As the S&P 500 falters, this is what it will take to revive the bull market

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As the S&P 500 falters, this is what it will take to revive the bull market

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The stock market’s key level is 4190 Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES Over the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...

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Britmand
·2021-06-20
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·2021-06-19
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Pixieponies
·2021-06-18
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Jason7890
·2021-06-18
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huathuatkiak
·2021-06-18
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·2021-06-18
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OO_898
·2021-06-18
Great to know it
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phtan68
·2021-06-18
More Bull to come牛氣沖天
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  lol
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EzyMoolah
·2021-06-18
Cmon
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spenceryeoo
·2021-06-18
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- WilsonTan112:
  It will rose agAin in No time!
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asdine
·2021-06-18
No fear, time in the market beats timing the market. Like and comment if you agree!
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  DCA along the way
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edgetrader
·2021-06-18
Bull is running out of steam.
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- edgetrader:
  Still printing? Fed saId they slowing down soon
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- ZEROHERO:
  Will climb with trillions in printing over next few years. Just stay invested
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Racheltestin
·2021-06-18
Like and comment pls thank you :)
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Darylzhuo
·2021-06-18
Please like and comment
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Eded
·2021-06-18
It’s always the middle of the price movement between Dow Jones and nasdaq. If both index are rising , s&p should rise . Please like and comment
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Glenna
·2021-06-18
wow good
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Cindy8989
·2021-06-18
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JonathanT
·2021-06-18
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dent
·2021-06-18
The market will recover it’s just a matter of when.These dips in the market are all buying opportunities. Look at the crash in 2006 and 2008, if you bought then you would be sitting pretty right now.Of course the dip isn’t as bad as those crashes but if you’re buying now and once the market recovers you’ll still be having a tidy profit.So keep holding and if you can buy more.
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Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. Hold without a stop.","source":"lsy1603348471595","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>As the S&P 500 falters, this is what it will take to revive the bull market</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nAs the S&P 500 falters, this is what it will take to revive the bull market\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-06-18 08:29 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page>MarketWatch</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\nThe stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. Hold without a stop.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":162155554,"gmtCreate":1624048926678,"gmtModify":1703827540339,"author":{"id":"3561078354105669","authorId":"3561078354105669","authorIdStr":"3561078354105669","name":"TellMeMore","avatar":"https://static.laohu8.com/default-avatar.jpg","vip":1,"crmLevel":1,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3561078354105669"},"htmlText":"Nice","listText":"Nice","text":"Nice","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/162155554","repostId":1169452580,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1169452580","pubTimestamp":1623976154,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1169452580?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-06-18 08:29","market":"us","language":"en","title":"As the S&P 500 falters, this is what it will take to revive the bull market","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1169452580","media":"MarketWatch","summary":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. Hold without a stop.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":168724822,"gmtCreate":1623984495466,"gmtModify":1703825565124,"author":{"id":"3559732583760300","authorId":"3559732583760300","authorIdStr":"3559732583760300","name":"Jason7890","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7f2abf8ef7cf6c1e2a2371d9882f2b91","vip":1,"crmLevel":1,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3559732583760300"},"htmlText":"Hmm","listText":"Hmm","text":"Hmm","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/168724822","repostId":1169452580,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1169452580","pubTimestamp":1623976154,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1169452580?