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By Lawrence G. McMillanWe always publish a table of the skew in $OEX options (page 9 in this issue), as a sample of how the major index options are skewed.  We also talk about skew in relation...
By Lawrence G. McMillanStocks have been fairly dull so far in 2014, but some movement is probably setting up soon. Not much has changed with respect to the indicators that we follow, but let's...
By Lawrence G. McMillanTwo days ago, I received notification from the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, regarding the matter of MF Global Holdings Ltd. Investment...
We all know that trading options is exciting, highly competitive, and can be very profitable. The key to long term and consistent profits in option trading is options education. The McMillan...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe new year started with a thud, as selling pressure that had been building up over the past few days was released.   Even after the selling, the $SPX chart is bullish,...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe feature article is our annual market review and forecast issue.  Forecasting has taken a back seat to Fed watching these days, but we present some data on how markets...
By Lawrence G. McMillanAs we always warn subscribers, a forecast for the following year is more of an exercise in theory than practice.  That’s because our indicators are short-term in...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe rally that began last week with the Fed announcing tapering has broken out strongly to new highs. The fact that this occurred during a seasonally bullish period has...
By Lawrence G. McMillanEven with the volatiilty following the FOMC meeting, SPX still has not broken out of the 1775-1812 range on a closing basis.  If it DOES break out to the upside, the...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe feature article was designed to be a piece about the January Effect (the period of time when small-caps outperform big-caps, after tax loss selling has ended). But the...

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