Sep, 19, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanFor a long time, from 2006 to 2017 (with the exception of a lone sell signal in 2014), this system didn’t generate any signals as $VIX traded at normal levels of 15 and above...
Sep, 18, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanOne system that we normally trade is the one that says the market declines the week after September expiration. This definition of “expiration” goes back to the days...
Sep, 15, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanOn Monday, September 11th (a date we will never forget), $SPX broke out to new all-time highs. There hasn't been a lot of follow-through after that, but those highs have been...
Sep, 12, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanThis week, we came upon an article entitled “Could some $VIX-related funds go “poof” in a day?” Obviously they can, as we pointed out last week. But rather than...
Sep, 08, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanLate last week, $SPX broke out above a minor downtrend line, accompanied by buy signals from several indicators. It appeared that a move to new all-time highs was imminent....
Sep, 05, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanWe have written many times about the “Big (Volatility) Short.” It is a very profitable trade, for the most part. It comes about because of the upward-sloping term...
Sep, 01, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillan$SPX has staged a rally that began on Tuesday's opening (August 29th) and has lasted three full days to date. The result was a breakout through the downtrend line that had...
Aug, 25, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanDespite the media euphoria over recent rally days, the $SPX chart remains short-term negative because of the downtrend lines (see Figure 1). So far, this is showing no signs...
Aug, 21, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanEarly this week, a $VIX “spike peak” buy signal was issued when $VIX closed below 14.28 (more than 3.00 points from the intraday high of 17.28 set last Friday, August 11th)....
Aug, 21, 2017
By Lawrence G. McMillanVXX will be reverse split 1-for-4, before trading begins on Wednesday, August 23rd. It is a bit ironic that VXX is finally starting to rise so the reverse split might...
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