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-06-18 08:29","market":"us","language":"en","title":"As the S&P 500 falters, this is what it will take to revive the bull market","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1169452580","media":"MarketWatch","summary":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. Hold without a stop.","source":"lsy1603348471595","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>As the S&P 500 falters, this is what it will take to revive the bull market</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nAs the S&P 500 falters, this is what it will take to revive the bull market\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-06-18 08:29 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page>MarketWatch</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\nThe stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. Hold without a stop.","source":"lsy1603348471595","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>As the S&P 500 falters, this is what it will take to revive the bull market</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nAs the S&P 500 falters, this is what it will take to revive the bull market\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-06-18 08:29 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page>MarketWatch</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\nThe stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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If both index are rising , s&amp;p should rise . Please like and comment&nbsp;","listText":"It’s always the middle of the price movement between Dow Jones and nasdaq. If both index are rising , s&amp;p should rise . Please like and comment&nbsp;","text":"It’s always the middle of the price movement between Dow Jones and nasdaq. If both index are rising , s&p should rise . Please like and comment","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/168242446","repostId":1169452580,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1169452580","pubTimestamp":1623976154,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1169452580?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-06-18 08:29","market":"us","language":"en","title":"As the S&P 500 falters, this is what it will take to revive the bull market","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1169452580","media":"MarketWatch","summary":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. Hold without a stop.","source":"lsy1603348471595","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>As the S&P 500 falters, this is what it will take to revive the bull market</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nAs the S&P 500 falters, this is what it will take to revive the bull market\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-06-18 08:29 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page>MarketWatch</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\nThe stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. Hold without a stop.","source":"lsy1603348471595","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>As the S&P 500 falters, this is what it will take to revive the bull market</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nAs the S&P 500 falters, this is what it will take to revive the bull market\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-06-18 08:29 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page>MarketWatch</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\nThe stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. Hold without a stop.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":168224954,"gmtCreate":1623976891678,"gmtModify":1703825139247,"author":{"id":"3574392084255465","authorId":"3574392084255465","authorIdStr":"3574392084255465","name":"dent","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e54b2a08f8905d05e3d00b78582bf531","vip":1,"crmLevel":1,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3574392084255465"},"htmlText":"The market will recover it’s just a matter of when.These dips in the market are all buying opportunities. Look at the crash in 2006 and 2008, if you bought then you would be sitting pretty right now.Of course the dip isn’t as bad as those crashes but if you’re buying now and once the market recovers you’ll still be having a tidy profit.So keep holding and if you can buy more.","listText":"The market will recover it’s just a matter of when.These dips in the market are all buying opportunities. Look at the crash in 2006 and 2008, if you bought then you would be sitting pretty right now.Of course the dip isn’t as bad as those crashes but if you’re buying now and once the market recovers you’ll still be having a tidy profit.So keep holding and if you can buy more.","text":"The market will recover it’s just a matter of when.These dips in the market are all buying opportunities. Look at the crash in 2006 and 2008, if you bought then you would be sitting pretty right now.Of course the dip isn’t as bad as those crashes but if you’re buying now and once the market recovers you’ll still be having a tidy profit.So keep holding and if you can buy more.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/168224954","repostId":1169452580,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1169452580","pubTimestamp":1623976154,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1169452580?