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Dow Theory Update

On May 19, 2012, we said that the bear market rally had ended (found here).  In our view, we believed that the Dow Jones Jones Industrial Average would not exceed the high of 13,279.32 set on May 1, 2012.  The … Continue reading

Dow Theory Applied to Silver?

A reader asks: “How do you relate Dow Theory to the Silver market?” Our response: Charles H. Dow was first an economist, then a commodities expert and finally a stock market analyst. Before Charles H. Dow co-founded the Wall Street … Continue reading

Dow Theory: Values and Price

On Friday June 24, 2011, we published an article regarding the topic of Dow’s Theory of value and price regarding Dish Networks (DISH).  At the time, we suggested that a recent recommendation to buy DISH by a widely read Dow … Continue reading

Dow Theory: Q&A

A reader has asked, “if the bear market is confirmed, do you see a possible longer term test of the lows from ’08 [2009]?” This question is predicated on the fact that the Dow Jones Industrial Average confirms the March … Continue reading

Dow Theory: Price and Values

Dow Theory is as much about values as it is about squiggly lines on a chart. Charles H. Dow, co-founder and former editor of the Wall Street Journal, often expressed the idea of values in many different ways. However, there … Continue reading

Dow Theory and Richard Russell

In attempting to understand Dow Theory it is necessary to follow the best and the brightest on this topic. Over the last 52 years, the brightest person on Dow Theory has been Richard Russell. No single person has been more … Continue reading

Dow Theory and Richard Russell

In attempting to understand Dow Theory it is necessary to follow the best and the brightest on this topic. Over the last 52 years, the brightest person on Dow Theory has been Richard Russell. No single person has been more … Continue reading

Dow Theory on Fair Value

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how Dow Theory approaches the question of the fair value of a stock. Most investors often hear of an analyst giving a fair value for a stock. Seldom is there ever a … Continue reading

Dow Theory

In reading The Stock Market Barometer by William Peter Hamilton, I find that there is significant contribution to the topic of Dow Theory. It is Hamilton’s book that led to the even better The Dow Theory and Dow’s Theory Applied … Continue reading

Bitcoin Target Update

On April 2, 2018, when Bitcoin was trading at $7,049, we said the following: “The $9,148.23 level is the point where we believe the price of Bitcoin could rise to before a retest of the $11,479.73 level, if remotely possible.  … Continue reading

UNP: What to Watch

On January 26, 2016, we posted an article about Union Pacific Corporation (UNP).  In that article, we made the case for the stock based on the distinction between a parabola and stock cycles.  The basis for our claim lies in … Continue reading

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Nasdaq 100 Watch List: August 1, 2014

Below is the performance of the six stocks from our August 9, 2013 Nasdaq 100 watch list (found here) compared to the Nasdaq 100 Index gain of +24.41% over the last year. Symbol Name 2013 2014 % Change BRCM Broadcom … Continue reading

Giving Away $32K, Was Never So Difficult

In what we hoped would be an annual tradition for our site, we gave away books that we thought were  valuable to the understanding of the stock market and investing.  Little did we know that one book would become an … Continue reading

Baidu: Sell the Principal

After less than 5 months and a +59% gain, it is now time to recommend selling the principal of BIDU.  Our use of Edson Gould’s Speed Resistance Lines indicates that BIDU could rise to $160, as seen in the chart … Continue reading