By Lawrence G. McMillan This article was originally featured in the 5/27/16 edition of The Option Strategist Newsletter.As you can see from the right, $VXST (the CBOE’s short-term volatility...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThis article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 2, No. 24 on December 22, 1993.We have often stated that one can reduce the risk of...
By Lawrence G. McMillanWe have often made note of times when a particular market is so strong that it closes above or below its 20-day moving average for long periods of time. These are rather...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe Standard & Poors Index ($SPX) broke out of the triangle that had formed on its chart (see Figure1), and that breakout was strongly on the upside. The bears had plenty...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe bears are now paying for their failure to seize control last week. Yesterday’s rally was strong and was assuredly due to a number of bears “throwing in the towel.” Yes, I...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThis article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 24, No. 8 on April, 23 2015.One of the most successful investment strategies...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe chart of $SPX (Figure 1) shows a couple of things. First, the Index is in a downtrend. It has declined more than 80 points from the mid-April highs, at 2110. But the...
By Lawrence G. McMillan This article was originally featured in the 5/20/16 edition of The Option Strategist Newsletter.One way to take advantage of these premiums is to establish the VXX/SPY...
By Lawrence G. McMillanYesterday, the market saw two distinct “halves.” In the first half, the market rallied fairly well – once again trying to prove that there is no follow-through to big moves. In...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThis article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 19, No. 10-11 on June 3, 2010.In some of our recent hotlines and daily commentaries,...