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Aug, 09, 2016

Option Basics: Why Should I Care If There's An Early Exercise of OEX Options? (6:2)

By Lawrence G. McMillan This article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 6, No. 2 on January 22, 1997. During expiration week, we often talk about the...

Aug, 08, 2016

Some Notes on Buying Protection (Preview)

By Lawrence G. McMillanIt is becoming commonplace to hear commentators on the business channels say something like “You need to buy protection now, for it is extremely cheap.” That is a very...

Aug, 05, 2016

Weekly Stock Market Commentary 8/5/16

By Lawrence G. McMillanThe market tried to break down this week, as $SPX finally pushed through the lower end of the very tight 2160-2175 trading range that had held it in check since mid-July....

Aug, 05, 2016

Breadth Divergence: A Wake-Up Call

By Lawrence G. McMillan...As strong as breadth has been, “stocks only” cumulative breadth has not yet made a new all-time high. Its all-time high was made in April 2015, and really even that...

Aug, 04, 2016

Option Basics: LEAPS As A Stock Substitute (4:22)

By Lawrence G. McMillan This article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 4, No. 12 on June 21, 1995. With the market being so high, many individual investors...

Aug, 03, 2016

Larry McMillan Free Webinar Tomorrow

McMillan Analysis Corp. president Lawrence G. McMillan will be participating in Investor Inspiration's Investor Masterminds seminar on August 4th, 2016. Larry's presentation will be on The Current...

Aug, 02, 2016

Are Traders Too Complacent? (14:05)

By Lawrence G. McMillan This article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 14, No. 5 on March 10, 2005. One of the recurring themes in option-oriented media...

Aug, 01, 2016

Spotting Market Tops (Preview)

By Lawrence G. McMillanWithout a doubt, the hardest thing to do in the stock market is to spot a major market top before it happens. Bottoms are much easier to discern. One reason for...

Jul, 29, 2016

Weekly Stock Market Commentary 7/29/16

By Lawrence G. McMillanThe broad stock market, as measured by $SPX, is locked in a very tight range -- and has been since new all-time highs were reached on July 14th. Overall, though, $SPX remains...

Jul, 28, 2016

Stan Freifeld discusses Vertical Spreads at OIC (Video)

McMillan Option Mentoring head mentor, Stan Freifeld, recently joined the Options Industry Council panel for a webinar discussing Directional Trading with Spreads. To watch a video of the seminar,...

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