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Mar, 24, 2023

Weekly Stock Market Commentary 3/24/2023

By Lawrence G. McMillanAs for the $SPX chart, it once again shows a lower high and lower low, since that February top. Moreover, the latest rally attempt, which began on March 13th, appears to merely...

Mar, 21, 2023

The History of Listed Options (12:09)

By Lawrence G. McMillanThis article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 12, No. 9 on May 8, 2003. The 30th anniversary of the Chicago Board Option...

Mar, 20, 2023

Larry McMillan Stock Market Update Video 3/20/2023

By Lawrence G. McMillanJoin Larry McMillan as he discusses the current state of the stock market on March 20, 2023.Click here to view this week's charts »This Market Commentary is an abbreviated...

Mar, 17, 2023

Weekly Stock Market Commentary 3/17/2023

By Lawrence G. McMillanStocks broke down early this past week, but found support in the same area as the late-December trading range. Specifically, $SPX broke down below 3930 and traded down into the...

Mar, 15, 2023

Calendar Spread Using Futures Options (01:22)

By Lawrence G. McMillanThis article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 1, No. 22 on November 12, 1992. In the last issue, we looked at some of the...

Mar, 13, 2023

Some Interesting Technical Facts: Mamis Sentiment Cycle

By Lawrence G. McMillanJustin Mamis was a famous stock market technician (he died in 2019). I particularly recall that he and James Dines were the only newsletter writers that seemed to be...

Mar, 13, 2023

Larry McMillan Stock Market Update Video 3/13/2023

By Lawrence G. McMillanJoin Larry McMillan as he discusses the current state of the stock market on March 13, 2023.Click here to view this week's charts »This Market Commentary is an abbreviated...

Mar, 10, 2023

CBOE Origin Remembrances: Jim Dalton

By Lawrence G. McMillan Jim Dalton was the first Marketing Director of the CBOE, and he was hired by Joe Sullivan to put together the marketing team for the exchange. As Joe Sullivan wrote in his...

Mar, 10, 2023

Weekly Stock Market Commentary 3/10/2023

By Lawrence G. McMillanStocks are still reeling from the failed upside breakout over 4100 in February. You don't hear much about it in the financial media, but it is a large psychological weight on...

Mar, 09, 2023

Which Option to Buy? (part 2) (08:20)

By Lawrence G. McMillanThis article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 8, No. 20 on October 28, 1999. There are various trading strategies – some short...

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