Author: Robert W. Colby

VIX volatility rose to its highest level since 6/24/13. The S&P 500 Composite Index (SPX: 1,676.12, down 0.85%) absolute price fell below Friday’s low in the first 3 minutes of trading on Monday. SPX then tried to...

Technology (XLK) stock sector ETF Relative Strength Ratio (XLK/SPY) turned systematically bearish on 10/4/13 by falling below both 50- and 200-day SMAs. Utilities (XLU) stock sector ETF absolute price 50-day SMA crossed below...

Question of the day: Historically, the stock market has discounted probable future conditions in advance. If there really is any chance that Congress will actually fail to raise the debt limit and the U.S. will default on its...

U.S. dollar ETF (UUP) price fell below its lows of the previous 23 months on 10/2/13. Price turned systematically bearish (from neutral) on 9/12/13 when its 50-day SMA crossed below its 200-day SMA. The S&P 500 Composite...

U.S. dollar ETF (UUP) price fell below its lows of the previous 11 months on 10/1/13. Price turned systematically bearish (from neutral) on 9/12/13 when its 50-day SMA crossed below its 200-day SMA. NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQ), Small...

The S&P 500 fell again on Monday. It has declined 7 of the past 8 trading days following the Fed’s QE continuation announcement on 9/18/13. Intraday rally attempts have shown relatively low volume and have fizzled....

U.S. dollar ETF (UUP) price fell below its lows of the previous 11 months on 9/27/13. Price turned systematically bearish (from neutral) on 9/12/13 when its 50-day SMA crossed below its 200-day SMA. NASDAQ 100/S&P 500...

The S&P 500 managed a modest gain after falling for 5 consecutive trading days following the Fed’s QE continuation announcement on 9/18/13. Lower volume failed to confirm the price upturn, however. It appears as though...

Bond, iShares Barclays 20+ Year U.S. Treasury ETF (TLT) price rose above its highs of the previous 6 weeks on 9/25/13. The S&P 500 has fallen for 5 consecutive trading days following the Fed’s QE continuation...