Author: Robert W. Colby

Industrial stock sector ETF (XLI) Relative Strength Ratio (XLI/SPY) whipsawed back up above its 50-day SMA on 6/5/14, thereby turning systematically bullish (from neutral). The S&P 500 Composite Index (SPX: 1,940.46, up...

Industrial stock sector ETF (XLI) Relative Strength Ratio (XLI/SPY) whipsawed back down below its 50-day SMA on 6/4/14, thereby turning systematically neutral (from bullish). The S&P 500 Composite Index (SPX: 1,927.88, up...

Agriculture, PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund ETF (DBA) absolute price fell to its lowest level in more than 3 months on 6/3/14, thereby reconfirming a downside price pullback The S&P 500 Composite Index (SPX: 1,924.24, down...

The Largest Cap S&P 100/S&P 500 Relative Strength Ratio (OEF/SPY) turned systematically bearish (from neutral) on 6/2/14 by crossing below its 50-day SMA. The 50-day SMA has remained in a weak position below the 200-day...

The Dow Theory Reconfirmed The Bull Trend, But Other Divergences Continue The Dow Theory reconfirmed a Primary Tide Bull Market on 5/30/14 when the Dow-Jones Industrial Average rose to a higher closing price high to conform the...

Health Care stock sector ETF (XLV) Relative Strength Ratio (XLV/SPY) crossed above its 50-day SMA on 5/29/14, thereby turning systematically bullish (from neutral). Gold, SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) absolute price fell to its...

Bond, iShares Barclays 20+ Year U.S. Treasury ETF (TLT) absolute price rose to its highest level in more than 11 months on 5/28/14 and remains systematically bullish. Bond, iShares Barclays 7-10 Year U.S. Treasury ETF (IEF)...

Gold, SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) absolute price fell to its lowest level in nearly 4 months on 5/27/14 and probably will turn systematically bearish in days ahead. Gold Mining Stocks ETF/Gold Shares ETF Relative Strength Ratio...

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Bond ETF (TIP) absolute price rose above its highs of the previous 11 months on 5/23/14, thereby confirming its preexisting bullish uptrend. Crude Oil, United States Oil ETF (USO) absolute price...

It is a sign of weakness when volume increases on price declines, and volume dries up on rallies. The S&P 500 Composite Index (SPX: 1,892.49, up 0.24%) absolute price opened slightly higher and continued to move upward for...