By Lawrence G. McMillanThe time of the year for the October seasonal trade is at hand. This is one of our best seasonal trades – to buy “the market” at the close of trading on October 27th, and to...
By Lawrence G. McMillanTime Warner (TWX) agreed to be bought by AT&T (T). The deal is worth $107.50 – consisting of $53.75 in cash and $53.75 in AT&T stock. The stock portion has...
By Lawrence G. McMillanStocks appear to be struggling a bit, but there hasn't been a decisive breakdown. The $SPX chart shows some negative trend lines, but the important area is support at 2120....
The recording for head McMillan Options Mentoring mentor Stan Feifeld's latest webinar is now available below or by clicking here. To take advantage of special offers tied to the event, or to receive...
By Lawrence G. McMillan This article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 12, No. 11 on June 12, 2003. Admittedly, option traders’ “hot” topics may sometimes...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThis week, $SPX finally tried to break down. But support held at or near 2120, reinforcing that as a major support area. So that remains a key level the level at...
By Lawrence G. McMillan This article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 13, No. 19 on October 15, 2004. Despite a modest, recent rise in $VIX, the CBOEs...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe CBOE recently listed a Condor Index (symbol $CNDR). It is a benchmark index designed to track the performance of a hypothetical option trading strategy that sells a...
By Lawrence G. McMillan Stock prices have dampened down into a very narrow trading range again. There is major support at 2120 and major resistance at the old highs (2195). A breakout from those...
By Lawrence G. McMillan This article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 18, No. 04 on March 5, 2009. We have been using the hedged strategy between...