Sep, 22, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanMORRISTOWN, N.J. (MarketWatch) — The broad stock market, as measured by the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is trading within a large, volatile range that should...
Sep, 16, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanFor now, $SPX is working its way higher -- towards resistance at the 1240-1260 level.Equity-only put-call ratios generated buy signals recently, and have generally been...
Sep, 15, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanOne of the reasons that we favor $VIX derivatives as a portfolio, hedge rather than $SPX (or SPY) puts, is that $VIX is much more volatile. Also, $VIX protection is more...
Sep, 15, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market remains volatile, but it has generally been rising since establishing lows near 1,120 on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index nearly a month ago. The rise...
Sep, 09, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanToday’s stock market action is very much like last Friday’s. There is heavy selling, and it doesn’t appear that buyers have much desire to buy before...
Sep, 09, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe chart of $SPX has developed a very interesting characteristic: there is a rising channel -- called a "pennant" on the chart. A breakdown below the lower...
Sep, 07, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market has been swinging back and forth in wide ranges, moving from deeply oversold to deeply overbought and back again with extreme moves.After appearing to have a...
Sep, 07, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanBuyers finally emerged yesterday afternoon and they have continued into today. In my mind, the complete impetus for this rally was the severe oversold condition that had...
Sep, 07, 2011
Larry's new book, Options For Volatile Markets, received a positive review by Brenda Jubin at Seeking Alpha. Jubin Writes:We live in volatile times. Long gone is the decade that saw the...
Sep, 02, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanTechnical indicators have turned more bullish in the past week, so the current rally probably has more room to run. The chart of $SPX has taken on a slightly more bullish...
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