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By Lawrence G. McMillanThis week's rally has improved the status of many of the indicators, but not necessarily the chart of $SPX itself. A breakout above resistance and the 200-day moving average at...
By Lawrence G. McMillanIn the continuing roller coaster that is this market, Monday was a “90% up day” of gigantic proportions.  Advancing volume led declining volume by a nearly 40-...
By Lawrence G. McMillanJust over a week ago, $SPX was probing the upper end of the trading range, a few days after a strong rally on Veteran's Day.  But upside momentun slowed, and selling set...
By Lawrence G. McMillanDespite some positive signals, the news events and market worries have swamped stocks with wave after wave of selling in the past few days.The Standard & Poors 500 Index...
By Lawrence G. McMillanWhen is it a good time to write naked options?  When volatility is high and the market is “dangerous” or when volatility is low and the market is in a bullish...
By Lawrence G. McMillanIt just doesn’t seem that this market can put a rally together.  There were two attempts to do so this morning, and both failed.  Yet, when $SPX probed below...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe bears seized control with heavy selling over the past two days. However, all is not lost, but the bulls certainly squandered what could have been a good opportunity.  ...
By Lawrence G. McMillanMORRISTOWN, N.J. (MarketWatch) — When the stock market, as measured by the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, broke out over 1,220 about a month ago, it was a strong...
By Lawrence G. McMillan...As a result, not only is the $SPX trading range (1215-1230 on the downside, and 1275-1290 on the upside) still intact, but it is actually narrowing.  There is a...
By Lawrence G. McMillanWe have written about the subject of protecting a portfolio of stocks with derivatives several times over the years, although it’s been a while (Volume 19, Numbers 6 and...

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