Tag Archives: Dow Industrials

Permabulls For The Long Run

  I once heard the late, great financial economist Stephen Ross speak at a Lehman Brothers bond conference in Sun Valley, Idaho.  He opened his presentation with a short story about how investors would approach him and ask, “if you’re … Continue reading

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There They Go Again: Dow Transports/Industrials Divergence

The Dow Transports are selling off as the Industrials are making new highs.  That’s a no no in Dow Theory.   We pointed out a similar divergence on August 1st. Not as relevant as it used to be,  but something … Continue reading

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Trannies Reclaim 200-day, KOSPI Bounces

All the major U.S. stocks indices recovered from steep losses, and then some, after the North Korean missile test, though decliners slightly outpaced advancers on the NYSE. The Dow Transports, which led the recent bout of volatility, reclaimed its 200-day … Continue reading

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Transports And North Korea On The Radar

On August 1st we warned in our post, Watch This Space – Industrials v Transports, to monitor the Dow Industrials-Transports divergence: Not as relevant as it used to be,  but something to keep on your radar.  Transports approaching 200-day moving average … Continue reading

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Watch This Space – Industrials v Transports

Not as relevant as it used to be,  but something to keep on your radar.  Transports approaching 200-day moving average at 9,117.59 (corrected on Aug. 19) and diverging from Industrials. Dow Theory, baby! The [Dow} theory was created by Charles … Continue reading

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The Bernanke Stock Squeeze

So Bernanke says 2016 is when he thinks unemployment moves to the monetary policy target of 6.5 percent.   That’s a long time before the party in U.S. stocks will end.    Nutcracker short squeeze. The shakeout over the past … Continue reading

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