Why You Keep Chasing the Wrong Stock Market

4 min read The Wall Street Journal 19 May 2023, 10:44 PM IST

Trying to make up for stock market losses can be costly, impulsive and misguided, and the Dow isn’t necessarily your best metric

A screen displays the Dow Jones industrial Average after the close of trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S. March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (REUTERS) — A screen displays the Dow Jones industrial Average after the close of trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S. March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly **(REUTERS)**

If you’re like most investors, you can probably guess roughly where the Dow Jones Industrial Average is at a given moment, but that doesn’t mean you know how well the stock market is doing.

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Why You Keep Chasing the Wrong Stock Market

Trying to make up for stock market losses can be costly, impulsive and misguided, and the Dow isn’t necessarily your best metric

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