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By Lawrence G. McMillanWith this newsletter, we have reached 20 full years of publication.  Hopefully, there will be 20 more!  As far as the stock market goes, it was a pretty wild year,...
By Lawrence G. McMillanFor nearly two weeks, the market – as measured by the S&P 500 Index – had mostly declined. From a high of 1,261 on Dec. 7, the index fell to nearly 1,200 by...
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By Lawrence G. McMillanThe $VIX settlement occurred this morning (Wednesday, 12/21/2011) at the opening.  It was a rather unusual settlement - something we've not really see before.  ...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe oversold conditions, coupled with some positive news out of Europe, created a buying vortex yesterday.  This was so strong, that it was (of course) a true "90% up day...
In this video recorded at the TradersExpo Las Vegas, Lawrence McMillan, founder of McMillan Analysis, explains why VIX derivatives are the superior form of portfolio protection.Click here to visit...
By Lawrence G. McMillanRather heavy selling over the past six days (with the exception of last Friday) has resulted in a deeply oversold condition.  That should produce a short-term rally, but...
By Lawrence G. McMillanDespite some position seasonality and oversold conditions, the bulls have not been able to gain a foothold, as the stock market has dropped sharply over the past three days.The...
By Lawrence G. McMillanMORRISTOWN, N.J. (MarketWatch) — Despite plenty of volatility, the stock market – as measured by the Standard & Poors 500 Index — has been unable to break...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThis is the time of year when even the media talks about seasonality.  Of course, that doesn’t mean they understand what they’re talking about.  Why would...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe broad stock market -- as defined by $SPX -- had a major failure today in that it could not break through the upside resistance at 1265 (the approximate location of the 200-...

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