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  • 3M Lags The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Industrial Average is breaking out to new highs, but 3M remains down in the dumps with a bearish continuation pattern in the works.

  • A 100 Year Look At The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Has the Dow crested a 100 year wave?

  • A 2B Bottom Test In The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the long-sought-after bottom in the DJIA finally at hand?

  • A Breakdown For The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After failing at a key resistance point, the Dow Jones Industrial Average broke a key support level to reverse an uptrend that started in mid-March.

  • A Breakout For The Dow Diamonds

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a consolidation above broken resistance, the Dow diamonds broke out on good volume and appear to be headed higher.

  • A Breakout, And Now A Test For The Dow Diamonds

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The flag breakout for the Dow diamonds remains the dominant signal, and the current pullback has reached its make-or-break point.

  • A Demise In The Dow?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS..."Canadian bonds typically follow the US market, and this week was no exception as the price of both rose," Canada's National Post said on Friday, June 3. ...

  • A Double Top For The Dow Transports

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow transports met resistance around 5000 twice in the last three months, and a rather large double top is brewing.

  • A Dow Divergence

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved to a new low recently, but a key momentum oscillator sported a positive divergence. What will it take to trigger a signal?

  • A Dow Theory Confirmation

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Recent highs in both the Dow transports and the Dow industrials confirm the primary uptrends and a bull signal according to Dow theory.

  • A Feasible Wave Count For The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...I have always believed that the Dow is tracing a B-wave upwards simply because of the time scale, where the trend from January 2000 downtrend ending in October 2002 was wave A of an ABC downtrend with the high in January 2000 being a fifth wave top.

  • A Look At The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow has come down 500 points from last February. What's the current outlook?

  • A Look At The Dow Monthly Chart

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will the Dow's recent low hold or will it go to 6400?

  • A Morning Star Wakes Up The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A classic Japanese candlestick pattern reveals a bottom in the hourly Dow industrials.

  • A Moving Average Sandwich For Dow Chemical

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dow Chemical is stuck in a support zone bound by two moving averages, and the direction of the break when it happens will have long-term implications.

  • A Pattern Completion For The Weekly Dow Chart

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When the DJIA plunged 2,000 points in four weeks, it fulfilled a topping pattern.

  • A Possible Bull Count For The Dow?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On June 7, in the article "A Demise In The Dow," I offered an Elliott wave count showing how the Dow could fall in a bear market. After hearing Alan Greenspan's recent remarks, I present to you a count for a bull market.

  • A Strong Dow Resistance Level

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS..."It must be the Yankees, why else is the Dow down?" says Jim Cramer on CNBC.

  • A Triple Top For The Dow?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow appears to have made a triple top. Does this lead to a collapse, or....?

  • About That Breakdown, Dow Transports Division

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The transports signaled the possibility of a breakdown in late October, but a retreat from shooting star candlesticks turned into a reversal to the upside.

  • Air Freight And Dow Transports

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dominated by FedEx (FDX), the Dow Jones Air Freight Index could hold the key to the Dow Transports over the next few weeks.

  • Alternate Dow Count?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The volatility of the past week stressed the first rule of Elliott wave theory -- namely, the chart must look correct.

  • An Intraday Dow Diamond

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...January came in like a lion. Does an intraday reversal pattern anticipate that January will go out like a lion as well?

  • Baltic Dry Index Leads Dow Jones Transportation Average

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The global shipping index may provide a clue about how Dow Jones Transportation Index will perform in the coming days.

  • Bear-Baiting & The Dogs Of The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Investing in high-yield, low-priced Dow stocks has been a winning game for years -- with the emphasis on "has been."

  • Bearish Developments In The Dow Utilities

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow utilities average is trading well above its October low, but three bearish developments point to a test of this low in the future.

  • Bearish Failure Swing For The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow suffered its largest two-day decline since 26-Sept and a key momentum oscillator flashed a sell signal. Even though the near-term outlook is cloudy, any decline from current levels would still be deemed a correction within a larger uptrend.

  • Beat The Dow With The Dogs Of The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Want to know how you can beat one of the broader market indexes? Here's a strategy you can follow.

  • Beat The Dow With The Dogs Of The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Want to know how you can beat one of the broader market indexes? Here's a strategy you can follow.

