The McMillan Options Strategist Weekly |
By Lawrence G. McMillan |
Published
03/20/2015
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Options
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The McMillan Options Strategist Weekly
The support at 2040 and the resistance at the recent all-time highs of 2120 are marked as a trading range. Until $SPX breaks out of that range, it really doesn't have a trend in place. To support that conclusion, the indicators are somewhat mixed.
Equity-only put-call ratios have remained on sell signals during this latest rally.
Breadth hasn't been terrific during this rally, but it was strong enough to pull the "stocks only" oscillator into a mildly overbought state. However, the "stocks only" oscillator has returned to a sell signal.
Finally, volatility indices and derivatives have painted a more bullish picture. As long as $VIX remains below 17, the market can rally.
In summary, the oversold rally has returned $SPX to a more or less neutral state. Intermediate-term traders and trend followers would want to await the next $SPX breakout from its trading range as the determinant of a more well-defined intermediate term trend.
Lawrence G. McMillan is the author of two best selling books on options, including Options as a Strategic Investment, and also publishes several option trading newsletters.
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