By MICHAEL KAHN | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is coming off its worst week of the year and now, for the second time in 2013, it is trading below its important 50-day moving average. Even without any fancy indicators, it is not difficult to surmise that something has changed in the stock market. Now is not the time for taking big risks.
Not only has the blue chip index dipped below its 50-day average, but it is the first major index to fall below its rising trendline from the market’s 2012 low (see Chart 1). That is a big deal, but unfortunately for the bears the Dow is the only major index to accomplish this dubious feat.