Recent Blogs

Jul, 28, 2011

By Lawrence G. McMillanUntil today, the market didn’t seem to be reacting too badly to the standoff taking place in Washington, regarding the raising of the debt ceiling and the possible...

Jul, 25, 2011

Goldman COO Gary Cohn learned options from McMillan book

A Bloomberg article published today on Gary Cohn mentions that the Goldman Sachs president and COO used Lawrence G. McMillan's Options as a Strategic Investment to initally learn about options...

Jul, 23, 2011

Worried that the debt ceiling issue may become a crisis?

Are you worried that the wrangling over the debt ceiling might become a crisis for the stock market? A number of analysts are predicting dire results if the ceiling is not passed by the August...

Jul, 22, 2011

Weekly Commentary 7/22/11

By Lawrence G. McMillanThursday's breakout upside move in the stock market has solidified the indicators together into a bullish posture. The chart of $SPX held onto a bullish picture even though the...

Jul, 21, 2011

In focus: Inflection point

By Lawrence G. McMillanThe stock market staged a strong rally on Tuesday. Was it just a “Turnaround Tuesday” — a reaction to an oversold condition that had developed via the heavy...

Jul, 20, 2011

The S&P 500 is headed for a breakout

By Lawrence G. McMillanThe market had a powerful showing Tuesday with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rallying 1.6% for the day. Market indicators suggest a potential 100-point rise in the...

Jul, 20, 2011

McMillan's Sullivan Award Acceptance Speech Video

Lawrence G. McMillan was the 2011 recipient of the The Options Industry Council's (OIC) Joseph W. Sullivan Options Industry Achievement Award. This recognition on behalf of outstanding contributions...

Jul, 20, 2011

July VIX settlement took place this morning

By Lawrence G. McMillanJuly $VIX settlement took place this morning. The official settlement price was 19.10, just slightly below last night's $VIX close of 19.21. All outstanding...

Jul, 19, 2011

Support Solidified, or Turnaround Tuesday?

By Lawrence G. McMillanThe market is finally staging a strong rally. Is it just a “Turnaround Tuesday” thing, or have the bears fumbled the ball (they weren’t moving it very...

Jul, 18, 2011

Too Much Put Buying? (Barron's Article)

By Lawrence G. McMillanPut-call ratios are excellent measures of the sentiment of the general option-trading community. When the sentiment is that "too many" people are buying puts or calls, it is...

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