Recent Blogs

Dec, 29, 2014

The Option Strategist Newsletter 2014 Market Review

By Lawrence G. McMillanFrankly, I don’t put much credence in long-term projections, and neither should you. How many people have you seen on TV making predictions without the least amount...

Dec, 27, 2014

Weekly Stock Market Commentary 12/26/14

By Lawrence G. McMillanThe reversal off the December lows was sharp, powerful, and even record-setting. The chart of the Standard & Poors 500 Index ($SPX) has returned to a bullish status, now...

Dec, 19, 2014

Weekly Stock Market Commentary 12/19/14

By Lawrence G. McMillanIn nearly 45 years of trading, I don't think I've ever seen a market as wild as the one has been this month. Let's review the entire technical picture. First of all, the chart...

Dec, 18, 2014

New McMillan Webinar Series Coming Soon

We're proud to announce the latest installment of Lawrence G. McMillan's Intensive Option Webinar series titled "The Secrets Behind McMillan's Trading Systems." This series of 6 webinars will cover...

Dec, 16, 2014

Do “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) Work In Other Markets?

By Lawrence G. McMillanWe have traditionally used the mBB system only with respect to the $SPX. It has worked well there, as we have had some very successful mBB signals this year: a buy signal...

Dec, 15, 2014

The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 23, No. 23 Preview

This year, Christmas falls on the 4th Thursday, and the stock market will be open for a half day on Friday, December 26th. We will publish our next issue sometime in the morning of Friday,...

Dec, 12, 2014

Could NASDAQ Make New Highs? ($NDX)

By Lawrence G. McMillan When the tech boom of the 1990's collapsed, the NASDAQ Composite Index ($COMPQ) and other related indices (NASDAQ 100: $NDX) and their ETF’s (QQQ) collapsed as well. The...

Dec, 12, 2014

Weekly Stock Market Commentary 12/12/14

By Lawrence G. McMillanVarious indicators have been turning bearish since mid- November. But until this week, $SPX itself had not broken down, and since price is "king," that was quite important....

Dec, 11, 2014

Introducing Option Workbench 4.0 - Free Trial Available

The latest release of Option Workbench has a new look and feel and contains a ton of new features including earnings data, position editor enhancements, position creation, position management and a...

Dec, 05, 2014

Weekly Stock Market Commentary 12/5/14

By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market, as measured by the Standard & Poors 500 Index ($SPX), sold off for a couple of days and then rebounded quickly to new all-time intraday and closing highs...

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