Author: Robert W. Colby

Crude Oil, United States Oil ETF (USO) price turned systematically bearish again (from neutral) on 5/29/13 when price fell below both the 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA. Longer term, USO has been mostly bearish since peaking at...

Silver/Gold ETFs Ratio (SLV/GLD) fell below its lows of the previous 2 years on 5/28/13, again reconfirming its major downtrend. SLV/GLD remains systematically bearish. Emerging Markets Stocks ETF (EEM) Relative Strength Ratio...

Crude Oil, United States Oil ETF (USO) price turned systematically bearish (from neutral) on 5/24/13 when price fell below the 50-day SMA. Energy (XLE) stock sector ETF Relative Strength Ratio (XLE/SPY) whipsawed down below its...

AAII Sentiment shows that individual investors are significantly more bullish than bearish. As of 5/23/13, there are 48.97% bulls, 29.45% neutral, and 21.58% bears. This was the lowest percentage of bears in more than a year,...

The Small Cap Russell 2000 Index/Large Cap Relative Strength Ratio (IWM/SPY) crossed back down below its 50-day SMA on 5/22/13, thereby turning systematically neutral again (from bullish). The S&P Mid Cap 400/Large Cap...

Copper, iPath DJ-UBS Copper TR Sub-Index ETN (JJC) price whipsawed back down below its 50-day SMA on 5/21/13, thereby turning systematically bearish again (from neutral). Technology (XLK) Stock Sector Relative Strength Ratio...

Agriculture, PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund ETF (DBA) price fell below its lows of the previous 2 years on 5/20/13, again reconfirming its preexisting major bearish trend. Energy (XLE) Stock Sector Relative Strength Ratio...

U.S. dollar ETF (UUP) price rose above its highs of the previous 9 months on 5/17/13, again reconfirming its major uptrend. Silver, iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV) price fell below its lows of the previous 2 years on 5/17/13,...