MACD

Use the MACD calculator to measure market sentiment for clues of trend reversals or continuation. Track and confirm entry and exit points for the Best Months Switching Strategy.


DJIA BEST SIX MONTHS STRATEGY + TIMING
MACD Worst 6 Months   MACD Best 6 Months   Buy & Hold
Signal May-October* Investing Signal November-April* Investing   DJIA  
Date DJIA % 10,000 Date DJIA % 10,000 Year % 10,000
22-Apr-50 213.90 7.3 10,730 14-Nov-50 229.54 13.3 11,330 1950 17.6 11,763
10-May-51 260.07 0.1 10,741 13-Nov-51 260.41 1.9 11,545 1951 14.4 13,453
5-Apr-52 265.44 1.4 10,891 31-Oct-52 269.23 2.1 11,788 1952 8.4 14,586
30-Apr-53 274.75 0.2 10,913 23-Oct-53 275.34 17.1 13,804 1953 -3.8 14,036
14-May-54 322.50 13.5 12,386 5-Nov-54 366.00 16.3 16,054 1954 44.0 20,207
29-Apr-55 425.65 7.7 13,340 21-Oct-55 458.47 13.1 18,157 1955 20.8 24,404
9-Apr-56 518.52 -6.8 12,433 8-Oct-56 483.38 2.8 18,665 1956 2.3 24,957
9-May-57 496.76 -12.3 10,904 29-Oct-57 435.76 4.9 19,580 1957 -12.8 21,771
16-May-58 457.10 17.3 12,790 6-Oct-58 536.29 16.7 22,849 1958 34.0 29,164
5-May-59 625.90 1.6 12,994 6-Oct-59 636.06 -3.1 22,141 1959 16.4 33,946
22-Apr-60 616.32 -4.9 12,358 7-Oct-60 586.42 16.9 25,883 1960 -9.3 30,775
21-Apr-61 685.26 2.9 12,716 9-Oct-61 705.42 -1.5 25,495 1961 18.7 36,533
23-Apr-62 694.61 -15.3 10,771 10-Oct-62 588.14 22.4 31,205 1962 -10.8 32,584
1-May-63 719.67 4.3 11,234 18-Oct-63 750.60 9.6 34,201 1963 17.0 38,123
14-Apr-64 822.95 6.7 11,986 9-Nov-64 878.08 6.2 36,322 1964 14.6 43,678
19-May-65 932.12 2.6 12,298 26-Oct-65 956.32 -2.5 35,414 1965 10.9 48,432
2-May-66 931.95 -16.4 10,281 17-Oct-66 778.89 14.3 40,478 1966 -18.9 39,259
12-May-67 890.03 -2.1 10,065 21-Nov-67 870.95 5.5 42,704 1967 15.2 45,226
8-May-68 918.86 3.4 10,407 14-Oct-68 949.96 0.2 42,789 1968 4.3 47,157
21-May-69 951.78 -11.9 9,169 16-Oct-69 838.77 -6.7 39,923 1969 -15.2 39,992
15-Apr-70 782.60 -1.4 9,040 6-Nov-70 771.97 20.8 48,226 1970 4.8 41,919
3-May-71 932.41 -11.0 8,046 29-Nov-71 829.73 15.4 55,653 1971 6.1 44,481
24-Apr-72 957.48 -0.6 7,998 25-Oct-72 951.38 -1.4 54,874 1972 14.6 50,968
26-Apr-73 937.76 -11.0 7,118 11-Dec-73 834.18 0.1 54,929 1973 -16.6 42,515
26-Apr-74 834.64 -22.4 5,524 10-Oct-74 648.08 28.2 70,419 1974 -27.6 30,792
1-May-75 830.96 0.1 5,529 17-Oct-75 832.18 18.5 83,447 1975 38.3 42,593
5-May-76 986.46 -3.4 5,341 28-Oct-76 952.63 -3.0 80,943 1976 17.9 50,200
27-Apr-77 923.76 -11.4 4,732 31-Oct-77 818.35 0.5 81,348 1977 -17.3 41,531