  • CORNERSTONE OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: The Dow Theory by Timothy A. Maguire

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...CORNERSTONE OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: The Dow Theory by Timothy A. Maguire ""The necessity of the times, more than ever, calls for our utmost circumspection, deliberation, fortitude, and perseverance."" (Samuel Adams, 1771) Historical Perspective Charles

  • Caterpillar And The Dow Theory

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are many methods available in determining the trend of an individual security or market index. One such method is the Dow Theory.

  • Caterpillar Leads The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Caterpillar led the Dow industrials higher in November and continues to show leadership with a breakout to new highs.

  • Checking In On The 1929 Dow Jones Analog Debate

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In October 2013 a financial media debate began about how the Dow Jones Industrial Average has been behaving in a strangely familiar manner to 1929. Stocks have yet to repeat the massive collapse.

  • Classic Dow Theory In Transports

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Transportation Average leads all other indexes.

  • Climbing Mount 10,000 For The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can the Dow Jones Industrial Average sustain a rally past the 10,000 level?

  • Current Dow Challenge

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At this point, the Dow is at a crossroads if you happen to spot it.

  • Cycles In The Dow Emini Futures

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In the world of trading, risk, and reward, cycles are natural and so are the cycles of greed. How do you overcome these cycles or least prosper from them?

  • Deja vu for Dow Chemical

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dow Chemical (DOW) recently formed two virtually identical patterns over the last four months and looks headed lower.

  • Did Dow Theory Fail? by Tim W. Wood, CPA

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Did Dow Theory Fail? by Tim W. Wood, CPA Here's a look at the chain of events that have taken place since 2002 and what we can learn from them. AS the Dow Jones industrials topped out in 2000 and plunged nearly 38% into the 2002 low, every indication,

  • Divergences And The Dow Jones Utilities Index

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Positive divergences in the second half of July helped create a bottom in the falling DJUA.

  • Does Macy's Lead The Dow?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the US economy expected to recover in the years ahead, is it time to buy Macy's?

  • Dogs Of The Dow: Mid-Season Review

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How are the Dogs doing halfway through the year?

  • Don't Ditch The Dogs Of The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With just one modification, you can create a reliable variation of a money maker.

  • Dow 1000 by Edwin Polokoff

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dow 1000 by Edwin Polokoff There are many ways to succeed in this world, and help can come from an unlikely source. A long time ago, I received a telephone call from a friend and teaching colleague. "Buy a copy of The Saturday Evening Post and read the

  • Dow 20,000 - The Elusive Nirvana

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The crowd is focused on Dow 20,000. Find out the real number to watch.

  • Dow 3,000

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Transports need to take out their November highs or this bull market will be in trouble in the near term.

  • Dow 6000?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Technical patterns indicate the next 1,000 points on the Dow Jones Industrial Average is more likely to be down than up.

  • Dow And S&P 500 Find Themselves In The Same Boat

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite closing above their 10-day and 20-day moving averages, the Dow and S&P 500 have to take out further resistance if their short-term trends are going to reverse.

  • Dow Bounces, Hits Resistance Zone

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a big bounce in the last few weeks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a resistance zone.

  • Dow Chemical Is Wound Tight

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a big surge at the end of January, Dow Chemical moved into a trading range that has tightened over the last few weeks. This volatility contraction could precede a volatility expansion and a significant move.

  • Dow Chemical Testing Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dow Chemical led the materials sector higher from mid-August to early December, but a double top is taking shape with signs of distribution.

  • Dow Chemical Under Pressure

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While the market charged higher in November, Dow Chemical ran into a wall of distribution and formed a bearish reversal pattern.

  • Dow Chemical Volume And Price Breakout

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After nearly six months of sideways to declining price movement, shares of Dow Chemical may have finally caught a bid, ready to rise strongly into early November 2012.

  • Dow Chemical: Powerful Rally in Place

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Dow Chemical (DOW) have surged by nearly 13% in the last eight days, with more near-term gains possible.

  • Dow Composite Is Pullback Target

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The breakout in the Dow Composite remains valid and a pullback to broken resistance would be normal.

  • Dow Composite Leading The Way

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) shows signs of breaking down, its broader cousin, the Dow Jones Composite Average (DJC), remains strong.

  • Dow Deja Vu

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One confirmed and one potential head & shoulders top pattern provide some guidance as to where markets may be headed in January-February.

  • Dow Diamonds Still Holding Pitchfork Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The recent advance in the Dow diamonds may lack a certain power, but pitchfork support is still holding and higher prices are expected.

