May, 23, 2013
By Lawrence G. McMillanSome wild action in the U.S. yesterday, coupled with a 7% decline (!!) in Japan overnight, has put traders on edge. Yesterday saw $SPX gain about 1% (up 18), then lose...
May, 17, 2013
By Lawrence G. McMillanStocks continue to rise almost daily. $SPX has gone on a tear since successfully testing support at 1540 about a month ago.(April 18th). This latest upside breakout now leaves...
May, 16, 2013
By Lawrence G. McMillanStocks had a small change to their regular pattern yesterday: they didn’t close at the day’s highs. However, they did open slightly lower and then rallied...
May, 10, 2013
By Lawrence G. McMillanThis year, there have been three occasions where seemingly stable, large-cap stocks suddenly saw their puts expand tremendously in terms of implied volatility. We took...
May, 10, 2013
By Lawrence G. McMillanIt is well-known to our subscribers and somewhat known to the trading public in general that a spike peak in $VIX is a buy signal for stocks. In fact, it goes farther...
May, 09, 2013
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market continues to make new all-time highs for most of the major indices, including the Standard and Poors 500 Index ($SPX). The speed of the advance has accelerated...
May, 06, 2013
By Lawrence G. McMillanVariance futures are attractive to institutions, but apparently for individuals: not so much. The CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) delisted its variance futures contracts (on...
May, 03, 2013
By Lawrence G. McMillanIndividual indicators are bullish in their own right, but price (i.e., the chart of $SPX), is without a doubt the number one factor for consideration. There is support in...
Apr, 30, 2013
By Lawrence G. McMillanA new ETF by Credit Suisse, trading with the symbol GLDI, is called the “Gold Shares Covered Call ETN." The product will hold a long position in GLD (the Gold ETF) and...
Apr, 26, 2013
By Lawrence G. McMillanIt’s almost unfathomable to me that it was 40 years ago that listed option trading began on the CBOE: April 26th, 1973. Many of the people associated with the...
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