May, 24, 2012
By Lawrence G. McMillanMORRISTOWN, N.J. (MarketWatch) — One thing that all traders figure out sooner or later is that an oversold market can continue to decline — sometimes at an ever-...
May, 24, 2012
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe decline in $SPX this month has been swift, but surprisingly orderly. For example, the 20-day historical volatility of SPX is only 14%, which is extremely low after a...
May, 23, 2012
On May 23rd, the CBOE will be listing futures on the Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index with the symbol /VN. The Nasdaq VIX futures will be similar to the regular S&P $VIX futures in that they...
May, 18, 2012
By Lawrence G. McMillanIs this current market decline the harbinger of a new bearish market phase, or just a pause in the general bull market that was launched in March, 2009, with a couple of...
May, 18, 2012
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe $SPX chart has turned bearish, with the breaking of the 1340 support level. However, it is oversold in that it is more than 4 standard deviations below its 20-day...
May, 17, 2012
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market has broken down through several support areas, to the point where it is now below the important support at 1,340 on the Standard & Poors 500 Index. This...
May, 16, 2012
By Lawrence G. McMillanFollowing an overnight push to new lows, the market attempted to put together a rally into the 2pm EST Fed minutes. However, the market stalled and was unable to hold...
May, 11, 2012
By Lawrence G. McMillanOn Tuesday, May 1st, $SPX traded at 1415. Now, just 7 trading days later, the entire psyche of the market has become dark and brooding.$SPX broke down through support at...
May, 10, 2012
By Lawrence G. McMillanNegative thinking has enveloped Wall Street in the last week. It’s rare to see to such obvious negative news reflect itself so directly in lower prices, but that’s...
May, 09, 2012
By Lawrence G. McMillanExtremely heavy selling swamped the market in the early going on Tuesday. But at about 11:30am, a rally started that lasted most of the rest of the day. As a result...
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