Author: Robert W. Colby

Bond, iShares Barclays 20+ Year U.S. Treasury ETF (TLT) absolute price rose above its highs of the previous 15 months on 8/15/14, thereby reconfirming its preexisting bullish trend. Bond, iShares Barclays 7-10 Year U.S. Treasury...

Bond, iShares Barclays 20+ Year U.S. Treasury ETF (TLT) absolute price rose above its highs of the previous 15 months on 8/14/14, thereby reconfirming its preexisting bullish trend. Bond, iShares Barclays 7-10 Year U.S. Treasury...

Agriculture, PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund ETF (DBA) absolute price broke down below its lows of the previous 6 months on 8/13/14, thereby reconfirming a significant downside correction. DBA crossed below its 50-day SMA on...

Gold Mining Stocks ETF/Gold Shares ETF Relative Strength Ratio (GDX/GLD) rose above its highs of the previous 11 months on 1/12/14 and remains systematically bullish. Copper, iPath DJ-UBS Copper TR Sub-Index ETN (JJC) price fell...

iShares MSCI BRIC Fund (BKF) Relative Strength Ratio (BKF/SPY) rose to its highest level in 8 months on 8/11/14, thereby reconfirming its preexisting uptrend. Technology stock sector ETF (XLK) absolute price rose above its...

Foreign Stocks ETF (EFA) Relative Strength Ratio (EFA/SPY) broke down below its lows of the previous 2 years on 8/8/14. EFA/SPY has remained systematically bearish most of the time over the past 6 years. The S&P 500...

European stock price indexes broke down from big topping patterns and remain systematically bearish. The S&P 500 Composite Index (SPX: 1,909.57, down 0.56%) absolute price opened above the previous day’s high but...

Copper, iPath DJ-UBS Copper TR Sub-Index ETN (JJC) price fell below its lows of the previous 6 weeks and fell below its 50-day and 200-day SMAs on 8/6/14, thereby turning systematically bearish (from neutral). “Dr....

U.S. dollar ETF (UUP) absolute price rose above its highs of the previous 5 months on 8/5/14. UUP is currently systematically neutral, but the 50-day SMA is rising up toward the 200-day SMA, such that a bullish crossover may be...

iShares MSCI BRIC Fund (BKF) Relative Strength Ratio (BKF/SPY) rose to its highest level in 8 months on 8/4/14 and the rising 50-day SMA crossed above the falling 200-day SMA, thereby turning systematically bullish. Emerging...