  • Dow Does It Again

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Once again, the DJIA has managed to forge a higher low and surge after a bullish candlestick reversal pattern.

  • Dow Donuts Or Donoughts

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders, technicians, and even fundamentalists are all well versed in the theory of round numbers as support and resistance levels. The 10,000 level in the Dow Jones Industrial Average has acted as a magnet this year with prices reticent to stray too far

  • Dow Fails At Broken Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a sharp decline late last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average failed to reclaim broken support, and the downtrend looks set to continue.

  • Dow Forms Potential ABC Correction

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Technically, the medium-term trend is down for the Dow, but a potential ABC pattern could make this a big correction within a larger uptrend.

  • Dow Industrials Enter Primary Bear Market

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Long-term statistical analysis shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average entering a primary bear market.

  • Dow Industrials Looking Bearish

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After breaking key support at 12,000, the next thousand-point move in the Dow Jones Industrial Average is more likely to be down than up.

  • Dow Jones 30 Rally Done?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the rally in the Dow Jones 30 done for? Analysis of multiple indicators would indicate that it likely is.

  • Dow Jones Basic Materials Hits Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Basic Materials Index led the market lower last week, but traders should be on guard for a bounce as the index is now oversold and at support.

  • Dow Jones Industrial Average At Crossroads

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With stronger support & resistance at different levels, is it wise to expect wide range moves in the DJIA?

  • Dow Jones Industrial Average Hits Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can the DJIA breach the resistance?

  • Dow Jones Industrial Average Slips Further

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Following three bad trading days, $INDU has slipped below its earlier low. Now what?

  • Dow Jones Industrials Topping Stage

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Long-term statistical analysis shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently working through its topping stage.

  • Dow Jones Utilities Index And Positive Expectations

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In the intermediate term, the utilities sector could benefit from the end of the rate hikes.

  • Dow Jones Utility Average Moves Down From Bearish Wedge

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The DJUA has formed a bearish wedge, so keep an eye out on this index.

  • Dow Jones Utility Average Waits For The Breakout

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Utility Average has narrowed its move with a smaller range and increasing uncertainty in market. The positive divergence provides an optimistic view.

  • Dow Jones Utility Highly Bearish

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Utility Average has more than one bearish indication.

  • Dow Likely To Test Downside Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The candlestick formations, tweezer top and bearish engulfing pattern, have the Dow primed for some downside action.

  • Dow Mini: Retest Of Support Likely

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Industrial Average gets closer to support levels as negative news affects investor attitudes.

  • Dow Nears Support Zone

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Industrial Average has entered a support zone that marks the make-or-break level for the medium-term uptrend.

  • Dow Point & Figure Chart Still In Bull Mode

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite the decline over the last few weeks, the Dow Jones industrials remains in a clear uptrend on the P&F chart with support close at hand.

  • Dow Reaches Its Moment Of Truth

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The recent recovery in the Dow Industrials is quite impressive, but this key market barometer is not out of the woods just yet.

  • Dow Reaches Major Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are resistance zones and then there are big resistance zones. After a 3288 point advance in less than a year (7417 to 10705), the Dow has reached a big resistance zone and further upside is going to be a challenge to say the least.

  • Dow Reversal?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Broken trendlines and failed new high attempts suggest that the Dow Utilities, Industrials and Transports remain under pressure.

  • Dow Theory And Confirming The Transport's February Down Move

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Averages continue to thrash about, neither able to confirm the moves of the other.

  • Dow Theory And The September Highs

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Another nonconfirmation to the upside keeps the question marks in place.

  • Dow Theory Buy Signal

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market action is bullish, according to this time-tested strategy.

  • Dow Theory Confirmation And Divergence by Richard L. Evans

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dow Theory Confirmation And Divergence by Richard L. Evans According to one of the most important tenets of the Dow theory, the Dow Jones Industrial and Transportation Averages must confirm each other to be able to derive forecasting significance from t

  • Dow Theory Direction by Tim W. Wood, CPA

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dow Theory Direction by Tim W. Wood, CPA Why do opinions on Dow theory so often vary, and why do Dow theory "signals" so often fail? Typically, there is one common denominator that becomes immediately apparent in most articles about Dow theory: too man

  • Dow Theory Divergences

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As the Transports plunge toward multi-month lows, what happens if the Industrials fail to follow suit?

  • Dow Theory Dreams

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Longing for bullish signs in the Dow industrials and transports? Look no further than the March 2005 highs.

