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By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market has split into two parts recently. Most of the major averages are moving sideways, but staying within easy range of new all-time highs. The NASDAQ Composite...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThere was finally a little volatility yesterday, as President-elect Trump’s news conference halted a rally dead in its tracks. There were two resulting selloffs, but by the end...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe media confuses the various seasonal trading patterns that occur in January, but the January Barometer states that “As goes January, so goes the year.” This adage is...
By Lawrence G. McMillanOverall, the $SPX chart -- which is, by definition, the most important indicator -- remains positive. $SPX did have a pullback at year's end. The subsequent rally off of the...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThis week, the OCC sent out a notification that VMIN was going to split 2-for-1. Because the symbol seemed like something related to volatility, I checked into it. ...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe final analysis on the $SPX chart is that it is still rising, with rising trend lines, and that means that it is still bullish. In the more traditional sense, there is...
By Lawrence G. McMillanWe first published an in-depth article on this subject at the end of July, 2016. Since that time, the market has mostly gone higher, and no significant top has formed. Since...
By Lawrence G. McMillanFirst and foremost, it must be noted that the chart of $SPX is still in an uptrend. The 20-day moving average is rising, and no major trend lines have been broken. $SPX has...
By Lawrence G. McMillanLast July 29th, we wrote an in-depth article on “Spotting Market Tops.” The things that we talked about in that article are beginning to happen. No one has been more “on board...