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There is a brief window over the next couple of weeks where the market could be vulnerable, before bullish end-of-the-year seasonal patterns come into play.  Our short-term market opinion is...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe fall of the year is ripe with seasonal patterns not only for stocks, but also for Heating Oil and Gasoline.  While we did not trade the  October Bullish Seasonal...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe strong bull run that took place throughout October and into early November is over. The break of support at 2070 was negative for $SPX. It could trade down to the 2000-...
By Stan FreifeldIn the US, tomorrow, Wednesday November 11th, is Veteran’s Day. While the stock and options markets WILL be open for trading, it is NOT a settlement day. When you buy or sell...
McMillan Options Mentoring Senior Option Mentor, Stan Freifeld recently gave a complimentary educational webinar detailing how to profit with delta neutral option positions. The recording of the...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market's strong rally has continued for another week, although it's beginning to act a bit tired, and the market is getting overbought. Even so, the $SPX chart is...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market, as measured by the Standard & Poors 500 Index ($SPX), has gained 220 points in a month (since the September 28th lows).  After such a strong advance...
By Lawrence G. McMillanNote that there are three weeks between newsletters, since there are five Thursdays in October.  The next issue will be published on Thursday, November 12th, and of course...
By Lawrence G. McMillanEveryone knows that stocks can gap by huge amounts on earnings reports. Who in their right mind would want to sell such straddles? We touched on this subject in the last...
By Lawrence G. McMillanEarlier this week, it appeared that the rally that began at the end of October was lagging. But then Thursday, the market blew through resistance at 2040 and reaffirmed the...

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