  • Dow Theory Principle Of Confirmation

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Recently, the Dow transports reaffirmed the rising intermediate trend on the Dow industrials by making a new closing high. Even though the market is looking toppy at these levels, the intermediate trend has yet to be reversed based on the principles of c

  • Dow Theory Revisited

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Industrials closed above its prior high (8522) earlier this month to finally confirm the Dow Transports. However, another new high by the Dow Transports leaves more questions unanswered and, more importantly, a larger non-confirmation lingering.

  • Dow Theory Says Market Correction Is Over

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The corrective rally for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is now over and a new downward trend is being established. However, this new downward trend remains unconfirmed but will be, once the Dow theory has been satisfied.

  • Dow Theory To The Downside

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Simultaneous closes below the January lows in the Dow industrials and transports is an unequivocally bearish development.

  • Dow Theory Update

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow industrials and transports set spring goals in their late February retreat from year-to-date highs.

  • Dow Theory and 8522

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here is an article applying Dow Theory to current price action.

  • Dow Theory by Melanie F. Bowman and Thom Hartle

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dow Theory by Melanie F. Bowman and Thom Hartle For a man who had the perfect opportunity to widely publicize his theory of stock market trends but never used it, Charles H. Dow nevertheless left a definitive legacy--the Dow theory is at the root of tech

  • Dow Theory: Bullish Or Bearish? by Jack Rusin

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dow Theory: Bullish Or Bearish? by Jack Rusin Most people are familiar with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), but relatively few are familiar with the Dow theory, Charles Dow's major contribution to the study of the stock market. Utilizing foreru

  • Dow Theory: Confirmations 2004

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Primary bulls, primary bears, and secondary reactions.

  • Dow Theory: Nonconfirmations And New Highs

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As the Dow transports soar toward new YTD highs, the Dow industrials struggle to surpass the highs of April.

  • Dow To The Moon!

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Higher lows in May suggest that both the Dow industrials and Dow transports are in gear to move higher as the summer season begins.

  • Dow Trading Strategies, Three Types Of Trends To Trade

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Industrial Average offers exciting opportunities for traders, but only if you understand the three types of trends that are common to this market.

  • Dow Transport Index New High Prediction

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Transportation Average has made a price high in July 2007 and in May 2008. The transports could now be set to make one more run at yet another new high in the very near future.

  • Dow Transports Enter Bear Market

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Long-term statistical analysis shows the Dow Jones Transportation Average entering a primary bear market.

  • Dow Transports Losing The Battle

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Transportation Average has been battling two key moving averages the last two months, and continuing relative weakness suggests that this will be a losing battle.

  • Dow Transports Make A Statement

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Surging over the last few weeks, the Dow Jones Transportation Average is knocking on neckline resistance, and a breakout would be Dow theory bullish.

  • Dow Transports Testing Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow transports show good relative strength and recently formed a potentially bullish pattern.

  • Dow Transports Warn Of Reversal

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This statistical analysis shows that the Dow Jones Transportation Average warns of a possible reversal in trend from up to down.

  • Dow Trend Reversing

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis is used to show that a primary change in the trend of the Dow Jones Industrial Average is reversing from a primary bull market to a primary bear market.

  • Dow Update

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Dow head & shoulder top pattern that began forming in 1998 is approaching completion. If it follows through, the prognosis for a near-term recovery in markets looks bleak. I also discuss an interesting tool for MetaStock users to help identify poss

  • Dow Utilities Consolidate At Flag Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After getting pummeled in October, the Dow Jones Utilities Average formed a bearish flag and met resistance just above 400.

  • Dow Utilities Consolidation At Key Retracement

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Utilities have performed well over the past year, but the average is meeting resistance near a key retracement point with a potentially bearish pattern emerging.

  • Dow Utilities Form Massive Wedge

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the prospects of higher interest rates down the road, it is little surprise that the Dow Utilities are forming a potentially bearish pattern with waning upside momentum.

  • Dow Utilities Ready For New High?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If so, how could this affect the broader stock market?

  • Dow Utility's Three Black Crows

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Utility Average is extremely sensitive to interest rates, and the recent move higher in yields has resulted in a few cracks emerging in the index.

