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User ID: 75489966 United States 11/12/2018 01:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Why is the DOW Still Used as a Measure of Market Movement? Back in the day, the DOW was used as a broad measurement of market activity. This was before the widespread use of computers and calculating the movement of each stock would be tedious and time consuming. Today, a market reading of ALL stocks of the major markets could be done on a real time basis and preclude the game playing and market manipulation that takes place with the major exchange indices. Only conclusion is that DOW is only a tool of mass influence, not market health Six foot girl gonna sweat when she dig
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User ID: 76960994 Canada 11/12/2018 01:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Why is the DOW Still Used as a Measure of Market Movement? you have a valid point, it should be possible now to tall all stocks and give a definite up or down... “the devil is a foe to the blood” Prof. Minor |
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User ID: 75489966 United States 11/12/2018 03:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Why is the DOW Still Used as a Measure of Market Movement? you have a valid point, it should be possible now to tall all stocks and give a definite up or down...
Quoting: rosicrucian1 So many people have all their psychic energy tied up in the market, every move down is a small jolt of pain for the faithful. Money is the religion of the masses, to paraphrase marx Six foot girl gonna sweat when she dig
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User ID: 3010096 United States 11/12/2018 03:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Why is the DOW Still Used as a Measure of Market Movement? Bingo OP! |
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User ID: 76584331 Brazil 11/12/2018 03:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Why is the DOW Still Used as a Measure of Market Movement? Nobody in the know does, the S&P is a far better indicator of market health. This is the way the world ends. This is the way the world ends. This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but with a whimper. |