Author: Robert W. Colby

Gold, SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) price rose above its highs of the previous 11 weeks on 8/23/13. Silver, iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV) price rose above its highs of the previous 15 weeks on 8/23/13. Silver/Gold ETFs Ratio...

Agriculture, PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund ETF (DBA) price whipsawed back down below its 50-day SMA on 8/21/13, thereby turning systematically bearish (from neutral). Longer term, DBA fell below its lows of the past 3 years on...

Consumer Discretionary (XLY) stock sector ETF Relative Strength Ratio (XLY/SPY) whipsawed back up above its 50-day SMA on 8/20/13, thereby turning systematically bullish (from neutral). Absolute price also whipsawed back up...

Emerging Markets Stocks ETF (EEM) Relative Strength Ratio (EEM/SPY) whipsawed back down below its 50-day SMA on 8/19/13, thereby turning systematically bearish (from neutral). The Largest Cap S&P 100/S&P 500 Relative...

Health Care (XLV) stock sector ETF Relative Strength Ratio (XLV/SPY) fell below its 50-day SMA on 8/16/13, thereby turning systematically neutral (from bullish). In addition, absolute price fell below its 50-day SMA on 8/16/13,...

The Dow-Jones Industrial Average and the Dow-Jones Transportation Average both fell below their 50-day SMAs on 8/15/13, thereby turning systematically neutral (from bullish). Consumer Discretionary stock sector ETF Relative...

U.S. stock market price indexes tried to rally early on Wednesday but that attempt quickly fizzled. The market sagged lower into the early afternoon, partially recovered, then fell back down to their lowest levels of the day in...

Technology stock sector ETF Relative Strength Ratio (XLK/SPY) turned systematically neutral (from bearish) on 8/13/13 when XLK/SPY crossed back up above its 50-day SMA. Absolute price confirmed a significant uptrend on 8/13/13...

Gold, SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) and Silver, iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV) price trends both turned systematically neutral (from bearish) on 8/12/13 when prices whipsawed back up above 50-day SMAs. Longer term down trends may...