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By Lawrence G. McMillanI thought it might be interesting to see how previous $VXO/$VIXMO sell signals have played out.  We have written plenty about this particular signal, which occurs very...
By Lawrence G. McMillanIt seems that no matter how strongly the market seems to sell off early in the day, it recovers almost all of those losses by the end of the day. As a result, the $SPX chart...
By Lawrence G. McMillanA week ago, on Thursday, $SPX had broken out strongly to a new all-time high. It followed up with a modestly positive day the next day. On both days, "stocks only" cumulative...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe market has roared to new all-time highs. This brute force market strength belies sell signals and a certain amount of general negativity in many of the other indicators....
By Lawrence G. McMillanWe have repeatedly stated over the years that the S&P 500 index ($SPX) itself is the most important indicator, because even if all the other indicators are saying one thing...
By Lawrence G. McMillanReference was made in Friday's Weekly Commentary to the fact that the weighted put-call ratio is at its lowest levels since November 2014.  The long-term weighted put-call...
By Lawrence G. McMillanStocks finally suffered a breakdown of sorts this week, after some extremely overbought conditions -- particularly in volatility -- had appeared. But the bulls are trying...
By Lawrence G. McMillanFor some time, we have been waiting to see if $SPX can break out on the upside. A breakout has not occurred, despite marginal new all-time closing highs (by pennies) for $SPX....
By Lawrence G. McMillanIn a move which some might call a “day late and a dollar short,” there are now going to be some products via which European volatility can be traded in the U.S. markets. ...
By Lawrence G. McMillanAs you certainly recall, after "Frexit," $SPX broke out strongly to the upside gapping up on two consecutive days (something that is quite unusual for a large-cap index)....

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