Sep, 09, 2020
By Lawrence G. McMillanThis year has been a wild and crazy year in many respects – probably nowhere more than in volatility. That has manifested itself in the trading of $VIX. Over the...
Sep, 09, 2020
By Lawrence G. McMillanJoin Larry McMillan as he discusses the current state of the stock market on Monday, September 7th, 2020.Click here to view this week's charts »This Market Commentary is an...
Sep, 08, 2020
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe S&P 500 Index ($SPX) and NASDAQ ($NDX; QQQ; $COMPQ) were having one big party, with new intraday and/or closing highs having been registered for 11 of 12 days ($SPX)...
Sep, 01, 2020
By Lawrence G. McMillanThis article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 18, No. 12 on June 25, 2009.Recently, the CBOE’s Volatility Index ($VIX) has been...
Aug, 28, 2020
By Lawrence G. McMillanA week ago, $SPX was struggling to break through the old highs just below 3400. That is no longer the case, as the Index made a strong move upward this week, allaying any fears...
Aug, 24, 2020
By Lawrence G. McMillanJoin Larry McMillan as he discusses the current state of the stock market on Monday, August 24th, 2020.
Aug, 21, 2020
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe S&P 500 Index ($SPX) finally made a new all-time closing high this week, both intraday (Aug 18th and 19th) and closing (Aug 18th). This was cause for selling in some...
Aug, 19, 2020
By Lawrence G. McMillanThis article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 21, No. 20 on October 26, 2012. I’m always a bit dubious of analyses of how a...
Aug, 18, 2020
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe CBOE has listed mini volatility futures, trading with the base symbol VXM. These are worth $100 per point of movement, as opposed to the $1,000 per point of movement on the...
Aug, 17, 2020
By Lawrence G. McMillanAt the current time, realized volatility is dropping, $VIX is dropping more slowly, and $VIX futures are remaining at fairly lofty levels because of the uncertainty surrounding...
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