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The following "Official" Detailed Record of The Dow Theory was compiled from articles in Barron's, early editions of Technical Analysis of Stock Trends, and elsewhere as indicated by the "Note" opposite each Signal, and explained in detail at the end of the compilation. The type of Signal is indicated by (B-1), (S-2), etc, shown under the actual Signal. For the most part this is the 'traditional' interpretation and is used in the newest edition of Technical Analysis of Stock Trends:

Dow Theory

Note

Date

Industrial Average

% Change

Status

Date

Transport Average

% Change

                 

BUY

TA

7/12/1897

44.61

SELL

TA

12/16/99 63.84
9/24/1900 52.96 Bear Market Low

BUY

TA

10/20/00 59.44
6/17/01 78.26 Bull Market High

SELL

TA

6/1/03 59.59
11/9/03 42.15 Bear Market Low

BUY

TA

7/12/04 51.37
1/19/06 103.00 Bull Market High

SELL

TA

4/26/06 92.44
11/15/07 53.00 Bear Market Low

BUY

TA

4/24/08 70.01
11/19/09 100.53 Bull Market High

SELL

TA

5/3/10 84.72

BUY

TA

10/10/10 81.91
9/25/11 72.94 Bear Market Low
9/30/12 94.15 Bull Market High

SELL

TA

1/14/13 84.96
12/24/14 53.17 Bear Market Low

*changed

basis   was 71.00

BUY

TA

4/9/15 65.02
11/21/16 110.15 Bull Market High

SELL

TA

8/28/17 86.12

12/19/17

65.95

Bear Market Low

BUY

TA

5/13/18

82.16

11/03/19

119.62

Bull Market High

5/26

91.13

12/22 103.55 13.4%

Pullback

12/12 73.63 19.2%
01/03/20 109.88 6.1%

Bounce

1/3 76.48 3.9%
1/14 102.00

Breakdown

2/3 73.56

SELL

TA&B

02/03/20

99.96

73.56

(S-1)

08/24/21

63.90

Bear Market Low

65.52

12/15 81.50 27.5%

Bounce

11/29 76.66 17.0%
01/10/22 78.59 3.6%

Pullback

12/23 73.30 4.4%
1/17 81.90

Breakup

2/6 76.70

BUY

TA&B

02/06/22

83.70

76.70

(B-1)

10/14 103.43 Mkt highs 9/11 93.99
11/27 92.03 11.0% Pullback 11/27 82.17 12.6%

03/20/23

105.38

14.5%

Bull High/Bounce

3/3

90.63

10.3%

5/21 92.77 12.0%

Pullback

5/7 80.37
5/29 97.66 5.3%

Bounce

SELL

TA&B

06/20/23

90.81

Breakdown

80.60

(S-2)

7/31 86.91

Mkt lows

8/4 76.78
8/29 93.70 7.8%

Bounce

10/6 80.81 5.2%

10/27/23

85.76

8.5%

Bear Low/Pullback

10/26

77.65

3.9%

BUY

TA&B

12/07/23

93.80

Breakup

11/13

81.20

(B-2)

09/03/29

381.17

Bull Market High

9/3

189.11

10/4 325.17 14.7%

Pullback

10/4 168.26 11.0%
10/10 352.86 8.5%

Bounce

10/11 178.53 6.1%
10/19 323.87

Breakdown

10/23 167.28

SELL

TA&B

10/23/29

305.85

(S-1)

07/08/32

41.22

Bear Market Low

7/8

13.23

9/7 79.93 93.9%

Bounce

9/3 39.27 196%
2/27 50.16 37.2%

Pullback

2/25 23.43 40.3%

BUY

TA&B

05/24/33

84.29

Breakup

5/24

40.28

(B-1)

03/10/37

194.40

Bull Market High

3/17

64.46

6/14 165.51 14.9%

Pullback

6/28 50.17 22.2%
8/14 190.02 14.8%

Bounce

7/24 55.05 9.7%

SELL

TA&B

09/07/37

164.39

Breakdown

8/27

49.40

(S-1)

