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dow theory

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
dow the-o-ry
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A theory of stock price movement, according to which the market has three types of movement, market trends have three phases, prices reflect information published in the news, market averages must confirm each other, trends are confirmed by volume, and trends exist until definitive signals prove that they have ended.

Etymology

The theory was derived from Charles H. Dow's editorials in The Wall Street Journal.

Inflected Forms

the Dow theory (canonical)

Questions

What does dow theory mean?
A theory of stock price movement, according to which the market has three types of movement, market trends have three phases, prices reflect information published in the news, market averages must confirm each other, trends are confirmed by volume, and trends exist until definitive signals prove that they have ended.
Where does dow theory come from?
The theory was derived from Charles H. Dow's editorials in The Wall Street Journal.

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