DOW 30 STOCK FORECAST -- Not updated as a result of my retirement this semester (Spring 2004). It's been a pleasure being 80% to 90% correct for 10 years!

 

FORECASTING ACCURACY = 83%.                                                  
                                                                             
           PRIOR   CURRENT   ...CLOSING PRICES...                       PAPER
ISSUE      TRPRI    TRPRI  |    4/27/04    4/28/04   TREND RANK WINS   PROFIT
                           |                                                 
AA         33.99    33.08  |     32.30 S    31.01 S  -3.8%   2     +     6.3%
AXP        50.78    50.28  |     50.15 S    49.04 S  -1.9%  16     +     2.5%
BA         41.35    42.27  |     43.55 L    44.03 L   3.4%  13     +     4.2%
C          52.06    49.92  |     48.96 S    48.43 S  -1.5%  21     +     3.0%
CAT        84.10    80.90  |     81.80 S    79.70 S  -2.8%   6     +     1.5%
DD         44.83    44.52  |     44.52 S    43.41 S  -1.7%  11     +     2.5%
DIS        25.35    25.70  |     24.18 S    23.95 S  -2.8%   3     +     6.8%
EK         26.10    25.99  |     26.30 L    25.99 S   -.8%  27            .0%
GE         31.23    30.47  |     30.55 S    30.02 S  -1.6%  12     +     1.5%
GM         47.77    48.50  |     49.50 L    48.50 S   -.0%  19            .0%
HD         36.35    35.99  |     36.53 L    35.99 S   -.4%  28            .0%
HON        34.00    34.60  |     35.44 L    35.17 L   1.6%  23     +     1.6%
HPQ        21.81    21.26  |     21.26 S    20.70 S  -3.5%   4     +     2.6%
IBM        92.28    91.11  |     91.11 L    90.41 L   -.3%  26           -.8%
INTC       27.53    26.88  |     26.88 S    26.35 S  -1.5%   9     +     2.0%
IP         43.02    42.44  |     42.59 S    41.17 S  -2.8%   8     +     3.0%
JNJ        53.13    53.64  |     54.36 L    54.19 L   1.1%  25     +     1.0%
JPM        38.77    38.62  |     38.62 L    37.93 L   -.2%   5          -1.8%
KO         51.20    51.46  |     50.71 S    50.21 S  -1.6%  18     +     2.4%
MCD        27.40    27.20  |     27.20 S    27.61 S    .1%  10          -1.5%
MMM        86.95    86.72  |     88.38 L    86.72 S    .1%  20            .0%
MO         53.61    55.83  |     55.91 S    55.28 S  -1.1%  17     +     1.0%
MRK        46.21    46.74  |     47.25 L    47.44 L   1.3%   7     +     1.5%
MSFT       25.53    26.56  |     27.22 L    26.56 S    .5%  15            .0%
PG        104.99   104.17  |    105.63 L   104.17 S    .1%  30            .0%
SBC        24.58    24.41  |     25.49 L    25.21 L   -.2%  14     +     3.3%
T          19.73    19.23  |     18.14 S    17.85 S  -1.0%   1     +     7.2%
UTX        87.48    87.70  |     89.94 L    89.07 L   1.3%  29     +     1.6%
WMT        57.79    58.14  |     58.60 S    57.98 S   -.8%  22     +      .3%
XOM        43.30    43.01  |     43.75 S    43.12 S    .7%  24           -.3%
                                                                             
Prices obtained from Fidelity Investments at ~8 p.m.                         
Occasionally, Fidelity does NOT post updated prices.                         
                                                                 83%         
                                                                WINS         
T, UTX, WMT, XOM data rest 12/11/02.                                         
Forecasting Accuracy = % of WINS for positions held 1 day or longer.         
Not adjusted for stock splits or dividends.                                  
                                                                    

World's highest forecasting accuracy?

This is a question, not an outrageous claim. I began posting forecasts for this portfolio in February, 1995. Since that time, I have compared forecasts using this adaptive forecasting method to other sources of forecasts. I've been amazed to learn that these forecasts have had a higher forecasting accuracy, and a more consistent HIGH forecasting accuracy than forecasts from ANY OTHER SOURCE that I am aware of. Please let me know if you are aware of forecasts from other sources that are better. For a direct comparison, any other forecasts must be published or posted daily BEFORE the market opens (no back testing comparisons), and the forecasting accuracy must be available daily, using all of the forecasts made in the portfolio.

We engineers are a conservative group of professionals, and I don't want to make any claim unless I definitely believe it to be true. To the best of my knowledge, these forecasts have had a higher forecasting accuracy, and a more consistent HIGH forecasting accuracy than forecasts from ANY OTHER SOURCE. Unless I can locate a more accurate source of forecasts for stocks, I will be drawn to the conclusion that adaptive forecasting yields the world's best forecasting accuracy. Please contact me if you have comments or data to share.


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