Category: Insights

Dow Theory Update for March 14: No secondary reaction for US stocks yet

posted on: March 14, 2017

Extent requirement not met yet. US STOCKS The primary and secondary trend is bullish since November 21st, 2016, as explained here and here. On March 1, 2017, the Industrials, Transports and SPY made jointly higher highs. From this point there’s been a mild decline. The Transports have declined more than 3%. The SPY and Industrials […]

Dow Theory Update for March 8: Gold, Silver and their ETF miners set up for primary bull market signal

posted on: March 8, 2017

Primary and secondary trends unchanged Time remains in short supply, as the health of my mother shows little progress. Nonetheless, I hereby give you an update. US STOCKS The primary and secondary trend is bullish since November 21st, 2016, as explained here and here. On March 1, 2017, the Industrials, Transports and SPY […]

Dow Theory Update for February 27: Some thoughts about the current long trade in US stocks

posted on: February 27, 2017

Trends unchanged The primary and secondary trend is bullish since November 21st, 2016, as explained here and here. On February 15, the Industrials, Transports and SPY (SP 500) jointly made higher highs. Today, the SPY and the Industrials jointly made higher highs. Ergo, both the primary and secondary trend remains bullish. Rhea wrote that from […]

Dow Theory Update for February 21: Stocks continue making higher highs

posted on: February 21, 2017

When will the winning streak end? I apologize for not having posted that much. I have been (and still “am”) extremely short of time due to my mother’s illness. In any instance, primary trends have not changed during my days of absence. US STOCKS The primary and secondary trend is bullish since November 21st, 2016, […]

Dow Theory Update for January 26: US stocks “in the clear” by making new confirmed higher highs

posted on: January 26, 2017

Hence, the “clock” for appraising a secondary reaction is set to zero. I don’t have much time to write, since my mother is in hospital and I am taking care of her. US STOCKS The primary and secondary trend is bullish since November 21st, 2016, as explained here and here. I see on the charts […]

Dow Theory Update for January 17: Silver and Gold miners ETFs under secondary (bullish) reaction

posted on: January 17, 2017

Trends for stocks unchanged US STOCKS The primary and secondary trend is bullish since November 21st, 2016, as explained here and here. The Industrials made on December 20th, 2016 a higher closing high unconfirmed by the Transports and SPY. Furthermore, since that date, the Industrials have been unable to make higher highs. No secondary (bearish) […]

Dow Theory Update for January 10: Trends remain unchanged

posted on: January 10, 2017

However, precious metals could change their secondary trends soon if current rally persists I am writing before the close, so things might change (especially for stocks) after the close. US STOCKS The primary and secondary trend is bullish since November 21st, 2016, as explained here and here. The Industrials made on December 20th, 2016 a […]

Dow Theory Update for December 20: Primary and Secondary trends unchanged

posted on: December 20, 2016

Industrials make higher closing highs unconfirmed I am on a “vacation mode”, and hence my writing will be limited to strictly monitoring trends. No time for in-depth studies. US STOCKS The primary and secondary trend is bullish since November 21st, 2016, as explained here and here. The Industrials made today a higher closing high unconfirmed […]

Dow Theory Update for December 9: US stock indices making confirmed higher highs

posted on: December 9, 2016

Trends unchanged Gary Antonacci, of the “Dual Momentum” blog, has recently penned an interesting article named “Common Mistakes of Momentum Investors”. Since the Dow Theory is closely related to appraising momentum and riding on it, the article is quite applicable to Dow Theorist and is an interesting read so that we avoid usual psychological pitfalls. […]

Dow Theory Update for December 6: More on the primary bull market signal

posted on: December 6, 2016

Trends unchanged for gold, silver and their miners: that is bearish On November 21st, 2016 a primary bull market was signaled, as was reported here Let’s further delve into the signal. First of all, let’s take a look at the charts The highs of the last primary bull market (red horizontal lines) were bettered […]

Dow Theory Update for November 24th: More about the primary bull market signal for US Stocks

posted on: November 24, 2016

How Jack and Bart Schannep avoided the primary bear market trap In my last post I briefly mentioned that the primary trend had turned bullish as per Schannep’s Dow Theory. As explained, the primary trend was already bullish according to the “Rhea/Classical” Dow Theory, as was explained and summarized here Before continuing, I’d like to […]

Dow Theory Update for November 22: Primary bull market according to Schannep’s Dow Theory signaled at the close of November 21

posted on: November 22, 2016

I don’t have time to write. Most probably next Wednesday 23rd I’ll be able to pen a more in-depth post. However, it is worth mentioning that yesterday, November 21st, at the close, a primary bull market was signaled as per Schannep’s Dow Theory, as the S&P 500 finally confirmed the Industrials and Transports in breaking […]