Author: Robert W. Colby

Agriculture, PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund ETF (DBA) price fell below the lows of the previous 20 trading days, confirming a minor downtrend within a larger downtrend. Emerging Markets Stocks ETF Relative Strength Ratio...

a Deteriorating Economic Outlook Copper, iPath DJ-UBS Copper TR Sub-Idx ETN (JJC ) fell below the lows of the previous 10-months. Agriculture, PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund ETF (DBA) price fell below the lows of the previous...

Emerging Markets Stocks ETF (EEM) Relative Strength Ratio (EEM/SPY) broke down below 14-month lows, confirming its bearish major trend. The Largest Cap S&P 100/S&P 500 Relative Strength Ratio (OEX/SPX) fell below the...

Materials Relative Strength Ratio (XLB/SPY) fell below 14-month lows on 9/12/11, reconfirming a long-term downtrend. The S&P 500 Composite (SPX, 1,162.27) rose 8.04 points or 0.70% on Monday, September 12, 2011. SPX fell...

The S&P 500 Composite (SPX, 1,154.23) appears to be at a critical juncture: on the lower boundary line of a Bear Flag Continuation Pattern. A break of that lower boundary line below 1146 on higher volume would confirm a new...

Foreign Stocks ETF (EFA) Relative Strength Ratio (EFA/SPY) remains bearish. The EFA/SPY Ratio broke down below 6-year lows. The S&P 500 Composite (SPX, 1,185.90) fell 12.72 points or 1.06% on Thursday, September 8, 2011. SPX...

The S&P 500 Composite (SPX, 1,198.62) rose 33.38 points or 2.86% on Wednesday, September 7, 2011. SPX rose above the previous day’s high, suggesting a minor short-term recovery attempt within a longer-term downtrend....

Foreign Stocks are weak. U.S. dollar ETF (UUP) rose above the highs of the previous 7 weeks and rose above its 50-day SMA. Foreign Stocks ETF (EFA) Relative Strength Ratio (EFA/SPY) broke down below 6-year lows, while EFA price...

The S&P 500 Composite (SPX, 1,173.97) fell 30.45 points or 2.53% on Friday, September 2, 2011. SPX, fell below the previous 4 days’ lows and remains long-term bearish, below falling 50- and 200-day SMAs. SPX is down...

The S&P 500 Composite (SPX, 1,204.42) fell 14.47 points or 1.19% on Thursday, September 1, 2011. SPX fell below the previous day’s low as the game suddenly changed back to risk-averse from risk-on for the short term....