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Jun, 23, 2016

Volatility As A Sentiment Indicator (13:6)

By Lawrence G. McMillan This article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 13, No. 6 on March 25, 2004. We have written about volatility many times in the past...

Jun, 22, 2016

Option Trading: Theory vs. Practice (19:02)

By Lawrence G. McMillan This article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 19, No. 02 on January 28, 2010. Over the years, we have written many times about the...

Jun, 21, 2016

Option Basics: Volatility (3:21)

By Lawrence G. McMillanThis article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 3, No. 21 on November 17, 1994.Volatility is merely the term that we use to describe...

Jun, 20, 2016

Option Basics: Early Assignment Risk on OEX (5:15)

By Lawrence G. McMillanThis article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 5, No. 15 on August 8, 1996Most stock options and a few index options are American...

Jun, 17, 2016

Option Basics: Debit Spreads (04:20)

By Lawrence G. McMillanThis article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 4, No. 20 on October 26, 1995.Any spread that creates a debit in one's account, when...

Jun, 17, 2016

What’s Going On In $VIX? (Preview)

By Lawrence G. McMillanOver the past few days, volatility has exploded, but the decline in the Standard & Poors 500 Index ($SPX) has been muted. This is unusual, but not completely...

Jun, 16, 2016

Weekly Stock Market Commentary 6/16/16

By Lawrence G. McMillanThe market was marching along towards new highs (albeit slowly) when some modest selling was accompanying by a big increase in volatility. The combination now has the market...

Jun, 15, 2016

Option Basics: Credit Spreads (4:7)

By Lawrence G. McMillanThis article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 4, No. 7 on April 13, 1995.Credit spreads using options are a popular strategy. In...

Jun, 14, 2016

A Rare Move for $VIX

By Lawrence G. McMillan...Volatility indices exploded to the upside for a second straight day yesterday. $VXST has gone from just below 11 to nearly 23 in three days (it rose 10 points in the last...

Jun, 10, 2016

"The Current State of Option Indicators" Recording Available

The recording for Larry McMillan's recent "The Current State of The Market-Predicting Option Indicators" webinar with Cyber Trading University is now available. In the video, Mr. McMillan discusses...

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