Aug, 04, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe last two weeks seem like they took two months. It’s hard to believe, but two weeks ago, the Standard & Poor’s 500 was near the high end of its range, with...
Aug, 03, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanMORRISTOWN, N.J. (MarketWatch) — Heading into Tuesday, I didn’t think the market could act any worse, but it did. It’s almost impossible to fathom that the...
Aug, 02, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanWith the current uncertainty in the stock market, the $VIX index has once again received a lot of financial media coverage. Last week we recommended the purchase of $VIX...
Jul, 29, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanSuddenly, the stock market started to develop "religion" about the U.S. debt situation, and sold off sharply this week. In one sense, this is like any other...
Jul, 28, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanThere has been something of a “buzz” in volatility forums and in some media articles about a backspread strategy that is designed to take the loss out of using $VIX...
Jul, 28, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanUntil today, the market didn’t seem to be reacting too badly to the standoff taking place in Washington, regarding the raising of the debt ceiling and the possible...
Jul, 25, 2011
A Bloomberg article published today on Gary Cohn mentions that the Goldman Sachs president and COO used Lawrence G. McMillan's Options as a Strategic Investment to initally learn about options...
Jul, 23, 2011
Are you worried that the wrangling over the debt ceiling might become a crisis for the stock market? A number of analysts are predicting dire results if the ceiling is not passed by the August...
Jul, 22, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanThursday's breakout upside move in the stock market has solidified the indicators together into a bullish posture. The chart of $SPX held onto a bullish picture even though the...
Jul, 21, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market staged a strong rally on Tuesday. Was it just a “Turnaround Tuesday” — a reaction to an oversold condition that had developed via the heavy...
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