Charles B. Carlson, CFA
The list below ranks the 30 Dow stocks on the ratio of stock price to 200-day moving average price, from the lowest ratio to the highest ratio. The 10 Dow stocks with the lowest ratios are highlighted. A variation of my Worst-To-First Strategies focuses on creating portfolios from the 10 Dow stocks with the lowest ratio of current stock price to 200-day moving average price (1-stock, 3-stock, 5-stock, or 10-stock portfolios). For example, if you want a 3-stock portfolio, buy the first three stocks in the list and hold for 12 months.
FURTHEST FROM 200-DAY MOVING AVERAGE (Data as of: 9/3/2010)
Company NameTickerRecent Price $YTD % Price ChangeClose Ratio
HEWLETT-PACKARD COHPQ40.34-21.70.830
ALCOA INCAA10.88-32.50.849
BANK OF AMERICA CORPBAC13.50-10.40.859
MICROSOFT CORPMSFT24.29-20.30.871
CISCO SYSTEMS INCCSCO21.04-12.10.873
INTEL CORPINTC18.43-9.70.882
GENERAL ELECTRIC COGE15.391.70.939
JOHNSON & JOHNSONJNJ58.93-8.50.947
EXXON MOBIL CORPXOM61.32-10.10.948
JPMORGAN CHASE & COJPM39.17-6.00.959
PROCTER & GAMBLE COPG60.29-0.60.975
HOME DEPOT INCHD29.853.20.976
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPUTX68.26-1.70.978
PFIZER INCPFE16.46-9.50.980
MERCK & COMRK35.59-2.60.986
WAL-MART STORESWMT52.04-2.60.987
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPIBM127.58-2.50.998
BOEING COBA64.6419.41.000
THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCTRV51.032.31.005
AMERICAN EXPRESS COAXP41.803.21.011
3M COMMM83.481.01.017
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCVZ30.20-8.81.018
CHEVRON CORPCVX78.001.31.031
DISNEY (WALT) CODIS34.677.51.046
KRAFT FOODSKFT30.5812.51.051
AT&T INCT27.44-2.11.056
COCA-COLA COKO57.561.01.057
MCDONALD'S CORPMCD75.0920.31.117
CATERPILLAR INCCAT70.0823.01.127
DU PONT (E I) DE NEMOURSDD42.5126.31.165