Diamonds Trust, Series 1 (ETF) (DIA)

Dow is outperfoming wider market at the moment. Defensive play.

History, period!

I believe large caps as a group (and dividend stocks) will outperform the market going forward from here. The economy is in a shambles and the large caps have greater access to credit that is squeezed.

Structural issues will cause the Dow to underperform the S&P500. While the S&P is based on market capitalization, Dow is price-weighted. Therefore, in bear markets the Dow will LOSE LESS than the S&P. However, in bull markets it will GAIN LESS than the S&P. Small and mid-cap stocks have dramatic increases during bull markets. While such a case may exist for certain Dow components which were beaten down (notably AA, BAC, and GE), most other stocks lost relatively little compared to the broader market. Consequently, they are likely to gain less compared to the broader market as well. Dramatic increases in AA, BAC, and GE will not make up for dramatic increases by small and mid-caps in the S&P.

We're starting to see the DJ downtrend. 9500 is a good buy, but count on buying again much lower.

I will gladly hold on to this and wait for the next euphoria to take it back to the 07/08 levels.

I like it. ;)

hmm, this ETF tracks the performance of DJIA, so essentially it boils down to whether the DJIA will outperform or underperform the S&P 500. I am not sure, but would expect about the same performance roughly. However, this ETF also has an expense ratio of 0.17, so I would favor underperform over the long run.

85.60 and 81.04

interesting not really sure bu lol i am buying

Probly settle down into a 8600-9100 range for a while as things work out. But vulnerable to sudden plunges on bad news or uncertainty.

The Dow has bee crushed! While there may be a bit more downside ahead, it will be more difficult to pick a bottom than a top.

In a risk reward profile, there is more risk to not being involved in the dow, than missing a buying opportunity here.

Dow doesn't beat the S&P, just like S&P doesn't beat the total market.

I've watched this one for several years and it's always been solid.

The DOW slightly outperforms the S&P over a long period. Plus this fund pays dividends that will give it an additional leg-up.

Dow is very low right now but should pickup by Q3 2008.

Instant diversity in what's already a diverse, and quasi-managed index.

the DOW is going down in Oct. I would buy the OCT .08 41 putts. it is a good play because if the DOW goes up so do the rest of your stocks, and if it does go down, you can make a few bucks in the 30 days. Oct '08 41 putts buy around $4

The Dow took quite a beating last Friday. I think short-term it will have more downside because of news coming out this week. After the Fed speaks and calms fears about the economy. The market will calm down, and it should rally. I am probably wrong though. Can't predict short-term, but longterm it will do well over a year.