It's impossible to predict how the Dow, that popular barometer of the stock market, will zig and zag from here.

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ETFs can be a good barometer for the stock market in general.

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The January Barometer is among the panoply of superstitions surrounding stock market history made popular by the Stock Trader's Almanac founder, Yale Hirsch.

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In my discussion of the January barometer, I noted that 2001 was an ugly year for the stock market.

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