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Dow Theory
Dow theory is named after the 19th century editor of the Wall Street Journal, Charles Dow. It is often used as an indicator of when a bear market may be about to start. The idea is that when a downward trend in the Dow Jones Industrial average is confirmed by a downward trend in the Dow Jones Transportation average, firms are no longer shipping goods between each other, which indicates slowing activity and means that a new bear market has begun.
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