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AAPL Put-Call Ratio
By Lawrence G. McMillanApple ($AAPL) has just triggered a buy signal based on our weighted put-call ratio, one of our more reliable sentiment-based indicators for this stock. Historically, these...
Lawrence G. McMillan Stock Market Update
By Lawrence G. McMillanJoin Larry McMillan as he discusses the current state of the stock market on June 3, 2025.
$VIX Seasonal Composite
By Lawrence G. McMillanPeriodically we publish the chart below, which shows the $VIX composite from 1989 through some more current date – 12/31/24 in this case. We usually update this chart annually...
By Lawrence G. McMillanStocks are making new all-time highs this morning, as this is being written. This includes $SPX and $NDX, but not $RUT (Russell 2000) and $DJX (The Dow). The $SPX chart remains...
LYFT Buy Signal
By Lawrence G. McMillan$LYFT has been a classic underperformer since its IPO, trending steadily lower for years. But recently, it gave bulls a reason to pay attention: a weekly MVB Buy signal.While...
Lawrence G. McMillan Stock Market Update
By Lawrence G. McMillanJoin Larry McMillan as he discusses the current state of the stock market on June 23, 2025.
Reddit Buy Signal
By Lawrence G. McMillan$RDDT issued its first weekly McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) Buy signal (chart above) this week since being listed—an encouraging development for bullish traders watching the...
By Lawrence G. McMillanStocks sold off on the Israel-Iran conflict, but only modestly as it appeared that traders were most worried about the U.S. directly entering the conflict which hasn't happened...
Lawrence G. McMillan Stock Market Update
By Lawrence G. McMillanJoin Larry McMillan as he discusses the current state of the stock market on June 16, 2025.
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe broad market continues to inch higher, and has so far remained above the previous downtrend line that connected the February and May highs. The only overhead resistance is...

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