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-06-18 08:29","market":"us","language":"en","title":"As the S&P 500 falters, this is what it will take to revive the bull market","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1169452580","media":"MarketWatch","summary":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/","content":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3f4a1dc768fe79cb0fda59c2aa0b93f\" tg-width=\"1260\" tg-height=\"961\">Running with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&amp;P 500 index&nbsp;has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c05764c1c1d52ace424d326a7a0b116d\" tg-width=\"908\" tg-height=\"694\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&amp;P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&amp;P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7df3290d0ca5e563bba9819c21394cd9\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"702\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7cfe716af41c1797bbb147a441d73df0\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"692\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX&nbsp;has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/17c7a9b8266644b877085c11cc2429a6\" tg-width=\"918\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&amp;P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health &amp; Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\n<img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b63b8c6a70a7ad7227974855bc6355a7\" tg-width=\"924\" tg-height=\"690\">LAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy&nbsp;except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to&nbsp;July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand&nbsp;closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox&nbsp;closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. Hold without a stop.","source":"lsy1603348471595","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>As the S&P 500 falters, this is what it will take to revive the bull market</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nAs the S&P 500 falters, this is what it will take to revive the bull market\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-06-18 08:29 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page>MarketWatch</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\nThe stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the ...\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-the-s-p-500-falters-this-is-what-it-will-take-to-revive-the-bull-market-11623942534?mod=home-page","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1169452580","content_text":"The stock market’s key level is 4190\nRunning with the bulls can be exhausting. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES\nOver the past two weeks, the S&P 500 index has been attempting to break out to the upside. The previous highs at 4238 were registered in early May, and while SPX did close or trade above 4238 for five straight days, there was no follow-through. Now the nervousness brought about by the Federal Reserve meeting has caused the index to fall back below that level.\nI wouldn’t classify this as a “false breakout” yet, but it’s pretty close to being one.\nSPX has been trading in a tight range since May 24, and it seems to have been pulled back into that range. A close below 4190 would be a close below the bottom of that range, andthatwould be the completion of a “false breakout,” in my opinion.\nA failure at that level would bring about the specter of a retracement all the way to the bottom of the larger trading range – to the May lows at 4060. A failure of that level would be much more dire and might be the issuance of a new bear market.\nBut before getting carried away with dire predictions, it should be noted that the bears have had many, many chances to take control – especially since last December – and have failed to do so every time. It is still the case that the return to new all-time highs, via a breakout over what is now a rather condensed resistance area from 4238 up to the recent new highs at 4257, would return clear control to the bulls.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nThe limited movement that has been seen by SPX since May 24 has had the effect of drastically dropping the realized, or historical volatility (HV). The S&P’s 20-day HV is now down to 7% (a rise back above 11% would be a sell signal, but that’s not imminent).\nIn turn, this drop in realized volatility has caused the “modified Bollinger Bands” (mBB) to tighten about the S&P’s still-rising 20-day Moving Average. The McMillan Volatility Band (MVB) sell signal of early May is still in effect. It will either be stopped out by rising above the +4σ Band, or it will reach its target by touching the -4σ Band. Both of those are now more likely, since the Bands are constricting.\nEquity-only put-call ratios remain on buy signals. They turned downward, issuing those buy signals, in late May. Call buying has remained relatively heavy since then, forcing those ratios lower. As long as they are declining, that is a bullish sign for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nBreadth has been something of a problem. While our breadth oscillators did issue buy signal on May 13, they never really expanded as SPX was making those new all-time highs recently. That is not a good sign, and now breadth has been negative for the last three trading days. This is enough to roll the “stocks only” breadth oscillator over to a sell signal.\nThe NYSE breadth oscillator is not yet in agreement, but one more day of negative breadth today would force that onto a sell signal as well.\nMeanwhile, the cumulative breadth indicators had been making new all-time highs along with SPX, but as readers of mine should know, I do not consider that predictive. It only means that a negative divergence is not in place. Even so, not every market top has a negative divergence. So, for now, breadth has become something of a problem.