By Lawrence G. McMillan This article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 4, No. 12 on June 21, 1995. When volatility increases, the option prices increase....
By Lawrence G. McMillanThis article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 9, No. 12 on June 22, 2000.The reverse calendar spread strategy is not one that is...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThis has been a successful seasonal trade in many years, and last year was the second best year in our history. We have used this in 22 of the past 23 years – skipping only...
By Lawrence G. McMillanBuy signals have abounded in the past week. In Figure 1, I have included Tuesday's night's action (vertical red line), as the market first plunged when it became a distinct...
By Lawrence G. McMillanTrump has won, but the world is not coming to an end. Futures plunged overnight – at one point touching limit down = 107 points! But prices have completely...
By Lawrence G. McMillan This article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 5, No. 18 on September 19, 1996. The volatility that has been introduced into the...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market finally succumbed, with $SPX breaking down below the long-term support level at 2120 this week. This completes the certification of "bearish" status for the $...
By Lawrence G. McMillan This article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 17, No. 22 on November 26, 2008. Option traders generally welcome volatile markets,...
By Stan FreifeldMcMillan Analysis Corp is pleased to announce that we have formed a relationship with the award winning OptionVue Systems Software. OptionVue has been a leader in developing and...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe $VIX “spike peak” buy signal that is in place took four trading days to confirm. That is, $VIX spiked up to an intraday high of 17.95 on October 13th, but it did not...