Category: Insights

Dow Theory Update for March 7: Primary bull market in stocks reconfirmed

posted on: March 7, 2014

Transports break above the December 31st, 2013 closing highs. I am short of time, so it is going to be a brief post on this Dow Theory blog. The SPY, the Transports and the Industrials closed up. The SPY made higher closing highs (well exceeding their December 31st, 2013 closing highs) confirmed by the Transports, […]

Dow Theory Update for March 6: Transports fail to confirm SPY’s higher highs by a hair

posted on: March 6, 2014

A rare rant Today I decided not to renew my subscription to one market advisory (whose name I’d rather not mention). It’s been a hard decision to make, since one becomes accustomed to the daily “fix” on market commentaries. Anyhow, to realize that one’s time is better spent in minding my own business (or even […]

Dow Theory Update for March 5: Nothing has changed with stocks

posted on: March 5, 2014

And nothing has changed with gold and silver…. And hence I refer to my yesterday’s post for those interested in gathering more information. http://www.dowtheoryinvestment.com/2014/03/dow-theory-update-for-march-4-stocks.html Is it the calm before the storm? The SPY and Transports closed up. The Industrials closed down. GLD closed up and SLV closed down. SIL and GDX closed up`. Sincerely, The […]

Dow Theory Update for March 4: Stocks close strongly up but technically nothing has changed.

posted on: March 5, 2014

GLD yesterday’s higher highs remain unconfirmed by SLV US Stocks The SPY, Industrials and Transports and Industrials closed up. The SPY exceeded its last recorded closing highs once again, and, once again such higher highs have not been confirmed by the Industrials and/or Transports. The longer the non-confirmation persists, the more suspect the SPY’s higher […]

Dow Theory Update for March 3: Stocks plummet but technically nothing has been accomplished

posted on: March 3, 2014

And SPY’s higher highs remain unconfirmed After my brief hiatus, let’ see what the Dow Theory has in store for us. US Stocks The SPY, Industrials and Trasnports and Industrials closed down. The SPY exceeded its last recorded closing highs on February 28th. However, the Transports and the Industrials did not deign to confirm. The […]

Dow Theory Update for February 24: Stocks close strongly up but nothing has been accomplished technically

posted on: February 24, 2014

Trends unchanged. I am having a quite congested schedule. Thus, during this week my posts will be very short. If I see nothing noteworthy I may well skip posting. However, I will be checking the markets daily and, should anything remarkable (under the Dow Theory viewpoint) happen, I’d try to alert you on this Dow […]

Dow Theory Update for February 21: Another indistinct day

posted on: February 21, 2014

Trends unchanged. Let’s begin with our Dow Theory commentary for today. US stocks The Transports closed up, and the Industrials closed down, and the SPY closed up. The market remains caught in a technically complicated juncture. If the February lows were violated a primary bear market would be signaled. On the other hand, if the […]

Dow Theory Update for February 20: Trends unchanged

posted on: February 20, 2014

Stocks, precious metals and their miners closed up. Short of time: Ultra short Dow Theory commentary today. The reversal I saw in the precious metals arena is constructive. Stocks remain caught in a technically delicate juncture. You can gather more information about the current situation, here and here. Sincerely, The Dow Theorist

Dow Theory Update for February 19: Deflationary day

posted on: February 19, 2014

And trends remain unchanged. Today is going to be a short post on this Dow Theory blog. US Stocks. The SPY, DIA and Industrials closed down on increasing volume (which is bearish). However, trends remain unchanged. The stock market remains caught in a technically complicated juncture. If the February lows were violated a primary bear […]

Dow Theory Update for February 18: Precious metals shine

posted on: February 18, 2014

Stocks take a breather Let’s begin with our Dow Theory commentary for today. US stocks The Transports and the Industrials closed down, and the SPY closed up. Volume (total volume for the S&P 500) was bullish, as higher prices were supported by expanding volume. However, if we use as our reference the SPY’s volume, volume […]

Dow Theory Update for February 14: Precious metals and their miners gather upside momentum

posted on: February 14, 2014

Stocks closed up on bearish volume Let’s begin with our Dow Theory commentary for today. US stocks The Transports, the Industrials and the SPY closed up. Volume was bearish, as higher prices were not supported by expanding volume. The overall pattern of volume remains bearish. Volume ominously declines as the rally advances. Furthermore, the high […]

Dow Theory Update for February 13: Gold, Silver, GDX and SIL make higher closing highs

posted on: February 13, 2014

Stocks remain caught in nowhere’s land Let’s begin with our Dow Theory commentary for today. US stocks The Transports, the Industrials and the SPY closed up. Volume was bearish, as higher prices were not supported by expanding volume. The overall pattern of volume remains bearish. Furthermore, the high volume we saw when prices were declining […]