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May 24
By Lawrence G. McMillan
The main thing to keep in mind is that $SPX has not broken down below support at 2800. It was tested -- more or...
May 21
By Lawrence G. McMillan
Larry McMillan was recently interviewed by host Anthony Crudele for the Futures Radio Show. Larry discussed...
May 21
By Lawrence G. McMillan
The following table is a summary of the results, by strategy, showing the number of positions recommended in that...
By Lawrence G. McMillan
The main thing to keep in mind is that $SPX has not broken down below support at 2800. It was tested -- more or less -- once again yesterday and has held so far. A close below 2800 would be very negative from the viewpoint of the $SPX chart.
Overheard, the major resistance on the $SPX chart is the double top at the all-time highs. More than one bear market has started from a similar pattern.
Equity-only put-call ratios remain strongly on sell signals. They are continuing to rise daily, and they are really not far up their charts yet -- meaning there is plenty of room to go before they become "oversold."
Breadth has been poor of late,...