9-May-78 822.07 -4.5 4,519 14-Nov-78 785.26 9.3 88,913 1978 -3.1 40,224
17-Apr-79 857.93 -5.3 4,280 5-Nov-79 812.63 7.0 95,137 1979 4.2 41,910
20-Jun-80 869.71 9.3 4,678 10-Oct-80 950.68 4.7 99,609 1980 14.9 48,168
1-May-81 995.59 -14.6 3,995 14-Oct-81 850.65 0.4 100,007 1981 -9.2 43,722
4-May-82 854.45 15.5 4,614 8-Oct-82 986.85 23.5 123,509 1982 19.6 52,293
13-May-83 1218.75 2.5 4,729 21-Oct-83 1248.88 -7.3 114,493 1983 20.3 62,891
11-May-84 1157.14 3.3 4,886 17-Oct-84 1195.89 3.9 118,958 1984 -3.7 60,539
1-May-85 1242.05 7.0 5,228 4-Oct-85 1328.74 38.1 164,281 1985 27.7 77,283
25-Apr-86 1835.57 -2.8 5,081 6-Oct-86 1784.45 28.2 210,608 1986 22.6 94,736
13-Apr-87 2287.07 -14.9 4,324 4-Nov-87 1945.29 3.0 216,926 1987 2.3 96,878
10-May-88 2003.65 6.1 4,588 12-Oct-88 2126.24 11.8 242,523 1988 11.8 108,358
8-May-89 2376.47 9.8 5,037 14-Nov-89 2610.25 3.3 250,527 1989 27.0 137,570
20-Apr-90 2695.95 -6.7 4,700 22-Oct-90 2516.09 15.8 290,110 1990 -4.3 131,597
26-Apr-91 2912.38 4.8 4,926 17-Oct-91 3053.00 11.3 322,892 1991 20.3 158,338
11-May-92 3397.58 -6.2 4,620 21-Oct-92 3187.10 6.6 344,203 1992 4.2 164,948
26-Apr-93 3398.37 5.5 4,874 7-Oct-93 3583.63 5.6 363,478 1993 13.7 187,582
13-Jun-94 3783.12 3.7 5,055 17-Oct-94 3923.93 13.1 411,094 1994 2.1 191,597
23-May-95 4436.44 7.2 5,418 23-Oct-95 4755.48 16.7 479,747 1995 33.5 255,689
17-Apr-96 5549.93 9.2 5,917 17-Oct-96 6059.20 21.9 584,811 1996 26.0 322,203
27-May-97 7383.41 3.6 6,130 18-Nov-97 7650.82 18.5 693,001 1997 22.6 395,155
24-Apr-98 9064.62 -12.4 5,370 13-Oct-98 7938.14 39.9 969,509 1998 16.1 458,772
13-May-99 11107.19 -6.4 5,026 20-Oct-99 10392.36 5.1 1,018,954 1999 25.2 574,481
13-Apr-00 10923.55 -6.0 4,725 23-Oct-00 10271.72 5.4 1,073,978 2000 -6.2 539,048
11-May-01 10821.31 -17.3 3,907 2-Oct-01 8950.59 15.8 1,243,666 2001 -7.1 500,801
1-Apr-02 10362.70 -25.2 2,923 2-Oct-02 7755.61 6.0 1,318,286 2002 -16.8 416,667
10-Apr-03 8221.33 16.4 3,402 3-Oct-03 9572.31 7.8 1,421,112 2003 25.3 522,176
20-Apr-04 10314.50 -0.9 3,371 4-Oct-04 10216.54 1.8 1,446,692 2004 3.1 538,614
1-Apr-05 10404.30 -0.5 3,354 17-Oct-05 10348.10 7.7 1,558,088 2005 -0.6 535,329
3-Apr-06 11144.94 4.7 3,512 2-Oct-06 11670.35 14.4 1,782,452 2006 16.3 622,534
14-May-07 13346.78 5.6 3,709 1-Oct-07 14087.55 -12.7 1,556,081 2007 6.4 662,562
14-April-08 12302.06                  
58-Year Loss ($6,291) 58-Year Gain $1,546,081 58-Year Gain $652,562
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