What You Will Find Here at BEAT the DOW

An Investment Philosophy and Tool Set for trading ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) and No-Fee Mutual Funds so as to consistently outperform a market index fund, with less risk.

In the Members Area, You Will Find

More than a dozen Model Portfolios updated every day.

The day-by-day status of the MARKET TIMING Signals tracked at BEAT the DOW, refreshed every weekend.

GO CHARTS showing Buy-Hold-Sell recommendations for more than 200 ETFs and No-Fee Mutual Funds, refreshed every weekend. Equities are listed by relative strength.

The Current NYSE Summation Index Chart

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Tools

The tools used at Beat The Dow are described here and on the linked pages: GO Charts, Market Timing Signals, and the NYSE Summation Index.

The Tri-Colored GO Charts offer specific buy-hold-sell recommendations for each ETF or mutual fund shown. Equities are listed in sequence by greatest relative strength, with raw scores and relative strength rankings shown for both the current and prior weeks. Click here to read an article describing GO Charts and their interpretation. Click here to view a sample GO Chart from July 2007. GO Charts are updated each weekend in the Members section.

Timing Signals suggest when it is safe to invest aggressively and when it is not. Ten market timing signals are monitored at Beat The Dow. Click here to see a Timing Signals Ribbon Chart from May 2006.

The NYSE Summation Index is perhaps the single best gauge of the strength--and best leading indicator of the direction--of the U. S. stock market. Click here to view an article about the index. The latest index appears in the lower left corner of this page.