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By Lawrence G. McMillan After making new all-time highs on August 14th, $SPX has struggled a bit. There is a very minor downtrend line on the chart right now, after a series of negative days accompanied in general by terrible breadth. That pullback seems to have culminated with a retest of the 7600-7620 support level t
By Lawrence G. McMillan Join Larry McMillan as he discusses the current state of the stock market on August 31, 2026.
By Lawrence G. McMillan Traders were a bit leery of some potentially volatile events this week, but so far they have not proven to be troublesome. The NVIDIA (NVDA) earnings were positive, and the stock rose. That was a relief to the market. Also, Fed Chair Warsh made the Keynote Address at the Jackson Hole Monetary co
By Lawrence G. McMillan After the monster rally of 400 points in just a few days in early August, $SPX took a few days to consolidate. Now it is making new all-time highs once again. There should be some support in that consolidation area (7700-7800), with stronger support at the old highs (7620). There is also a gap a
By Lawrence G. McMillan A week ago, it seemed that $SPX had a renewed upside momentum, as it was making new all- time highs and internal indicators were improving. But there has been no follow-through this week, and it seems that bullish momentum has been lost. The "culprit" seems to be an increase in T-Bond rates, alt
By Lawrence G. McMillan Join Larry McMillan as he discusses the current state of the stock market on August 24, 2026.
By Lawrence G. McMillan Join Larry McMillan as he discusses the current state of the stock market on August 3, 2026.
By Lawrence G. McMillan We’re excited to announce that INVST has acquired McMillan , bringing together two firms built on a shared belief in disciplined investing, deep expertise, and putting clients first.
By Lawrence G. McMillan Yesterday, I joined the team at tastylive for a conversation about the current market, some of the strategies I’m trading today, and how my approach to options has evolved over the years. We started with the broad market. I remain cautiously bullish , particularly as long as the S&P 500 holds ab
By Lawrence G. McMillan We have been cautioning about a potential increase in implied volatility ($VIX) for some time. However, $VIX has essentially refused to move higher. In fact, it’s in a distinct downtrend ever since $SPX began the latest rally from about the 7300 level. We are not alone in our opinion, which is p
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