Analysis for Dow Inc.
Description & usage
Dow is a global chemicals company serving packaging, infrastructure, and performance materials markets. The business benefits from large-scale production assets and broad end-market exposure. Key drivers are demand cycles, feedstock costs, price/mix, and plant utilization rates.
Basic info
- Symbol
- DOW
- Type
- Stock
- Region
- US
- Sector
- Materials
- Available history
- 7.0 years
- Last trading day
- 04/02/2026
Basic info
- Symbol
- DOW
- Type
- Stock
- Region
- US
- Sector
- Materials
- Available history
- 7.0 years
- Last trading day
- 04/02/2026
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- CPI YoY
- 2.4%
- Fed Rate
- 3.75%
- US 10Y
- 4.35%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core CPI
- 2.5%
- US 2Y
- 3.84%
- ISM PMI
- –
Score overview
The overall score combines Performance, Stability and Trend into one comparable value.
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- CPI YoY
- 2.4%
- Fed Rate
- 3.75%
- US 10Y
- 4.35%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core CPI
- 2.5%
- US 2Y
- 3.84%
- ISM PMI
- –
Analysis summary
Technical asset picture
Dow Inc. (DOW) currently has a total score of 40 points, placing it in the neutral range. The score is made up of Performance (24), Stability (39) and Trend (84). The profile is clearly uneven: Trend stands out while Performance lags.
Performance scores 24 points (weak). Key strength: 1Y return at 19.6 %. Main drag: 3Y return at -21.8 %.
Stability scores 39 points (weak). Key strength: Sharpe ratio (90d) at 3.55. Main drag: max drawdown (1Y) at -62.3 %. Higher Stability points are better and typically reflect calmer swings and smaller drawdowns-but prices can still fall.
Trend scores 84 points (very strong). Key strength: Price is about 23.8 % above SMA50. Main drag: relative strength (12M) at -21.9 %.
Overall, the picture is mixed: Trend does the heavy lifting while Performance holds the score back. On a metric level, Sharpe ratio (90d) stands out, while max drawdown (1Y) is the main weak spot.
Current market backdrop
The backdrop currently looks mixed and rather restrictive.
A strong US dollar currently paints a mixed risk picture.
High US real yields and elevated long yields lean toward a restrictive rate backdrop.
What that typically means here
For this asset type, the current backdrop looks mixed rather than clearly directional.
Note: ISM PMI was not used actively in the effect logic.
Historical evaluation and qualitative market context only, not investment advice.
Price chart
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Scores and metrics
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