May, 26, 2011
VIX Edging Higher: A Warning?By Lawrence G. McMillanThe settlement for the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) May futures contract was 18.02, up by a healthy percentage from the April settlement of 14.86....
May, 26, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe bears have slowly been gaining strength over the past week. The easiest way to tell is that the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index has slowly been trending lower and...
May, 20, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market was under some pressure entering this week, but a positive intraday reversal on Tuesday has stemmed the bearish tide, and may have turned things bullish once...
May, 19, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe market was extremely strong on Wednesday, but it is unclear if it was merely a double bonus of a) an oversold condition, and b) a strong commodity market. We have...
May, 19, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell to new relative lows this week, finally closing below the 1330 level and trading down to 1318 — which was just about the...
May, 13, 2011
The stock market is shooting back and forth like a futures contract. In any case, the 1330 level on $SPX remains our bullish demarcation line. A close below there would turn us bearish.Equity-...
May, 12, 2011
CHICAGO (May 12, 2011) – The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today Lawrence G. McMillan as the 2011 recipient of the Joseph W. Sullivan Options Industry Achievement Award. This recognition...
May, 12, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market is shooting back and forth like a futures contract. In fact, the whole market seems to be tied quite directly to the price of oil, silver, gold, and the...
May, 12, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanEver since we ran an article last fall on selling weekly options, subscribers have been clamoring for (okay, well maybe not “clamoring,” but several have requested...
May, 09, 2011
On Friday, May 6th, the total put-call ratio (ALL options traded) was above 1.00. That is quite unusual, and when it occurs during a declining market phase, it is normally a strong buy signal....
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