03/31/38

98.95

Bear Market Low

3/31

19.00

4/16 121.00 22.3%

Bounce

5/9 23.50 23.7%
5/31 107.74 11.0%

Pullback

6/17 19.68 16.3%
6/21 121.34

Breakup

6/23 24.60

BUY

TA&B

06/23/38

127.40

(B-1)

11/12/38

158.41

Bull Market High

1/4/39

34.33

01/26/39

136.42

13.9%

Pullback

1/26

27.93

18.6%

3/10

152.28

11.6%

Bounce

3/8

33.66

20.5%

SELL

TA&B

03/31/39

131.84

Breakdown

3/31

26.38

(S-1)

4/8

121.44

Mkt lows

4/8

24.14

6/10

140.14

15.4%

Bounce

5/31

28.45

17.9%

6/29

130.05

7.2%

Pullback

6/30

25.85

9.1%

BUY

TA&B

07/17/39

142.58

Breakup

7/17

29.14

(B-1)

9/12

155.92

Mkt highs

9/27

35.90

1/15/40

144.65

7.2%

Pullback

3/16

29.78

17.0%

4/8

151.29

4.6%

Bounce

4/6

32.08

7.7%

SELL

TA&B

05/13/40

137.63

Breakdown

5/13

27.83

(S-1)

04/28/42

92.92

Bear Market Low

5/21/40

22.14

11/9 117.30 26.2% Bounce 11/2 29.28 32.2%
11/24 114.10 2.7% Pullback 12/14 26.03 11.1%

12/17

118.68

Breakup

2/1

29.55

BUY

TA

2/1/43 125.86

(B-2)

05/29/46

212.50

Bull Market High

6/13

69.31

7/22

195.22

8.1%

Pullback

7/23

60.41

12.8%

8/13

204.52

4.8%

Bounce

8/2

63.63

5.3%

SELL

TA&B

08/27/46

191.04

Breakdown

8/27

58.04

(S-1)

5/17

163.21

Mkt lows

5/19

41.16

7/24

186.85

14.5%

Bounce

1/2

53.85

30.8%

03/16/48

165.39

11.5%

Pullback

2/10

48.13

10.6%

BUY

B

05/14/48

188.60

Breakup

4/3

53.93

(B-1)

6/15

193.16

Mkt highs

7/14

64.95

9/27

175.99

8.9%

Pullback

9/27

57.45

11.5%

10/23

190.19

8.1%

Bounce

10/23

62.24

8.3%

SELL

B

11/09/48

173.94

Breakdown

11/5

56.22

(S-1)

06/13/49

161.60

Bear Market Low

6/13

41.03

06/12/50

228.38

41.3%

Bounce

5/20

56.96

38.8%

7/13

197.46

13.5%

Pullback

6/29

51.24

10.0%

BUY

TA&B

10/02/50

228.94

Breakup

7/19

57.10

(B-1)

01/05/53

293.79

Mkt highs

12/22/52

112.53

2/18

281.14

4.3%

Pullback

2/10

106.90

5.0%

3/17

290.64

3.4%

Bounce

3/17

112.03

4.8%

03/31

279.87

Breakdown

4/2

106.11

SELL

TA

4/2/53

280.03

(S-1)

9/14

255.49

Mkt lows

9/14

90.56

12/18

283.54

11.0%

Bounce

12/1

98.91

9.2%

12/29

278.30

1.8%

Pullback

12/29

93.58

5.4%

1/6/54

283.96

Breakup

01/19/54

99.43

BUY

TA&S

1/19/54

288.27

(B-5)

04/06/56

521.05

Bull Market High

5/9

181.23

05/28/56

468.81

10.0%

Pullback

5/28

161.60

10.8%

8/2

520.95

11.1%

Bounce

7/25

171.37

6.0%

SELL

TA&S

10/01/56

468.70

Breakdown

8/22

161.28

(S-1)

