By Nico Isaac
1/21/2011 10:00:00 AM
True or False: The “real” DJIA has rallied 80%+ from a March 2009 low, to stand at its highest level in three years? That depends on whom you ask. For most mainstream experts, the Dow’s upsurge is a very real start of a new bull market. There’s just one major problem with this assumption; namely: Wall Street reports the nominal value of the Dow in terms of the U.S. dollar. But there is also another measure of the Dow's strength: gold. And in terms of gold, the Dow’s purchasing power isn’t looking so pretty...
Filed Under: bull market, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), gold futures, Goldman Sachs, inflation, nominal Dow, real Dow, Wall Street
Category: Stocks
By Nico Isaac
7/1/2009 4:45:00 PM
True or False: The “Real” Dow Jones Industrial Average has rallied more than 30% from its March 2009 low, standing near its highest level in nearly six months. That depends on who you ask. According to the mainstream experts, the answer is clearly YES. For many in this camp, the Dow’s upsurge is the “slow and steady” start of a new, “healthier” bull market.
Filed Under: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), real Dow, nominal Dow, bull market
Category: Stocks
By Gary Grimes
7/2/2008 1:45:00 PM
Yes, the secular bear market is here. In fact, it’s been here for a while – and it’s going to stay for a while. These charts show you how much further there is to go down.
Filed Under: real Dow, nominal Dow
Category: Stocks
By Editorial Staff
4/4/2008 3:45:00 PM
When the Dow Jones Industrial Average shoots up nearly 400 points in one day, as it did this week on April 1, it hardly seems credible to talk about a market crash. But the truth is that the Dow has been crashing when you measure it in terms of real money -- otherwise known as gold.
Filed Under: market crash, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), real Dow, nominal Dow
Category: Classic Prechter