Dow Jones Industrial Average (US30)

📜 History

Charles Dow and Edward Jones, who ran Dow Jones & Company, first published the average on May 26, 1896. It began with 12 industrial stocks as a simple gauge of the market. Charles Dow had also helped found The Wall Street Journal in 1889. The list grew to 30 stocks on October 1, 1928. The index fell sharply in the 1929 crash and during the Great Depression that followed. It dropped about 22.6% in one day on October 19, 1987, known as Black Monday. It fell heavily in the 2008 financial crisis and sharply in March 2020 during the COVID-19 shock.

⚙️ What moves the price

• →US Federal Reserve decisions on interest rates and its guidance on future policy.
• →US data such as jobs reports, inflation (CPI) and GDP.
• →Earnings and guidance from the 30 component companies, especially high-priced stocks that weigh more in a price-weighted index.
• →Oil and energy prices, which affect energy stocks and inflation expectations.
• →Global risk events, plus its correlation with the S&P 500 and US Treasury yields.

Character

• •Moderate volatility compared with the Nasdaq 100, but it can still move hundreds of points in a day.
• •Price-weighted, so a high-priced stock can move the index more than a larger company with a lower share price.
• •Often moves with the S&P 500, with strong reactions from industrial, financial and healthcare names.
• •Big moves cluster around the US cash open and major US data releases.

When to trade

• ✅The US cash session overlap with London, when liquidity is highest.
• ✅Around scheduled US data, when price levels are clearer for planning entries and stops.

When not to trade

• ⛔Right before FOMC decisions or US jobs and CPI releases, when spreads widen and gaps occur.
• ⛔Overnight and holiday hours, when liquidity is thin.
• ⛔Oversizing positions because point moves look small in absolute terms.

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