10/22/57

419.79

Bear Market Low

12/24

95.67

02/04/58

458.65

9.3%

Bounce

2/4

111.16

16.2%

2/25

436.89

4.7%

Pullback

4/7

100.67

9.4%

BUY

B&S

05/02/58

459.56

Breakup

4/21

111.60

(B-1)

08/03/59

678.10

Mkt highs

7/7

173.56

9/22

616.45

9.1%

Pullback

11/17

146.65

15.5%

01/05/60

685.47

11.2%

New high/Bounce

1/5

160.43

9.4%

2/16

611.33

Breakdown

3/3

142.98

SELL

B&S

03/03/60

612.05

(S-2)

10/25

566.05

Mkt lows

9/29

123.37

04/17/61

696.72

23.1%

Bounce

3/22

150.81

22.2%

4/24

672.66

3.5%

Pullback

4/25

140.04

7.1%

5/19

705.96

Bounce/lower

5/17

148.02

7/18

679.30

Pullback/lower

7/19

133.49

BUY

B&S

10/10/61

706.67

Breakup

10/10

150.91

(B-3)

12/13/61

734.91

Bull Market High

10/11

152.92

01/29/62

689.92

6.1%

Pullback

12/20

140.66

8.0%

3/15

723.54

4.9%

Bounce

2/2

149.83

6.5%

4/12

685.67

Breakdown

4/26

140.28

SELL

B&S

04/26/62

678.68

(S-1)

06/26/62

535.76

Bear Market Low

6/25

115.89

8/23

616.00

15.0%

Bounce

7/17

125.49

8.3%

10/23

558.06

9.4%

Pullback

10/1

114.86

8.5%

BUY

B&S

11/09/62

616.13*

Breakup

11/9

126.05

(B-1)

02/09/66

995.15

Bull Market High

2/15

271.72

3/15

911.08

8.4%

Pullback

3/15

243.60

10.3%

4/21

954.73

4.8%

Bounce

4/20

265.97

9.2%

SELL

B&S

05/05/66

899.77

Breakdown

5/5

240.96

(S-1)

10/07/66

744.32

Bear Market Low

10/7

184.34

11/16

820.87

10.3%

Bounce

11/16

208.79

13.3%

12/2

789.47

3.8%

Pullback

11/22

199.54

4.4%

12/12

820.54

Lower/Bounce

12/22

209.07

12/30

785.69

Lower/Pullback

12/30

202.97

BUY

S,3&4

01/11/67

822.49

Breakup

1/6

209.19

(B-3)

8/9

926.72

Mkt highs

8/4

274.49

8/30

893.72

3.6%

Pullback

8/22

256.06

6.7%

9/25

943.08

5.5%

New high/Bounce

9/18

265.11

3.5%

SELL

S,3&4

10/24/67

888.18

Breakdown

10/10

254.59

(S-2)

3/21

825.13

Mkt lows

3/5

214.58

7/15

923.72

11.9%

Bounce

7/8

269.61

25.6%

8/9

869.65

5.9%

Pullback

8/9

245.76

8.8%

9/9

924.98

Breakup

10/1

270.24

BUY

S

10/01/68

942.32

(B-1)

12/03/68

985.21

Bull Market High

12/1

279.48

01/08/69

921.25

6.5%

Pullback

1/13

260.04

7.0%

2/13

952.70

3.4%

Bounce/new high

2/7

279.88

7.6%

2/20

916.65

Breakdown

2/25

257.07

SELL

S,3&4

02/25/69

899.80

(S-2)

7/29

801.96

Mkt lows

7/30

193.19

9/2

837.78

4.5%

Bounce

8/22

202.02

4.6%

9/8

811.84

3.1%

Pullback

10/9

194.72

3.6%

10/16

838.77

Breakup

10/27

202.37

BUY

S,3&4

10/27/69

860.28

(B-1)

