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The McMillan Options Strategist Weekly
By Lawrence G. McMillan | Published  12/30/2016 | Options | Unrated
The McMillan Options Strategist Weekly

The final analysis on the $SPX chart is that it is still rising, with rising trend lines, and that means that it is still bullish. In the more traditional sense, there is support on the $SPX chart at 2210 and 2090.

The equity-only put-call charts remain on buy signals. The standard ratio has continued to decline without much interruption since the last buy signal in early December. It is still not all the way to the lowest levels on its chart, so it is not severely overbought. The weighted ratio, on the other hand, is overbought, as it has been bumping around at very low levels.

Market breadth has been the most skittish of the indicators, as always, because it can move swiftly and is thus subject to short-term market moves. Currently, both breadth oscillators are on sell signals, which they entered on December 28.

The volatility indicators have been quite stubbornly bullish. As long as $VIX is below 15, stocks can continue to rise.

In summary, the indicators are mostly bullish. Of our traditional indicators, only breadth is on a sell signal, But we know that the charts of $SPX and $VIX are crucial -- especially $SPX -- and they remain in bullish modes for stocks. So at this point, we are taking some partial profits and setting or tightening trailing stops on long positions, but have not turned intermediate-term bearish.

Lawrence G. McMillan is the author of two best selling books on options, including Options as a Strategic Investment, and publishes several option trading newsletters.