By Lawrence G. McMillan The stock market has quickly retraced the entire trading range after yet another false upside breakout. From there, it has worked its way down the lower end of the range...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe 20-day Historical Volatility of the $VIX futures (middle row of the table below) is now exceedingly low. This will not last, and one can expect some sharp movements...
By Lawrence G. McMillanI recently sat down with Jeff Gibby on MetaStock’s Ticker Talk to discuss my journey in trading, market volatility, and options strategies. From my start in finance after...
By Lawrence G. McMillan The long-awaited upside breakout to new all-time highs seemed to be in the offing, but then $SPX fell back again. The accompanying chart in Figure 1 shows that the...
By Lawrence G. McMillanOne of the primary volatility trading strategies we cover in The Daily Strategist Newsletter is straddle buying. This can be a complex topic, and while we can't cover all its...
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe McMillan Volatility Bands (MVB) indicator for TradingView is a powerful tool that plots 3- and 4-standard deviation bands around a 20-day moving average, helping traders...
By Lawrence G. McMillanBuying straddles in advance of earnings is finally be coming back to life. For some reason, after the pandemic, it was not viable until this earnings quarter. In the last few...
By Lawrence G. McMillanIn his recent webinar, Lawrence G. McMillan, President of McMillan Analysis Corp. and author of Options As A Strategic Investment, shared crucial insights on navigating the...