  • ETF/ETN Investing In The Dow Jones Industrial Average

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the most well-known market index. In this article, we look at the so-called "Dogs of the Dow" strategy along with its performance record over the years. Then a handful of relevant ETFs that have Dow exposure are given

  • Elliott Wave and the Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In my article, "The Nasdaq: Elliott Wave and Kondratieff" (Traders.com Advantage, November 19, 2002), I explained where I believed the Nasdaq was heading, concluding that the Nasdaq was in a B-WAVE up in a long-term bear trend. The following is

  • Forming A Dow Line

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Whether you are buying or selling, believe it or not, it's good to wait in line.

  • Gann, Elliott And The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The terrorist act in Spain has led to a change in government and the threat of a withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Has Al Qaeda won? What does the Dow say?

  • Gann, Elliott And The Dow Revisited

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Popular for their predictive power/capacity, Gann and Elliott wave methods reach similar conclusions in their forecasts for the spring of 2004.

  • How Dow Theory Works

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What is Dow theory, anyway?

  • How Good is The Dow Theory? PART I by Bill Dunbar

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How Good is The Dow Theory? PART I by Bill Dunbar An excellent article on the Dow Theory appeared in the December 1984 issue of this magazine, written by Timothy A. Maguire. The present article may be looked on as an extension of that one but since Magu

  • How Good is The Dow Theory? Part II by Bill Dunbar

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How Good is The Dow Theory? Part II by Bill Dunbar I had just sat down at my desk in Advanced Design when Cliff walked In. ""Ya hear the news?"" he asked. ""What news?"" ""The rails confirmed yesterday!"" He announced it like he expected me to stand

  • How High The Dow?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistics show that since 1885, the market has never been bearish in a year ending in a '5' -- but there is always a first. What does a chart of the Dow tell us?

  • How Low Can The Dow Go?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Industrial Average has now moved below its November 2008 low. How low can the Dow go?

  • How Now Fine Dow?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What with a mad cow, an orange alert for possible terrorist attacks, and a winter that in some parts of the country has been far more trying than previous years, what else can go wrong with the market? The chart of the Dow gives an idea of what to expect

  • How Now Uncertain Dow?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A head and shoulders pattern is a well known technical tool. How accurate is this chart pattern? One look at the Dow shows exactly how accurate this pattern can be.

  • How Random Is The Dow by Tony Baker and William Arnold

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How Random Is The Dow by Tony Baker and William Arnold This study looks at the market fluctuations of the DJIA to determine if there is any consistency in the markets. One of the best-known, universally reliable characteristics of the financial markets

  • IBM Moving The Dow 30 Ever Higher

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Of all the major US stock indexes, only the mighty Dow 30 is still making fresh post-crash highs, with IBM being the main mover within its ranks.

  • Is Dow Theory Sending Us A Warning? by Michael D. Sheimo

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is Dow Theory Sending Us A Warning? by Michael D. Sheimo Michael Sheimo, best known for books such as Dow Theory Redux and Stock Market Rules, tackles the age-old question of whether the Dow theory is still valid and if it is, is it really sending us a

  • Is March The Month For Higher Dow Highs?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If both the Industrials and Transports take out their February highs, then the bull market will be confirmed once again.

  • Kicked out of the DOW

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Getting kicked out of the DOW is the most recent in a long line of ignominies for this iconic multinational conglomerate which has been in business since 1892. But bad news for a stock can be a contrarian indicator. Has GE bottomed at last or is there mo

  • Long Term Trend Of The Dow Nears End

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average is nearing the end of its long-term upward trend.

  • Looks Like the Dow is Set for a Possible Rally

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A previously identified broadening pattern is now coming into play and a candlestick pattern hints at short term outcome.

  • Michael Sheimo On Dow Theory by Thom Hartle

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Michael Sheimo On Dow Theory by Thom Hartle Take a look around: Technology is changing the face of trading and investing before your very eyes. Computers, information acquisition and trading are all getting faster and faster, sometimes at bre

  • Monthly Dow Shows Early Signs Of Trend Change

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Normally longer term trend changes are announced by a series of higher lows and higher highs on a monthly chart and the Dow finally shows this.

  • Mr. Dow, Mr. Jones, And The Genesis Of Dow Theory

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How did the Dow Jones averages get their start? Meet the makers of the averages and The Wall Street Journal, and learn how Dow theory came about.

  • Mr. Dow, Mr. Jones, And The Genesis Of Dow Theory

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How did the Dow Jones averages get their start? Meet the makers of the averages and The Wall Street Journal, and learn how Dow theory came about.

  • New Tricks With the Dogs of the Dow by Mark Vakkur, M.D.

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS..."The Dogs of the Dow," a popular strategy based on purchasing the highest-yielding stocks each year, is reviewed here using a longer lookback period than originally used, as well as detailed analyses of the risks and rewards. On Beating the Dow, Michael

  • Oil, The Dow, And Gold

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The weakening price of oil has been causing the Dow to fall. Where does Gold come into the picture?

  • On-Balance Volume And The Dow Jones Utility Index by Daniel E. Downing

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On-Balance Volume And The Dow Jones Utility Index by Daniel E. Downing Between Thursday, October 19, 1990, and Monday, October 22, 1990, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained more than 127 points. More important than the points gained in the DJ

  • Puppies Of The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's a simple strategy, it eases the task of picking stocks to invest or trade in, and it narrows your focus to just five stocks. Here's how to apply it

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  • Revisiting Dow Theory

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many market participants have become extremely bullish. It is time to put the market into perspective by comparing current price action to that of the Dow theory.

  • Short-Term Look At The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This analysis shows that the Dow Jones Industrial Average is losing its upward momentum and looks to be in a topping process that could reverse its direction soon.

  • Short-Term Moment Of Truth For The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Industrial Average has corrected over the last three days, and this correction is nearing its make-or-break point.

  • Take A Look At The Dow by Daniel E. Downing

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Take A Look At The Dow by Daniel E. Downing In the past, one of the first requirements of being a technical analyst was a promise of sorts to ignore the price action of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. A technician had to focus on the action of more br

  • Technical analysis of the Dow 20 Bond Index by Howard Waxenberg

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Technical analysis of the Dow 20 Bond Index by Howard Waxenberg Over the years, the correlation between moves in the bond market and moves in the stock market has been tremendous. In the last several years, we have repeatedly seen the condition where bo

  • That Elusive Dow 20,000

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The market is waiting for the Dow to break above 20000.

  • The Bank Index Fails To Confirm Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Philadelphia Bank Index is a broad financial index that usually mirrors the Dow.

  • The Diamond in the Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow 30 is breaking out from a 16-day diamond. But is the break up or down?

  • The Dow And A Key Reversal

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On November 13, the Dow Jones Industrial Average started the day by testing the low of October 10. It then reversed upward, strongly forming a key reversal. Does this signify the completion of wave C?

  • The Dow And CNBC

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Very few traders do NOT listen to CNBC.

  • The Dow And Its Cycle

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Last week I presented a chart and analysis of the S&P 100 index (OEX). This week I'll look at the Dow.

  • The Dow Breakout: 1-2-3

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The resolution of a 1-2-3 trend reversal is a 200-point-plus breakout.

  • The Dow Channel

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The last few weeks have brought little clarity to the direction for the Dow Jones 30, but a trading range can still be useful.

  • The Dow Days Of Summer

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Back together again, the Dow industrials and Dow transports take out their July 2004 lows on the same day. But if that's so bearish, then what's up with the bounce?

  • The Dow Explanation

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Over the past several weeks I have observed few who would actually make a prognostication on the Dow. I did hear analysts mention the number 7400 once or twice as the bottom but did not see an acceptable chart to back them up. Here's my analysis

  • The Dow Industrial's Head and Shoulders Top

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This bearish reversal pattern is just another sign that the October rally is over.

  • The Dow Industrials' Hourly Rising Wedge Breakdown

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A negative stochastic divergence confirms a breakdown from a rising wedge.

  • The Dow Is Down. Is It Time To Buy?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow has fallen heavily, but with so many companies coming out with excellent financial results, is it time to start bottom picking?

  • The Dow Jones Industrial Index's Bear Market Low

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Based on my Elliott Wave count, it is highly unlikely that the Dow Jones Industrial Index has completed its bear market.

  • The Dow Jones Pitchfork View

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Industrial Average has declined some 800 points from its 14,000 high. What is the next likely move?

  • The Dow Revisited

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Yes, I do watch the Dow like a hawk, simply because top analysts preach the bear on CNBC.

  • The Dow Revisited

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At the end of 2004, I wrote: "Hopefully, 2005 will follow tradition and be a very bullish year..."

  • The Dow Update

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...All charts on the Dow seem ready to jump topside.

  • The Dow Update!

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In my recent article "The Dow Explanation" (July 26, 2002), I discussed the last drop on the Dow and how the bounce up and inevitable drop down once again would unfold. It's been two months and we are pretty much at the point I expected.

