Meaning DOW THEORY: Used in the context of general equities. Technical theory that a major trend in the stock market must be confirmed by simultaneous movement of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Dow Jones Transportation Average to new highs or lows
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- Definition Detrend:
- Examples general drift, tendency, or bent of a set of statistical data as related to time. Often accomplished by regressing a variable or a time index and perhaps time-squared and capturing the residuals dow theory definition.
- Definition Dual-Currency Issues:
- Examples Eurobonds that pay coupon interest in one currency but pay the principal in a different currency dow theory explain.
- Definition Distribution Period:
- Examples The few days between the board of directors' declaration of a stock dividend (declaration date) and the date of record, or the date an individual must own shares to be entitled to a dividend dow theory what is.
- Definition Deep-Discount Bond:
- Examples A bond issued with a very low coupon or no coupon that sell at a price far below par value. A bond that has no coupon is called a zero-coupon bond dow theory meaning.
- Definition Dogs Of The Dow:
- Examples 30 on the Dow Jones Industrial Average with the most depressed prices and consequently the highest yields. The investor buying these stocks speculates that they will bounce back over a one-year dow theory abbreviation.
