Author: Robert W. Colby

S&P 500 Composite (SPX, 1,158.06 ) consolidated gains on Thursday 10/7/10, easing lower by 1.91 points or 0.16%. Volume slowed again, which is typical of mild consolidation. Although some of the technical momentum...

U.S. stocks jumped higher on Tuesday morning after the Bank of Japan signaled overnight that it would cut interest rates further and purchase assets to help stimulate the economy. Stock prices were up substantially before the...

S&P 500 Composite (SPX, 1,137.03) fell below the previous week’s low on Monday. The entire daily range was below the uptrend line rising from 1040.88, the low of 8/31/10. On Balance Volume based on SPY fell again and...

S&P 500 Composite (SPX, 1,146.24) and other major indexes declined slightly last week, which must have been disappointing to bulls hoping for the kind of upside follow-through that should have followed an upside breakout...

Emerging Markets Stocks ETF (EEM) Relative Strength Ratio (EEM/SPY) rose above 7-year highs on 9/30/10, again confirming a secular (major) bullish trend. The Largest Cap S&P 100/S&P 500 Relative Strength Ratio...

Technology stock sector Relative Strength Ratio (XLK/SPY) turned bullish on 9/27/10 as the 50-day SMA crossed above the 200-day SMA. Absolute price of XLK rose to a new 4-month high on 9/27/10, although price remains neutral,...