Author: Robert W. Colby

Stocks opened higher, rose further in the first half hour, then stabilized for the balance of the day on Friday: the S&P 500 (SPX: 1,517.93) finished up 0.57%, while the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.91%. Bullish momentum...

Emerging Markets Stocks ETF (EEM) Relative Strength Ratio (EEM/SPY) price peaked on 1/2/13 and fell below its 50-day SMA on 2/7/13. Junk/Investment-Grade Corporate Bond ETFs Relative Strength Ratio (JNK/LQD) price peaked on...

Agriculture, PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund ETF (DBA) price fell below 7-months lows on 2/6/13, confirming its preexisting downtrend. Stocks closed mixed on Wednesday: the S&P 500 (SPX: 1,512.12) rose 0.05%, while the...

Materials stock sector ETF Relative Strength Ratio (XLB/SPY) fell below its 50-day SMA on 2/5/13, thereby turning systematically neutral. Consumer Discretionary stock sector ETF Relative Strength Ratio (XLY/SPY) whipsawed back...

Consumer Discretionary stock sector ETF Relative Strength Ratio (XLY/SPY) fell below its 50-day SMA on 2/4/13, thereby turning systematically neutral. iShares MSCI BRIC Fund (BKF) Relative Strength Ratio (BKF/SPY) fell below its...

The higher prices go, the more optimistic investors feel. Actually, this is the rule, not the exception. As the late Ian Notely liked to say, “When prices are high, they rush to buy. But when prices are low, they let them...

Silver, iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV) price turned systematically neutral again on 1/31/13, when it whipsawed back down below its 50-day SMA. Too many whipsaws are a sign that Silver is stuck in an unprofitable trading range....

Silver, iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV) price turned systematically bullish again on 1/30/13, when it whipsawed back up above its 50-day SMA. The S&P 500 (SPX: 1,501.96 ) fell 5.88 points or 0.39% on Wednesday. NYSE trading...

The S&P 500 (SPX: 1,507.84) rose 7.66 points or 0.51% on Tuesday to another new 5-year high. NYSE trading volume rose 19% to confirm the price uptrend. Popular price momentum oscillators did not confirm the SPX by rising to...

Emerging Markets Stocks ETF (EEM) Relative Strength Ratio (EEM/SPY) turned systematically neutral on 1/23/13, when it fell below its 50-day SMA. The S&P 500 (SPX: 1,500.18) fell 2.78 points or 0.18% on Monday. NYSE trading...