Jan, 23, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanThis system has been successful over the years. It is a short-term trade, wherein we buy “the market” at the close of the 18th trading day of January. The position...
Jan, 20, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe broad stock market, as measured by $SPX, has traded in a very narrow range since early December (with one very brief excursion below the range in late December). That...
Jan, 20, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanAfter all the positive seasonality that surrounds the end of a year (Post-Thanksgiving rally, Santa Claus rally, January Effect), it is probably not too surprising to learn...
Jan, 17, 2017
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Jan, 13, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market has split into two parts recently. Most of the major averages are moving sideways, but staying within easy range of new all-time highs. The NASDAQ Composite...
Jan, 12, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanThere was finally a little volatility yesterday, as President-elect Trump’s news conference halted a rally dead in its tracks. There were two resulting selloffs, but by the end...
Jan, 09, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe media confuses the various seasonal trading patterns that occur in January, but the January Barometer states that “As goes January, so goes the year.” This adage is...
Jan, 06, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanOverall, the $SPX chart -- which is, by definition, the most important indicator -- remains positive. $SPX did have a pullback at year's end. The subsequent rally off of the...
Jan, 03, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanThis week, the OCC sent out a notification that VMIN was going to split 2-for-1. Because the symbol seemed like something related to volatility, I checked into it. ...
Dec, 30, 2016
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe final analysis on the $SPX chart is that it is still rising, with rising trend lines, and that means that it is still bullish. In the more traditional sense, there is...
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