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Market Decline
By Lawrence G. McMillanAs trading opened on Monday, February 5th, 2018, stocks had already been falling for a few days.  Then on that day there was a major decline – the largest drop in point...
By Lawrence G. McMillan At least one cannot say the market is boring, as might have been said a month ago. The daily ranges are still large, with both buy and sell programs springing up out of...
By Lawrence G. McMillanPrices were all over the map on Friday, as traders tried to lessen their risk heading into a long 3-day weekend.  In the end, $SPX was little changed.  Over the...
By Lawrence G. McMillan First and foremost, the $SPX chart still has a bearish look to it. This oversold rally has been very strong; there's no doubt about that. But oversold rallies often die out at...
XIV VXX
By Lawrence G. McMillanXIV: The Scapegoat of The Market’s DeclineAs trading opened on Monday, February 5th, 2018, stocks had already been falling for a few days.  Then on that day there was a...
By Lawrence G. McMillanIn just nine trading days, $SPX is down 9.0% and has lost 291 points. That's a lot of distance in a short time. This decline has rolled nearly every intermediate term...
By Lawrence G. McMillanStocks sold off sharply this week -- the first decline of any note since early last December. This one may have some sticking power, though, as rally attempts failed all week...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThis is something that we’ve written about twice before – first in 2011 (Volume 20, No. 16) and later in 2013 (Volume 22, No. 15).  In short, one measures the advance in...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe superlatives that are being used to describe this market are well-deserved. $SPX has advanced so fast that there really isn't any support, unless you want to declare the...
By Lawrence G. McMillanBefore you get too excited about a new volatility product, let me explain that the two new ETN’s – short-term volatility (VXXB) and intermediate-term volatility (VXZB) are...

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