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Dow Theory Sell Signal Near?

Published 08/04/2014, 12:34 PM
Updated 07/09/2023, 06:31 AM

Dow Theory says the market is in an upward trend if one of its averages (industrial or transportation) advances above a previous important high and it is accompanied or followed by a similar advance in the other. The theory also says that when both averages dip below previous important lows, it's regarded as an indicator of a downward trend.

The 3-pack below looks at patterns in the Dow Jones IndustrialsDow Jones Utilities and the Dow Jones Transportation indices. Each chart demonstrates the trend is up, in each of these.

Dow Jones Industrials, DJ Utilities And DJ Trans

Each DJ index above remains in an uptrend, dating back a few years ... nothing to debate about the trends. These rallies have pushed each index up to unique long-term resistance tests that could be worth watching very closely!

Industrials (left chart) is up against mega-phone resistance, dating back to the 2000 highs at (1). Utilities ETF XLU (middle chart) could be creating a Double Top at (2). Transports are up against a steep resistance line and long-term Fibonacci Extension level at (3).

As mentioned earlier, the trend in each of these remains up, above their 200-MA lines.

In "theory" what these DJ Index's does over the next 4-6 weeks could become very important from a "Dow Theory" perspective, should these unique resistance lines end up impacting the quality upward trends that are in place.

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