11/10

863.05

Mkt highs

10/28

202.45

12/17

769.93

10.8%

Pullback

12/16

169.43

16.3%

01/05/70

811.31

5.4%

Bounce

1/5

183.31

8.2%

SELL

S,3&4

01/26/70

768.88

Breakdown

1/26

168.98

(S-1)

05/26/70

631.16

Bear Market Low

5/26

131.53

6/19

720.43

14.1%

Bounce

6/3

146.98

11.7%

7/7

669.36

7.1%

Pullback/new low

7/7

116.69

20.6%

7/16

723.44

Breakup

9/28

148.21

BUY

S,3&4

09/28/70

758.97*

(B-2)

04/28/71

950.82

Mkt highs

4/28

232.79

6/28

873.10

8.2%

Pullback

6/28

208.89

10.3%

7/12

903.40

3.5%

Bounce

7/12

220.21

5.4%

SELL

S

07/28/71

872.01

Breakdown

7/28

208.06

(S-1)

8/10

839.59

Mkt lows

8/4

203.61

9/8

920.93

9.7%

Bounce

9/7

248.33

22.0%

11/23

797.97

13.4%

New low/Pullbck

11/23

208.43

16.1%

BUY

S

02/10/72

921.28

Breakup

1/12

249.08

(B-2)

01/11/73

1051.7

Bull Market High

12/11/72

240.41

2/27

947.72

9.9%

Pullback

3/5

191.58

20.3%

3/7

979.98

3.4%

Bounce

3/7

198.35

3.5%

SELL

S

03/23/73

922.71

Breakdown

3/23

189.22

(S-1)

10/4/74

584.56

Mkt lows

10/3

125.93

11/5

674.75

15.4%

Bounce

11/7

156.61

24.4%

12/6

577.60

14.4%

Bear Low/Pullback

12/16

138.31

4.7%

BUY

S

1/27/75

692,66

Breakup

1/27

156.79

(B-1)

09/21/76

1014.79

Bull Market High

7/14

231.27

10/12

932.35

8.1%

Pullback

10/12

203.85

11.9%

12/31

1004.65

7.8%

Bounce/new high

01/03/77

237.52

16.5%

05/31/77

898.66

New low/Pullbck

2/25

221.81

6/24

929.70

Bounce/new high

5/18

246.64

7/27

888.43

Breakdown

8/9

220.88

SELL

S&4

10/24/77

802.32

Break 1st Pullbck

10/24

201.74

(S-3)

02/28/78

742.72

Bear Market Low

3/9

199.31

5/17

858.37

15.6%

Bounce

5/22

231.30

16.1%

5/26

831.69

3.1%

Pullback

5/26

223.70

3.3%

6/5

863.83

Breakup

6/6

231.35

BUY

S&4

06/06/78

866.51

(B-1)

04/27/81

1024.05

Bull Market High

4/16

447.38

5/11

963.44

5.9%

Pullback

5/11

410.28

8.3%

6/15

1011.99

5.0%

Bounce

6/1

430.92

5.0%

SELL

S&3

07/02/81

959.19

Breakdown

7/2

409.60

(S-1)

08/12/82

776.92

Bear Market Low

8/12

292.12

9/21

934.79

20.3%

Bounce

9/14

375.45

28.5%

9/30

896.25

4.1%

Pullback

9/30

360.46

4.0%

10/6

944.26

Breakup

10/7

BUY

S

10/07/82

965.97

(B-1)

11/29/83

1287.20

Mkt highs

11/22

612.57

12/15

1236.79

3.9%

Pullback

12/22

587.07

4.2%

01/06/84

1286.64

4.0%

Bounce/new high

1/9

612.63

4.4%

SELL

S

01/25/84

1231.89

Breakdown

1/24

585.29

(S-2)

