Why Dow Jones Could Rally This Week

TradingMarkets subscribers have access to 16 quantitative stock indicators and another 17 quantitative market bias indicators. These indicators are derived from our proprietary database that includes millions of trades, and designed to give you a short-term trading edge.

There are 8 bullish and 8 bearish stock indicators, providing trading ideas for both rising and falling markets. When used in conjunction with the market bias indicators, traders can potentially achieve a substantial edge.

Each day, we provide free open access to one of these proprietary stock indicators. If you would like to access all 16 stock indicators, 17 market bias indicators, along with many other tools, click here for a free focus list that comes from our 5+ Consecutive Down Days list, which will be available until around 1 PM Monday afternoon.

These are stocks that have closed down for five or more consecutive days and are trading above their 200-day moving average. Our research shows that stocks trading above their 200-day moving average that close down for five or more days have shown positive returns, on average, 1-day, 2-days and 1-week later. Historically, these stocks have provided traders with a significant edge. To learn more about our research into stocks that make five, or more, consecutive down days, and how to use this information, click here.

Let's take a closer look a chart from the list above. Keep in mind that this is only one example from the indicator list, and that we are not recommending a trade in this particular stock. Traders should always create individual focus lists and radar screens based on their own information and trading strategies, instead of blindly following other people's recommendations.

Dow Jones (DJ | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating)

Dow Jones (DJ) is trading above its 200-day moving average, in a confirmed uptrend. Simply stated, this stock has gained more over the past 200 days than it has lost. This is mostly because of the M&A rumors with Murdoch's News Corp, but the fact remains that price is above the major moving average. By technical definition, this is a strong, uptrending stock. The TradingMarkets mantra is to "buy weakness, and sell strength," and that is what we would be looking to do here. Our database of literally millions of trades proves that an edge to the long side exists when a strong stock falls to extended, weak levels. After falling for 7 consecutive days, it's clear that this stock is trading at extended levels. As the price per share of JADE becomes more and more extended to the downside, the bullish edge continues to grow.

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John Lee
Associate Editor
johnl@tradingmarkets.com

Reminder: We are in no way recommending the purchase or short sale of these stocks. This article is intended for education purposes only. Trading should be based on your own understanding of market conditions, price patterns and risk; our information is designed to contribute to your understanding.

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