By Lawrence G. McMillanThanks to a jittery market and some hijinks from our elected representatives in Washington, DC, the stock market had one of its biggest whipsaws this week. These...
By Lawrence G. McMillanLast year, in discussing the second possible longer-term path for the market, I said “if this scenario were to play out, the market would bottom sometime in early 2012,...
It’s that time of the year when reviews and forecasts are prevalent. As most of our subscribers know, for our purposes this is an exercise in theory more than practice, for we don’t...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has fallen about 40 points since mid-December. Much of this decline has come as the media beats the drum...
By Lawrence G. McMillanMORRISTOWN, N.J. (MarketWatch) — I guess politicians don’t understand that the end of the year is supposed to be a time of holiday celebration and little market...
By Lawrence G. McMillanI guess politicians don't understand that the end of the year is supposed to be a time of holiday celebration and little market movement. Amazingly, this sharp decline today...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe broad market, as measured by the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index has had a pretty good week. First, the 1,420 area was overcome, followed by a pullback to slightly...
By Lawrence G. McMillanStocks continue to work higher. The main cause is the unwinding of previous pessimism (see put-call ratio charts, for example), although the media won’t believe...
By Ryan BrennanAs we all know, Apple (AAPL) is down roughly 25% since its high in September. As one may expect, volatility has subsequently increased, resulting in various option trading...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index ($SPX), moved higher over the past week, overcoming resistance at 1420 and then also at 1430. However, since Fed...