Author: Robert W. Colby

Gold Mining Stocks ETF/Gold Shares ETF Relative Strength Ratio (GDX/GLD) fell below its lows of the previous 8 years on 10/29/14, thereby reconfirming its preexisting downtrend. Absolute price of GDX fell below its lows of the...

Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) Relative Strength Ratio (XLB/SPY) fell below its lows of the previous 14 months. NASDAQ 100 ETF/S&P 500 ETF Relative Strength Ratio (QQQ/SPY) rose above its highs of the previous 13...

NASDAQ 100 ETF/S&P 500 ETF Relative Strength Ratio (QQQ/SPY) rose above its highs of the previous 13 years on 10/27/14 and remains systematically bullish. The absolute price of QQQ also is systematically bullish. iShares...

Foreign Stocks ETF (EFA) Relative Strength Ratio (EFA/SPY) broke down below its lows of the previous 10 years on 10/24/14. EFA/SPY has remained systematically bearish most of the time over the past 6 years. Emerging Markets...

Emerging Markets Are Losing Strength iShares MSCI BRIC Fund (BKF) Relative Strength Ratio (BKF/SPY) broke down below its lows of the previous 7 months on 10/23/14. Emerging Markets Stocks ETF (EEM) Relative Strength Ratio...

Silver/Gold ETFs Ratio (SLV/GLD) fell below its lows of the previous 5 years on 10/22/14, thereby reconfirming its preexisting downtrend. The trend of SLV/GLD has pointed down most of the time since it peaked on 4/28/11, and...

The S&P 500 Composite Index (SPX: 1,941.28, up 1.98%) rose for the 4th consecutive trading day and finished above its closing prices of the previous 8 trading days on Tuesday. SPX now has recovered most of its loss from...

The S&P 500 Composite Index (SPX: 1,904.01, up 0.91%) rose for the 3rd consecutive trading day and finished above its closing prices of the previous 5 trading days on Monday. SPX has recovered a moderate fraction of its...

Gold Mining Stocks ETF/Gold Shares ETF Relative Strength Ratio (GDX/GLD) fell below its lows of the previous 8 years on 10/17/14, thereby reconfirming its preexisting downtrend. Silver/Gold ETFs Ratio (SLV/GLD) fell below its...

Copper, iPath DJ-UBS Copper TR Sub-Index ETN (JJC) absolute price fell below its lows of the previous 6 months on 10/16/14, thereby reconfirming its preexisting downtrend. Long term, JJC has been in a major downtrend since...