Category: Insights

Dow Theory Update for Oct 12: No changes. Mixed action today

posted on: October 12, 2012

Stocks: Primary trend remains bullish. Secondary trend bearish. So what did the stock market today? Mixed action. The Transports which continue showing good relative strength closed up for the day. The Industrials closed barely up, and the SPY closed down. Thus, the secondary trend remains bearish and until now, the decline has been so timid […]

Dow Theory special issue: More on the secondary reaction and its implications. Part I.

posted on: October 11, 2012

What do we do with the Transports? Yesterday this Dow Theory blog announced the inception of secondary reaction. You can read more about it here. Today, as you know if you read the previous post in this Dow Theory blog, the Industrials closed down for the day, while the SPY closed up. So […]

Dow Theory update for Oct 11: Mixed day. No changes.

posted on: October 11, 2012

Primary trend remains bullish; secondary trend bearish. Let’s get started with our Dow Theory analysis for today. The stock market was indecisive. The SPY closed up, and the Transports and Industrials closed down for the day. So there are no changes from yesterday’s assessment under Dow Theory. Later today, I will post in this Dow […]

Dow Theory Update for Oct 10: Secondary trend for stocks turned finally bearish.

posted on: October 10, 2012

The Industrials and the SPY violated the lows of the line. Markets were made to befuddle as many investors as possible. However, armed with the Dow Theory, we can in most instances avoid being fooled by the markets and be on the right side and, when occasionally wrong, keep our losses contained. So what did […]

Dow Theory update for Oct 9: All markets down. No change in trend

posted on: October 9, 2012

Industrials and SPY still caught within the line. What’s the current condition of the stock market? On October 3, this Dow Theory blog alerted about the formation of a “line” which is relevant under Dow Theory. Please re-read my post in this blog “Stock markets forming a „line’: What does it mean under Dow […]

What should I do if I missed the Dow Theory bull signals for the SPY? Dow Theory’s second chance: The Transports

posted on: October 8, 2012

Latecomers’ new opportunity to be long stocks In my post “What should I do if I missed the Dow Theory bull signals for the SPY and GLD? Dow Theory’s second chance: The first secondary reaction” which you can read here I explained how latecomers could join in the bull crowd. However, the ideas advanced in […]

Dow Theory update for Oct 8: Primary and even secondary trend remain bullish

posted on: October 8, 2012

Transports display greater relative strength. Let’s get started with our Dow Theory analysis for today. I will start, as usual with the stocks markets. Today the alleged “moribund” Transports closed up while the Industrials and the SPY closed down for the day. So, again, the Transports are displaying greater relative strength than its index […]

Not all “gold” is born equal. Gold and the Dow Theory.

posted on: October 8, 2012

Gold? What kind of gold? Followers of this “Dow Theory Investment” blog know that I always keep a very close eye to gold and silver. This is something that is not very usual in the investment fraternity, since gold tends to be disparaged, at worst, or ignored, at best. This accounts for making gold […]

Rearranging the big picture in a week full of relevant Dow Theory events

posted on: October 6, 2012

Weekly Dow Theory recap This was a week rich in Dow Theory significant events as well plain technical ones. Here is a summary of the messages the markets gave us this week of which this blog took due notice. 1) Bonds are at a critical juncture. If they turn weaker, they may ignite […]

Can Dow Theory be applied to foreign and to non-stock markets?

posted on: October 5, 2012

This “Dow Theory Investment” blog is gaining traction and, to be sincere, it is attracting more following than I initially expected. Unjustly, the Dow Theory tends to be badmouthed, and hence I thought it would be a dull subject for most readers. So I am happy to see that there is a growing readership. My […]

Dow Theory update for Oct 5: Mixed day. Stocks up. PMs universe down.

posted on: October 5, 2012

Primary and secondary movement remains bullish Today was a calm day which did not change the technical picture which remains bullish long and short term for stocks, gold, silver and their miners. This is the way I see things according to the Dow Theory: No changes. The only thing worth mentioning are long-term bonds whose […]

Why do I only write about the Dow Theory?

posted on: October 4, 2012

In German, they have a saying that goes: “Schusterbleibt bei deinen Leisten”which translates into Englishas “Clobber,stick to youtrade.” Inother words: Stay focused. For most investors, the Dow Theory is justan extra tool in their toolbox.It lookstoo simple to bethe consideredthe maintool. Furthermore, sinceit looksso simple,everyone believes thata cursoryreading of themain tenetsof DowTheory makes themexperts and, […]