Dow appreciates 138.46 points ( +0.82 %) to settle at 17,050.75.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index appreciates 17.6 points ( +0.88 %) and is now at 2,013.43.

The tech heavy Nasdaq went up 19.64 points ( +0.41 %) close at 4,810.79.

Oil settles at $49.68 ( +0.51 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,138.80 ( -0.48 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 2.11%. The interest rate of the yield has increased ( +0.05 %), meaning that the value of the bond has decreased. Increasing bond yield means that the value of the bond decreases and hurts bond holders but can encourage people to put more money in bonds for the higher yield.

The percentage of advancing stocks in the InvestDashboard.com stock universe is at 67.72 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 26.53 %. Volume is 01.95 % % from the average. Higher volume means there is higher conviction in this (up) move.

The percent of stocks above the 50 Day Moving Average is 63.01 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 32.09 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in a downtrend and not yet oversold.

There are 01.54 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 00.31 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is 00.56 %.

The median forward PE is at 15.10, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 13.81 % and average yield is 01.74 %.

The average PEGY ratio (PEGY = (PE Ratio / (Growth+Yield))) is 1.96. The PEGY Ratio of 1.96 says market is on the more expensive side, but not a more extreme expensive valuation (PEGY of greater than 2.)

The average short percent of float is at 06.87 %.

The most traded stocks based on dollar value traded are:

  1. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 109.50 (-1.28;-01.16 %)
  2. Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) at 114.93 (6.83; 06.32 %)
  3. Facebook, Inc. (FB) at 92.47 (0.07; 00.08 %)
  4. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at 533.16 (-8.78;-01.62 %)
  5. EMC Corporation (EMC) at 27.18 (1.22; 04.70 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. (WGBS) at 2.24 (0.72; 47.37 %)
  2. Journal Media Group, Inc. (JMG) at 11.96 (3.66; 44.10 %)
  3. Skystar Bio Pharmaceutical Company (SKBI) at 1.34 (0.40; 42.55 %)
  4. Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) at 8.97 (2.54; 39.50 %)
  5. Mistras Group, Inc. (MG) at 19.59 (5.36; 37.67 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. Exact Sciences Corporation (EXAS) at 7.80 (-2.22;-22.16 %)
  2. Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (ORIG) at 2.10 (-0.52;-19.85 %)
  3. Skyline Medical Inc. (SKLN) at 2.40 (-0.55;-18.64 %)
  4. Cardiovascular Systems Inc. (CSII) at 13.62 (-3.01;-18.10 %)
  5. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BCRX) at 9.75 (-2.12;-17.86 %)

Most Recent Financial News (Updated Thu Oct 8 15:00:01 MDT 2015)