7/24

1086.57

Mkt lows

7/25

444.03

9/17

1237.52

13.9%

Bounce

9/14

526.52

18.6%

12/7

1163.21

6.0%

Pullback

10/9

508.48

3.4%

BUY

S

01/21/85

1261.37

Breakup

10/18

542.53

(B-1)

08/25/87

2722.42

Bull Market High

8/14

1101.16

9/21

2492.82

8.4%

Pullback

9/21

1005.80

8.7%

10/2

2640.99

5.9%

Bounce

10/2

1064.41

5.8%

10/14

2412.70

Breakdown

10/15

980.24

SELL

S,5&6

10/15/87

2355.09

(S-1)

10/19/87

1738.74

Bear Market Low

10/26

674.92

11/12

1960.21

12.7%

Bounce

11/12

750.14

11.1%

11/19

1895.39

3.3%

Pullback/New Low

11/20

726.29

3.2%

11/24

1963.53

Breakup/lower bounce

11/24

740.71

12/4

1766.74

Lower Pullback/ Bear low

12/4

661.00

BUY

S

12/18/87

1975.30

Breakup

12/16

764.71

  (B-4)

09/01/89

2752.09

Mkt Highs

9/5

1532.01

9/25

2659.19

3.4%

Pullback

9/26

1424.96

7.0%

10/9

2791.41

5.0%

New high/Bounce

10/9

1518.49

6.6%

SELL

S

10/13/89

2569.26

Breakdown

10/13

1406.29

(S-2)

1/30

2543.24

Mkt lows

1/30

1031.83

4/17 2765.77 8.7%

Bounce

3/27 1192.57 15.6%
4/27 2645.05 4.4%

Pullback

4/27 1128.20 5.4%
5/11 2801.58

Breakup

6/4 1207.85

BUY

S

6/4/90 2935.19

(B-1)

6/15 2935.89 Mkt Highs 6/6 1212.77
6/26 2842.33 3.2% Pullback 7/5 1131.02 6.7%

07/16/90

2999.75

5.5%

Bull High/Bounce

7/16

1189.60

5.2%

SELL

S

8/03/90 2809.65 Breakdown 7/30 1125.00

(S-2)

10/11/90

2365.10

Bear Market Low

10/17

821.93

12/26

2637.13

11.5%

Bounce

12/21

923.91

12.4%

1/9/91

2470.30

6.3%

Pullback

1/7

894.30

3.2%

BUY

S

1/18/91

2646.78

Breakup

1/17

979.56

  (B-1)

5/13/98

9211.84

Mkt Highs

4/16

3686.02

6/15

8627.93 6.3%

Pullback

6/2

3259.30

11.6%

7/17/98 9337.97 8.2%

Bull High/Bounce

7/14 3618.73 11.0%

SELL

S,5&6

8/04/98 8487.31 Breakdown 7/29 3244.93

(S-2)

8/31 7539.07 Bear Market Low 9/4 2616.75
9/23 8154.41 8.1%

Bounce

9/23 2904.10 11.0%
10/1 7632.53 6.4%

Pullback/new low

10/8 2345.00 19.3%
    10/15 8299.36  

Breakup

11/2 2954.85  

BUY

S

11/2/98 8706.50      
  (B-1) 5/13/99 11107.19

Mkt Highs

5/12/99 3783.50
5/27 10466.93 5.8%

Pullback

6/25 3316.11 12.4%
7/16 11209.84 7.1%

Mkt High/Bounce

7/2 3515.99 6.0%
8/2 10645.96 Pullback/New Low 8/11 3130.53
8/25 11326.04 Mkt High/Bounce 8/25 3309.25

SELL

S&5

9/23/99 10318.59 Break 1st Pullback 9/23 2895.98

(S-3)

1/14/00 11722.98 Bull Market High
9/21/01 8235.81 Bear Market Low 9/20 2033.86
10/26 9545.17 12.9%

