Author: Robert W. Colby

Investors Intelligence Sentiment confirms that stock market newsletter advisors are extremely bullish. With only 23.4% Bears, advisors are more bullish than they were at the stock market top in September, 2012, just before a 9%...

U.S. dollar ETF (UUP) turned systematically neutral again on 1/8/13 when whipsawed back above its 50-day SMA and a 6-months long downtrend line. VIX Fear Index collapsed to 13.62 on 1/8/13 from 23.23 on 12/28/12. This indicates...

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected / U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year ETFs Relative Strength Ratio (TIP/IEF) turned systematically bullish again when it whipsawed back above its 50-day SMA. U.S. dollar ETF (UUP) turned systematically...

VIX Fear Index collapsed to 13.64 on 1/4/13 from 23.23 on 12/28/12, indicating a rapid shift to bullish complacency from worried concern. Put/Call Ratios signal a bearish turning point. The CBOE Equity Put/Call Ratio (which...

Technology stock sector ETF Relative Strength Ratio (XLK/SPY) turned systematically bearish again on 1/3/13, when it whipsawed back down below its 50-day SMA. NASDAQ 100/S&P 500 Relative Strength Ratio (QQQ/SPY) turned...

VIX Fear Index collapsed to 14.60 on 1/2/13 from 23.23 on 12/28/12. This indicates a rapid shift to bullish exuberance from worried concern. The Dow-Jones Transportation Average rose above its 2012 highs, but the Dow-Jones...

The S&P 500 (SPX: 1402.43) fell 15.67 points or 1.10% on Friday on continuing very low NYSE volume, which is normal between year-end holidays. SPX fell 1.94% for the week as a whole. SPX appears to be reacting to conflicting...

Abandon Sensible Analysis The Politicians Are Coming Gold Mining Stocks ETF/Gold Shares ETF Relative Strength Ratio (GDX/GLD) turned systematically bearish on 12/27/12 when the 50-day SMA crossed below the 200-day SMA. The...

The S&P 500 (SPX: 1,419.83) fell 6.83 points or 0.48% on Wednesday on low NYSE volume, reflecting the holiday. SPX closed below its closing price levels of the previous 6 trading days, thereby confirming a short-term...

The S&P 500 (SPX: 1,430.15 ) fell 13.54 points or 0.94% on Friday on a 31% increase in volume on the NYSE, suggesting more substantial selling pressure. SPX closed below the lows of the previous 3 trading days. The S&P...