  • The Dow Utilities' Head and Shoulders Top

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Like the S&P 500, the DJUA also developed a multi-year head and shoulders top.

  • The Dow: Breakout or Bull Trap?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The rally in the fourth quarter of 2001 may be luring bulls into a 2002 trap.

  • The Essence Of Dow Theory: Confirmation And Divergence by Richard L. Evans

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Essence Of Dow Theory: Confirmation And Divergence by Richard L. Evans The Dow theory tenet that the Dow Jones Industrials and Dow Jones Transports must ""confirm"" one another is listed perfunctorily in most Dow theory discussions, but confirmation

  • The Followers Of The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One theory, many interpretations. Here are four of the earliest interpreters.

  • The High-Performance Dividends Stocks Of The Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dogs of the Dow scanner template in TradeStation can help you find megacap stocks that pay a handsome dividend yield.

  • The Historical Dow by Carl Sundquist

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Historical Dow by Carl Sundquist Recently, The Wall Street Journal completed 94 years of continuous publication of the Dow Jones Industrial and Railroad (now Transportation) averages. Quite a record. Charles Dow, the first editor and founder of The

  • The New Dow Strategy in 1996-97 by Paul and Carole Huebotter

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The New Dow Strategy in 1996-97 by Paul and Carole Huebotter The Dow dividend strategy - or, more idiomatically, the ""dogs of the Dow"" - has garnered a lot of attention lately. It, or one of its variations, has been the subject of at least five full-l

  • The Two Sigma Dow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Standard deviations are a common tool used in financial analysis as a measurement of risk. It is the mathematical principle behind Bollinger bands, a widely used technical indicator.

  • Theory, Damned Theory and Dow Theory

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The September divergence between the Dow's industrial and transportation averages anticipated the October downturns.

  • Tough Times Ahead For The Dow 30?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Was last week the start of the meltdown?

  • Tough Times Ahead For The Dow, Updated

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...My question for November 11, 2007: "Was last week the start of the meltdown?" Looks like it was.

  • Trade The Dow Minis by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trade The Dow Minis by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Risky, yes. Worth a try? Definitely. or those who find comfort in trading equities, the thought of trading futures may be intimidating. And who wouldn't be nervous when competing against the pit traders, w

  • Trend Ending For The Dow Jones Industrials?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average is nearing the end of its long-term upward trend.

  • Trendline Test For The Dow Jones Industrial Average

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...So far in 2006, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has swung up 1,000 points, only to lose it all again. Where is it going now?

  • Updating The Dow And S&P Indexes

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Once again Europe is affecting the US market. This time it is Cyprus. What now?

  • Using LEAPS In The Dogs Of The Dow Strategy

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dogs of the Dow is a simple, well-known strategy that picks stocks based on yield and trades once a year. Here's a twist on the strategy that buys call options on the strategy's stock picks. Find out how you can implement this approach and how it per

  • What Now, Dow? Looking For Our Strategy

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...So we know that the Dow Jones Industrial Average is in a wave 4 correction of a Wave III. What should our strategy be?

  • What's The Next Target For Dow?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The immediate target for a particular stock or index can be measured by using simple technical tools or trendlines. A long-term and very short-term target for the DJIA can be identified using these simple techniques.

  • Where Next for the Dow?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The last few months have seen increased volatility in the stock market. When caught up in the stress that several hundred points in daily swings can bring, it is tempting to wade deeper into the tall grass amid all the uncertainty and lose sight of the f

  • Where Now, Dow?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Analyzing the future is not easy, but technical analysis, especially a combination of Elliott wave theory and Gann analysis, does help.

  • Will The S&P 500 Confirm The Recent Dow Thrust?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 (SPX) needs to confirm the Dow's move above its recent trading range, otherwise the move is questionable.

Working Money: Bear-Baiting & The Dogs Of The Dow by David Penn

  • Working Money: Forming A Dow Line by David Penn

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Working Money: Forming A Dow Line by David Penn Whether you are buying or selling, believe it or not, it's good to wait in line. One of the most common aspects of chart reading, the notion of buying or selling breakouts from congestion, has its roots i

  • Working Money: How Dow Theory Works by Andrew Hetherington

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Working Money: How Dow Theory Works by Andrew Hetherington The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is an index of the price fluctuations and volume for 30 bluechip equities. The DJIA's companion index is the Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJTA), whic

Working Money: The Dow Days Of Summer by David Penn






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