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Friday -- May 17, 2019

Dow Jones Industrial Average

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is composed of 30 of the biggest companies in
the U.S.A. Although, only 30 stocks, the investment community tends to rely on these
30 stocks for an idea of where the market is heading. Below is a list of the DOW 30
with the 52 week daily trading high and the percentage difference from that high

Weekly Close --	05/17/2019	25,764.00	-- Weekly closing difference	-178.37 (-0.69%)
52 Week/All time-- Closing highs	10/03/2018	26,828.39	-- A discount from the 52 week high of	-1064.39 (-3.97%)
52 Week Closing Low --	12/26/2018	-21,713.00	-- A gain to the weekly close of	+4051.00 (+18.66%)
Year End Close --	12/30/2017	23,327.46	-- A difference to the weekly close of	+2436.54 (+10.44%)

As of the close of last week the total of the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 stocks it's
were carrying an "average discount" from the 52 week "trading" high of (-11.56%)
Previous weekly close (-11.17%) Change (-0.39%)

The record "low" discount is - 2.87% on 1/8/2010

The record "high" discount is - 52.76% on 11/20/08
Previous record high discounts

High Discount

Date set

- 38.82%

09/21/01

- 39.39%

10/09/02

- 46.49%

10/10/08

- 47.21%

10/24/08

- 49.96%

11/19/08

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Closing over the -.11% discount is bearish near-term.

Also, looking at the chart below staying below the -.11% level may be a sign of a more selling ahead.

Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks

The table below shows the current price, the 52 week high and date of high,
the % discount from the high and the date the 52 week high will expire again!

EXPIRED LAST WEEK = Red -- NEW HIGH LAST WEEK = Blue

The Dow 30 stocks to reach a new 52 week high in 2018 are
AAPL - AXP - BA - CAT - CVX - CSCO - KO - DWDP - XOM - GS - HD - INTC - JNJ -
JPM - MCD - MMM - MRK - MSFT - NKE - PFE - TRV - UNH - UTX - VZ - V - WMT - DIS

GE has been dropped from the Dow 30 industrials and replaced by Walgreens
The bottom performer is DowDuPont (DWDP) (3rd week), -56.94%

The Dow 30 stocks to reach a new 52 week high in 2019 are
AXP - BA - CSCO - INTC - K0 - MCD - MRK - MSFT - NKE - PG - TRV - UTX - V - DIS