\nThe measure of new 52-week highs vs. new 52-week lows, however, is not a problem as far as the bulls are concerned. New highs continue to dominate new lows across all three data sets. So, this indicator remains bullish.\nVolatility and volatility derivatives have remained in the bullish camp for most of the last year, and they are still there. VIX has not returned to “spiking” mode (a gain of 3.00 or more points, using closing prices, over any three-day time frame). Thus, the “spike peak” buy signal of May 21 remains intact. Meanwhile, the trend of the VIX chart is still lower, as VIX is well below its declining 200-day moving average, and so is the 20-day MA.\nThe construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks. That is, the VIX futures (of which July is now the front month) are all trading at fairly large premiums to VIX, and their term structure slopes upward. Likewise, the term structure of the CBOE Volatility Indices slopes upward, too. Those are all bullish signs for stocks.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nIn summary, the indicators are still mostly positive, so as long as the S&P 500 can remain above 4190, we are still bullish. As confirmed sell signals may arise, we will trade them around the essentially “core” bullish position.\nNew recommendation: SPX upside breakout\nShould SPX recover and make new all-time highs, we want to take a corresponding long position.\nIF SPX closes above 4260,\nTHEN buy 2 SPY July (16th) at-the-money calls.\nSPX: 4223\nNOTE: We are not use a call bull spread for this recommendation, since VIX is low enough (and will likely be lower if SPX makes new all-time highs) that the spread is not necessary. Call bull spreads, as opposed to outright long call positions, are only called for when volatility is high (i.e., when the options are “over-priced”). That is not the case any longer.\nNew Recommendation: Rapt Therapeutics\nThis past week, there has been unusual option volume in a number of areas, but not so much in takeover rumors. There was heavy volume in a couple of the new SPAC mergers – Churchill Capital Corp. and GS Acquisition Holdings Corp.Those are typically overdone in the first few days after the mergers are announced. There was also heavy option volume in Petco Health & Wellness Co.,but that seem to be related to the social media message boards – a dubious reason for buying a stock.\nHowever, in Rapt Therapeutics,there was a major drug announcement in the form of the results of a positive trial for a drug for eczema. Apparently, there is major potential for such a drug. The stock exploded from 19 to 42 in one day but has now pulled back to 31. This is a highly aggressive recommendation, but at least with a call option purchase, you know what your risk is – the cost of the call.\nBuy 1 RAPT July (16th) 30 call\nAt a price of 5.00 or less.\nRAPT: 31.90 July (16th) 30 call: 4.50 bid, offered at 5.00\nIf the call is bought, stop yourself out on a close below 26 by RAPT, for that would close that gap from last December and would not be in line with a bullish outlook.\nLAWRENCE MCMILLAN\nFollow-up action\nAll stops are mental closing stops unless otherwise noted.\nLong 2 SPY July (2nd) 410 puts:This trade was originally taken because of the MVB sell signal that occurred on May 12. It would be stopped out by SPX once again closing above the +4σ Band, which is at 4280 and moving sideways. The signal would reach its profit target if SPX trades at the -4σ Band, which is currently at 4135 and rising.\nLong 3 expiring DUK June (18th) 100 calls:There has not been any news on the activist investor in Duke Energy except for the fact that option volume picks up whenever the stock rallies slightly. We are going to roll to July (16th) 100 calls.\nLong 2 expiring SPY June (18th) 415 calls and short 2 SPY June (18th) 428 calls:This spread was bought when the most recent VIX “spike peak” buy signal was confirmed on May 21. Since the signal is still intact (barely), sell this spread and replace it by buying 2 SPY July (9th) at-the-money calls. We are no longer using a spread here. The calls would be stopped out if VIX were to return to spiking mode – that is, if it rose at least 3.00 points over any three-day or shorter period (using closing prices). Today, that would be a close over 19.39. Meanwhile, if the positionisstopped out, a new “spike peak” buy signal will set up shortly.\nLong 1 expiring KSU Jun (18th) 300 call:This takeover bid has not worked out well. Sell these calls and do not replace them.\nLong 1 SPY July (16th) 420 call and long 1 SPY July (16th) 420 put:This long straddle is in anticipation of SPX making a volatile move away from the 420 level. If SPX trades at 437, roll up the calls from the 420 strike to the 437 strike (or the closest strike to that). Conversely, if SPX trades at 403, roll down the puts to the 403 strike.\nLong 4 CERN June (18th) 80 calls:The takeover rumors were rampant again this past week – on June 14. Roll to theJuly (16th) 80 calls.\nLong 4 CSOD July (16th) 47.5 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Cornerstone OnDemand closed above 47, which it did on June 4. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 48.00.\nLong 4 DBX July (16th) 28 calls:Our recommendation was to buy these calls if Dropbox closed above 28.50, which it did on June 7. This is also an “activist investor” situation. Raise the trailing, closing stop to 27.80.\nLong 6 CVA July (16th) 17.5 calls:Hold without a stop, while the rumor of the company pursuing strategic alternatives has a chance to work out.\nLong 4 SDC July (16th) 9 calls:Option volume remains modestly heavy as takeover rumors continue to circulate. 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