Bounce

10/11 2314.80 13.8%
10/31 9075.14 4.9%

Pullback

10/19 2174.28 6.1%
11/6 9591.12

Breakup

11/8 2320.98
BUY

S

11/8/01 9587.52
  (B-1) 3/19/02 10635.25 Bull Market High 3/4 3049.96
5/6 9808.04 7.8% Pullback 5/10 2643.10 13.5%
5/17 10353.08 5.5% Bounce 5/17 2798.36 5.8%
6/3 9709.79 Breakdown 6/25 2627.92

SELL

S

6/25/02 9126.80
(S-1)   10/9 7286.27  

Bear Market low

10/9 2013.02  
    11/6 8771.01 20.4%

Bounce

11/6 2413.71 19.9%
    11/11 8358.95 4.7%

Pullback

11/26 2268.35 6.0%
    11/21 8845.15  

Breakup

1/6/03 2421.71  
BUY

S

1/6/03 8773.57          
(B-1)     7/19/07 14000.41   Mkt highs  7/19/07 5446.49  
    8/16 12845.78 8.2%

Pullback

8/16 4671.88 14.2%
    10/9 14164.53 10.3%

New high/Bounce

10/5 4997.17 7.0%
SELL

S,5&7

11/21/07 12799.04  

Breakdown

11/7 4663.35  
(S-2)   3/10/08 11740.15  

Bear Market Low

1/17 4140.29  
    4/1 12654.36 7.8%

Bounce

4/3 4999.93 16.5%
    4/14 12302.06 2.8%

Pullback

4/9 4803.10 3.9%
BUY

S,5&7

4/18/08 12849.36  

Breakup

4/16 5073.41  
(B-1)   5/2 13058.20   Mkt highs 6/5 5492.95  
    7/15 10962.54 16.0%

Pullback

7/15 4657.56 15.2%
    8/11 11782.35 7.5%

Bounce

8/8 5216.50 12.0%
SELL

S

9/29/08 10365.45  

Breakdown

9/29 4503.89  
(S-1)   3/9/09 6547.05  

Bear Market Low

3/9/09 2146.89  
    4/3 8017.59 22.5%

Bounce

4/3 2978.32 38.7%
    4/7 7789.56 2.8%

Pullback

4/7 2796.92 6.1%
BUY

S

4/9/09 8083.38  

Breakup

4/9 2988.99  
(B-1)   4/26/10 11205.03   Mkt highs 5/3/10 4806.01  
    6/7 9816.49 12.4%

Pullback

6/7 4037.98 13.7%
    6/18 10450.64 6.5%

Bounce

6/15 4467.25 6.4%
SELL

S&7

6/30/10 9774.02  

Breakdown

6/30 4007.84  
(S-1)                

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Note "TA" is from Edwards & Magee in Technical Analysis of Stock Trends, which showed signals from 1897 through 1956 and thereafter use my interpretation to the current date.
Note "B" signals were compiled from studies by Robert Rhea; Perry P. Greiner and Hale C. Whitcomb; Harvey A.. Krow, and Ned Davis in Barron's (9/5/77) "How Now, Dow Theory?" by John C. Boland. Their signals began in 1920 and ran through 1975.
Note "S": Jack Schannep has confirmed and updated the signals to the present, using the Dow/Hamilton/Rhea method.
Note #3: Ned Davis of Ned Davis Research was quoted in Barron's (7/9/84) Editorial Commentary by Robert M. Bleiberg "Way Above Average, For a Century Dow Theory Has   Served Investors Well".
Note #4: Robert W. Ross was V.P. at Shearson, and an avid student of Rhea, Hamilton & Dow.
Note #5: Richard Russell publishes the Dow Theory Letters.
Note #6: Charles B. Carlson was Editor of Dow Theory Forecasts.
Note #7: Richard Moroney, Editor of Dow Theory Forecasts.

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