Mar, 07, 2025
By Lawrence G. McMillan The speed of the market descent from the highs of February 20th to the lows (so far) of March 6th has been swift. The lower end of the trading range had been between 5770...
Mar, 03, 2025
By Lawrence G. McMillanJoin Larry McMillan as he discusses the current state of the stock market on March 3, 2025.
Feb, 28, 2025
By Lawrence G. McMillan The stock market has quickly retraced the entire trading range after yet another false upside breakout. From there, it has worked its way down the lower end of the range...
Feb, 26, 2025
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe 20-day Historical Volatility of the $VIX futures (middle row of the table below) is now exceedingly low. This will not last, and one can expect some sharp movements...
Feb, 25, 2025
By Lawrence G. McMillanI recently sat down with Jeff Gibby on MetaStock’s Ticker Talk to discuss my journey in trading, market volatility, and options strategies. From my start in finance after...
Feb, 24, 2025
By Lawrence G. McMillanJoin Larry McMillan as he discusses the current state of the stock market on February 24, 2025.
Feb, 21, 2025
By Lawrence G. McMillan The long-awaited upside breakout to new all-time highs seemed to be in the offing, but then $SPX fell back again. The accompanying chart in Figure 1 shows that the...
Feb, 21, 2025
By Lawrence G. McMillanOne of the primary volatility trading strategies we cover in The Daily Strategist Newsletter is straddle buying. This can be a complex topic, and while we can't cover all its...
Feb, 20, 2025
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe McMillan Volatility Bands (MVB) indicator for TradingView is a powerful tool that plots 3- and 4-standard deviation bands around a 20-day moving average, helping traders...
Feb, 19, 2025
By Lawrence G. McMillanBuying straddles in advance of earnings is finally be coming back to life. For some reason, after the pandemic, it was not viable until this earnings quarter. In the last few...
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