap...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market, as measured by most of the major indices, made a breakout move to the upside yesterday and is now trading at new all-time highs once again. $SPX is clearly...
By Lawrence G. McMillanLong-term cycle charts are interesting to look at, but I’m not sure how much they help one’s trading or strategy. In any case, there is a website, www.seasonalcharts.com...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe broad stock market has gone into a very tight range over the last four trading days. After what had appeared to be a promising upside breakout on a gap a week ago...
By Lawrence G. McMillanYesterday was not a good day for stocks, but considering how far the rally has come in the last few months, it wasn’t too surprising to see a setback of sorts. However,...
By Lawrence G. McMillanAs a general rule, I am not in favor of shorting the market when $VIX is “too low.” That is usually a loser’s game, as the market doesn’t turn downward until $VIX begins...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe broad stock market, as measured by several indices, but particularly by the S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has broken out to new all-time highs. Other indices that have done the...