By Lawrence G. McMillanThomas Peterffy is well-know for founding the computerized trading firm Timber Hill and also for founding Interactive Brokers. Thomas recently was the Keynote Speaker at the...
By Lawrence G. McMillanOnce the market perceived that the "debt ceiling crisis" might not be a crisis after all, it began to rise again. $SPX is right at the top of the trading range and is...
By Lawrence G. McMillanJoin Larry McMillan as he discusses the current state of the stock market on May 15, 2023.Click here to view this week's charts »This Market Commentary is an abbreviated...
By Lawrence G. McMillanStocks have hunkered down into an even narrower trading range this week, although intraday volatility has seen some large moves. As a result, $SPX is still in the confines of...
By Lawrence G. McMillanHere’s a chart that we haven’t revisited in a while. It shows the composite value of $VIX (actually, $VXO in the early years) from 1989 through 2022. In reality, the CBOE...
By Lawrence G. McMillanI have known Paul Stevens since the 1970’s. He has had a long a successful career in the options arena. Paul (an English major in college) was kind enough to write up some...
By Lawrence G. McMillanEveryone seems enamored with zero day to expiration (0DTE) options. Trading volume has been huge, and no one exactly seems to know why. The conventional wisdom is that market...
By Lawrence G. McMillanStocks are still stuck in a trading range. The wider range has its lows in the 3760-3850 area (the lows of both December and March). The narrower, more recent range has its...
By Lawrence G. McMillanShelly Natenberg is best-known as author of the book, Option Volatility and Pricing. He is respected as both a trader and an educator in the option business.Q: As I’ve...