RSL list Dow Jones Industrial Average
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was launched in 1896 and is one of the oldest stock indices in the world. It contains 30 large US companies selected by a committee – long since not only from industry, as the name might suggest.
Unlike almost all other indices, it is weighted by share price rather than by market value: a stock with a high price moves it more than one with a low price, regardless of the size of the company behind it.
How the index weights its members does not matter for this list: each stock is measured against its own price history, and the ranking only compares the stocks within the index with one another.
What sets this list apart from other RSL lists: It is ranked by the classic Relative Strength according to Levy, so it stays comparable with other lists. Next to it, framed in purple, are four metrics that capital markets research has developed from the same idea since 1990 and tested over decades and across many markets.
Where they paint a different picture than the RSL, a second look is worthwhile. Why they exist and what they measure is explained in Evolving the RSL Strategy.
Ranking
30 stocks, closing prices from 02.10.2026. Sort, filter and add stocks to your watchlist: interactive full list.
| Rank | Symbol | Name | RSL | RSL 26W −1W | Mom 12−2 | 52W high | Vola 6M | RSL trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRM | Salesforce | 1.2216 | 1.2316 | -18.42% | 0.8876 | 55.7% | ↘↘ falling sharply |
| 2 | MSFT | Microsoft | 1.1861 | 1.1995 | -4.58% | 0.9626 | 37.4% | → sideways |
| 3 | MRK | Merck | 1.1306 | 1.1746 | +45.33% | 0.9278 | 32.5% | ↘ falling |
| 4 | NVDA | Nvidia | 1.1131 | 1.0836 | +13.34% | 0.9947 | 38.8% | → sideways |
| 5 | AAPL | Apple | 1.0938 | 1.1297 | +21.45% | 0.9784 | 27.5% | → sideways |
| 6 | AMGN | Amgen | 1.0896 | 1.1275 | +33.50% | 0.9075 | 29.9% | ↘ falling |
| 7 | CVX | Chevron | 1.0877 | 1.0758 | +26.92% | 0.9491 | 25.4% | ↘ falling |
| 8 | TRV | Travelers | 1.0760 | 1.0933 | +37.65% | 0.9104 | 23.6% | ↘ falling |
| 9 | V | Visa | 1.0509 | 1.0782 | +6.91% | 0.9389 | 22.2% | ↘ falling |
| 10 | KO | Coca-Cola | 1.0397 | 1.0711 | +32.28% | 0.9366 | 20.6% | ↘ falling |
| 11 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 1.0336 | 1.0979 | +39.42% | 0.9195 | 22.0% | ↘ falling |
| 12 | CSCO | Cisco | 1.0324 | 0.9929 | +80.74% | 0.8663 | 38.9% | ↘ falling |
| 13 | MMM | 3M | 1.0104 | 1.0631 | +17.94% | 0.8847 | 24.2% | ↘ falling |
| 14 | JPM | JPMorgan Chase | 1.0090 | 1.0476 | +17.27% | 0.9102 | 20.7% | ↘↘ falling sharply |
| 15 | DIS | Walt Disney | 1.0033 | 1.0462 | -11.82% | 0.8886 | 27.0% | ↘ falling |
| 16 | PG | Procter & Gamble | 0.9956 | 1.0058 | -0.53% | 0.8797 | 20.7% | → sideways |
| 17 | AMZN | Amazon | 0.9932 | 0.9935 | +25.74% | 0.8856 | 36.5% | ↘ falling |
| 18 | VZ | Verizon | 0.9853 | 1.0079 | +14.26% | 0.8925 | 24.9% | ↘↘ falling sharply |
| 19 | CAT | Caterpillar | 0.9811 | 0.9597 | +83.94% | 0.7954 | 41.8% | → sideways |
| 20 | SHW | Sherwin-Williams | 0.9721 | 1.0019 | +6.72% | 0.8636 | 31.0% | → sideways |
| 21 | UNH | UnitedHealth | 0.9716 | 0.9950 | +19.39% | 0.8575 | 28.5% | ↘ falling |
| 22 | HON | Honeywell | 0.9382 | 0.9292 | +21.73% | 0.8296 | 30.7% | ↗ rising |
| 23 | AXP | American Express | 0.9304 | 0.9505 | +6.65% | 0.7931 | 24.0% | ↘ falling |
| 24 | IBM | IBM | 0.9165 | 0.9269 | -16.39% | 0.6811 | 57.9% | ↘ falling |
| 25 | GS | Goldman Sachs | 0.9110 | 0.9480 | +36.02% | 0.7873 | 33.8% | ↘↘ falling sharply |
| 26 | WMT | Walmart | 0.8985 | 0.9252 | +10.06% | 0.7788 | 28.1% | → sideways |
| 27 | BA | Boeing | 0.8884 | 0.9096 | +10.20% | 0.7676 | 35.6% | ↘ falling |
| 28 | HD | Home Depot | 0.8746 | 0.9031 | -10.46% | 0.7060 | 27.2% | ↘↘ falling sharply |
| 29 | MCD | McDonald's | 0.8528 | 0.8615 | -9.06% | 0.6932 | 21.2% | ↘ falling |
| 30 | NKE | Nike | 0.8180 | 0.8508 | -42.79% | 0.4692 | 31.0% | ↘ falling |
What the columns measure
- RSL
- Levy's measure C/A26: price divided by the average of the current price and the 26 weekly closing prices before it.
- RSL 26W −1W
- The same value, shifted back by one week — numerator and denominator together. If it is far from the RSL, the latest price is driving the ranking.
- Mom 12−2
- Price return from 12 months ago to 2 months ago — the momentum factor as research measures it.
- 52W high
- Price divided by the highest closing price of the last 52 weeks. 1.00 means the stock is at its high for the year.
- Vola 6M
- Volatility of daily returns over the last 6 months, annualized. Risk information without a rating: for deciding how much to put to work, calm is better; when choosing stocks, Levy found that those that were both strong and volatile did best.
- RSL trend
- How the RSL has developed over the last 5 weeks. A steadily rising price keeps the RSL constant – so the arrows show whether a trend is currently accelerating or flattening out.