By Lawrence G. McMillanWe’re going to look at two things here. First, there was recently a period of five trading days in which both $VIX and $SPX were up each day. That has never...
By Lawrence G. McMillanStocks continue to move higher, with $SPX making new all- time highs nearly every day. This has produced some overbought conditions, which we will discuss, but the $SPX chart...
By Lawrence G. McMillanLast week, something unusual happened — both the S&P 500 ($SPX) and the CBOE Volatility Index ($VIX) rose every single trading day. It’s a rare alignment, and one that...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market didn't seem to care much about the government shutdown at all. This is a government spending shutdown and is not nearly as negative for stocks as would be a...
By Lawrence G. McMillanStocks made new all-time highs again this past week, but early in the week. Even then, breadth wasn't good. Now $SPX has pulled back slightly from those intraday all-time highs...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe Fed lowered rates by a quarter of a percent on Wednesday, and the market liked it. Many people had been expecting a "sell on the news" after that, but instead $SPX has...