  1. Ben Carson wants guns in class. Do teachers agree?
  2. Americans ARE spending their gas savings
  3. Carson defends Murdoch over ‘black president’ tweet
  4. Verizon to add $20 to grandfathered unlimited plans
  5. Netflix raises standard monthly price
  6. DraftKings & FanDuel ads are everywhere
  7. Boehner cancels ‘Tonight Show’ appearance
  8. Facebook adds ‘Reactions’ to Like button feature
  9. Chanos got China right. Now he’s betting against Musk
  10. How I became a Comic Con star
  11. Amazon takes a swing at Oracle
  12. Don’t hike rates when no one expects it: Williams
  13. The problem with those $7 skinny jeans
  14. The 4 types of GOP tweeters
  15. The problem with my $70 oil call
  16. What sets wealthy investors apart
  17. Fed minutes juice Dow for a close above 17K ‘
  18. Aluminum rods displaying the Alcoa logo
  19. Bill Gross sues Pimco for at least $200M NYT
  20. Bitcoin exchange Gemini safe and legal: Founders
  21. Carolina floods in pictures
  22. Clinton calls for breaking up too-big-to-fail banks
  23. Czar Putin’s power starting to falter
  24. EM expert: Why I’m bullish on China
  25. Fed minutes: Members worried about global growth
  26. Mc: Carthy drops out of House speaker race
  27. How’s your heart doing? You may want to read this
  28. Yahoo’s ‘Mayer’ effect on stocks
  29. Le: Bron says goodbye to McD’s
  30. Marvel grows schedules ‘Ant-Man 2’
  31. See: Netflix to hike price to $9.99/month
  32. See alsoIn McCarthy’s wake, who could be speaker?
  33. Obama addresses ‘gig’ economy
  34. Hot shot: Clay pigeons from a Ferrari
  35. Sin City sees high home prices again
  36. The Fed is showing that the market matters most
  37. The next stocks to get hit by China
  38. Urban Outfitters asks employees to work for free
  39. US health care: Spending a lot, getting the least
  40. Verizon to hike unlimited data plans
  41. Advocates press federal regulators to investigate Experian
  42. Alcoa shares fall after third-quarter results miss
  43. Alcoa slashes its outlook for China’s production of cars,
  44. Amazon Handmade could craft doom for Etsy
  45. Dow ends higher for fifth straight session after Fed minutes
  46. Sorry trolls, Facebook just disliked your ‘dislike’ button
  47. Here’s what spooked the Fed from raising interest rates
  48. Gap Inc. net sales, same-store sales down 1% for September
  49. Helen of Troy shares jump after earnings beat, outlook
  50. Buying a used car? Read this first
  51. Polyone board hikes dividend 20%
  52. Ruby Tuesday shares down after company misses earnings, sales
  53. What Republican civil war means for the U.S. economy
  54. Consumers love Etsy, but investors ponder its long-term value.
  55. White: Wave Foods, Hain Celestial and Whole Foods Market all have
  56. Macy’s, L Brands and Costco have charts that tell us different
  57. All four have substantial upside potential.
  58. A look at the future trends of policies that could affect markets.
  59. Charts say software company looks like it’s ready to move higher.
  60. Have we reached the point where something will be done about it?
  61. The market was inclined to climb anyway.
  62. The bank consolidation trend in place since the late 1980s is not
  63. Gold and silver have seen new interest from investors with both
  64. With very low oversold readings and a possible reversal pattern,
  65. Price decline arrives without a strong fundamental cause of panic.
  66. This move is a win for the company.
  67. Alcoa’s earnings report later today could make life difficult.
  68. 10 Stocks Billionaire David Einhorn Is Buying
  69. 7 Big Dividend Stocks Billionaire John Paulson Loves
  70. 5 Big Stocks to Trade for Big Gains
  71. 5 Breakout Stocks Under $10 Set to Soar
  72. These three stocks will profit from demand for drones, missiles
  73. The social network’s core business is solid, and its photo sharing
  74. How your portfolio can catch a wave when the weather turns ugly.
  75. Billionaire CEO Barry Diller says he’s out of here if Donald Trump
  76. Protecting senior investors from exploitation is all the rage
  77. These stocks trading for less than $10 a share are within range of
  78. Fertilizer suppliers Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM) and
  79. Selling affordable pizza is suddenly becoming even more
  80. Steel no longer dominates the economy, but here’s one company to
  81. Alder Biopharmaceuticals shares were hot this summer, but then
  82. Analysts say a deal would benefit both companies, but could Dell
  83. Here are four stocks to watch with exceptional relative strength
  84. Trifecta Stocks has identified CBOE as the ‘Chart of the Day.’
  85. Equities turn higher in late afternoon trading Thursday as
  86. Blackstone’s $8 billion deal for the life-science-focused real
  87. Banks are ramping up their ATM and overdraft fees to generate more
  88. The S&P 500 is a better short now than it was at its May 21 high.
  89. Advancing the new Vertex drugs into the clinic should also quiet,
  90. Tencent-backed Dianping, a review site similar to Yelp, and
  91. Morgan Stanley updated its ‘Secular Growth Stocks’ list, deleting
  92. From big game to cowboy buddhas, top – but cheap – vacations
  93. In a major blow, McDonald’s loses the NBA superstar as its
  94. The Chinese e-commerce giant released some new content and a
  95. Everyone from Cisco to IBM to HP set to feel impact of possible
  96. Rumors that Starz will team up with Lionsgate have put Starz stock
  97. Washington lawmakers grilled Volkswagen’s U.S. CEO Michael Horn
  98. Minutes of September’s meeting show worries about too- low
  99. Pimco co-founder Bill Gross claims in a lawsuit he was pushed out
  100. Hewlett-Packard is approaching heavy resistance. A pullback will
  101. Amazon’s third-party sellers saw their slowest sales growth in a
  102. These stocks trading for less than $10 a share are within range of
  103. When a stock makes a large-percentage move, it is often just the
  104. Whiting Petroleum (WLL) shares are higher as oil prices rebound
  105. Stocks break free of range-bound trading in the final hour

As of: Thu Oct 8 15:10:02 MDT 2015

Dow appreciates +138.46 points (0.82%) to end at 17,050.75: Thursday October 08, 2015
Tagged on: