Mark McMillan

Fundamental Trader

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010

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• Are the Credit Markets Fixed?

  Published 26 May 2009 | viewed 3,573 times

  5/26/2009 11:28:44 AM Introduction This week we discuss the state of the credit markets and offer our take on where the market is headed. We…

• It's All Good...

  Published 04 September 2007 | viewed 4,123 times

  9/4/2007 9:24:13 AM Trade recommendations: We are holding off another day, due to a possible reversal today (Tuesday). Discussion: There hasn't been a definitive move…

• Marking to Model...

  Published 15 August 2007 | viewed 4,763 times

  Fundamental Trader #115 8/15/2007 10:00:59 AM Trade recommendations: We are waiting until we see how the global credit crunch concerns work themselves through the market.…

• Fundamental Trader #108

  Published 10 July 2007 | viewed 3,130 times

  7/9/2007 3:25:19 PM Trade recommendations: We never entered the long trade on SCI and we will continue to delay that entry. Although SCI is very…

• Index Advisor

  Published 21 May 2007 | viewed 3,282 times

  Index Advisor 036 5/21/2007 12:54:08 PM Recommended Trades: We placed conditional orders for trades and only one was filled last week. The others have expired…

• Index Advisor

  Published 14 May 2007 | viewed 3,431 times

  Index Advisor 034 5/14/2007 7:49:30 AM Recommended Trades: There are none at this time. Open Positions: There are no open positions at this time. In…

• Index Advisor

  Published 07 May 2007 | viewed 4,090 times

  Index Advisor 033 5/7/2007 9:14:38 AM Recommended Trades: There are none at this time. Open Positions: There are no open positions at this time. In…

• Index Advisor

  Published 30 April 2007 | viewed 4,181 times

  Index Advisor 032 4/30/2007 9:20:14 AM Recommended Trades: There are none at this time. Open Positions: There are no open positions at this time. In…

• Index Advisor

  Published 16 April 2007 | viewed 4,350 times

  Index Advisor 030 4/16/2007 8:35:40 AM Recommended Trades: We are waiting to see the trading action on Monday. Open Positions: There are no open positions…

• Weekly Trader Alert: Earnings Season...

  Published 11 April 2007 | viewed 4,246 times

  Weekly Trader Alert #99 4/11/2007 9:28:00 AM Overview The holiday shortened week was about better than expected economic numbers and relief from the release of…

• Index Advisor

  Published 09 April 2007 | viewed 5,022 times

  Index Advisor 028 4/9/2007 8:31:02 AM Recommended Trades: Cover all short trades and go to cash. Open Positions: The market broke upward last week. This…

• Weekly Trader Alert: Alt-A Loans a New Concern...

  Published 03 April 2007 | viewed 5,117 times

  Weekly Trader Alert #98 4/3/2007 9:35:34 AM Overview Friday marked the end of the quarter, leaving the indexes little changed for the year. The Dow…

• Index Advisor: Ready, Set, Stop...

  Published 02 April 2007 | viewed 4,788 times

  Index Advisor 026 4/2/2007 8:37:03 AM Recommended Trades: We have seen the pull back and the market looks to be setting up for a move…

• Weekly Trader Alert: The Fed to the Rescue...

  Published 27 March 2007 | viewed 3,989 times

  Weekly Trader Alert #97 3/27/2007 11:48:57 AM Overview The market closed with the Dow posting five up days in a row. The other major indexes…

• Index Advisor: The Fed to the Rescue...

  Published 26 March 2007 | viewed 4,683 times

  Index Advisor 025 3/26/2007 9:38:42 AM Recommended Trades: We are monitoring the market for an expected pull back. Open Positions: In general, once we have…

• Weekly Trader Alert: The Big Bounce...

  Published 20 March 2007 | viewed 7,222 times

  Weekly Trader Alert #96 3/19/2007 10:53:52 PM Overview The tone of the last week was defense. The primary evidence of this was the massive buying…

• Index Advisor: The Big Bounce...

  Published 19 March 2007 | viewed 4,840 times

  Index Advisor 021 3/19/2007 8:45:34 AM Recommended Trades: We are going to wait for Monday's trading action before recommending trades here. At this time, the…

• Calling a Bottom...2

  Published 13 March 2007 | viewed 4,729 times

  Weekly Trader Alert #95 3/13/2007 9:00:09 AM Overview Last week's market action can be viewed as relief. The Asian markets have been able to move…

• Calling a Bottom...

  Published 12 March 2007 | viewed 5,227 times

  Index Advisor 020 3/12/2007 9:05:27 AM Recommended Trades: Last Tuesday, we exited our short positions with a cumulative profit of more than 16%. We have…

• The Acknowledgement of Risk...2

  Published 06 March 2007 | viewed 4,698 times

  Weekly Trader Alert #94 3/6/2007 9:34:58 AM Overview The rise of volatility was clearly the theme of the last week, or perhaps it can be…