Dow declines 178.84 points ( -1.02 %) to settle at 17,425.03.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index declines 19.42 points ( -0.94 %) and is now at 2,043.94.

The tech heavy Nasdaq declines 58.44 points ( -1.15 %) closing at 5,007.41.

Oil settles at $37.08 ( +0.11 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,060.00 ( -0.02 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 2.27%. The interest rate of the yield has decreased ( -0.03 %), meaning that the value of the bond has increased. Decreasing bond yield means that the value of the bond increases and benefits bond holders but can discourage people from putting money in bonds.

The percentage of advancing stocks in the InvestDashboard.com stock universe is at 30.08 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 64.63 %. Volume is -27.51 % % from the average. Lower volume means there is lower conviction in this (down) move.

The percent of stocks above the 50 Day Moving Average is 37.36 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 35.89 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in a downtrend and not yet oversold.

There are 00.29 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 01.05 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is 00.95 %.

The median forward PE is at 15.62, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 12.88 % and average yield is 02.02 %.

The average PEGY ratio (PEGY = (PE Ratio / (Growth+Yield))) is 2.11. The PEGY Ratio of 2.11 is greater than 2 and the market is very expensive!

The average short percent of float is at 06.86 %.

The most traded stocks based on dollar value traded are:

  1. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 105.26 (-2.06;-01.92 %)
  2. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at 675.89 (-13.18;-01.91 %)
  3. Facebook, Inc. (FB) at 104.66 (-1.56;-01.47 %)
  4. General Electric Company (GE) at 31.15 (0.10; 00.32 %)
  5. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) at 55.48 (-0.83;-01.47 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. Lucas Energy, Inc. (LEI) at 7.30 (5.65; 342.42 %)
  2. Aemetis, Inc. (AMTX) at 2.90 (1.00; 52.63 %)
  3. Legacy Reserves LP (LGCY) at 1.75 (0.48; 37.80 %)
  4. SteadyMed Ltd. (STDY) at 3.26 (0.79; 31.98 %)
  5. American Midstream Partners, LP (AMID) at 8.09 (1.46; 22.02 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. Vestin Realty Mortgage I, Inc (VRTA) at 1.02 (-0.73;-41.71 %)
  2. Flamel Technologies SA (FLML) at 12.21 (-2.28;-15.73 %)
  3. China Information Technology, Inc. (CNIT) at 1.68 (-0.27;-13.85 %)
  4. Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP (WMLP) at 4.00 (-0.50;-11.11 %)
  5. International Shipholding Corp. (ISH) at 1.62 (-0.20;-10.99 %)

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  50. A move back to the upper $90s for HSY in the weeks ahead would
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  52. NG is poised to break its downtrend and breakout on the upside
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  55. Slope of the 40-week average is negative.
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  57. With prices moving to the upside as we head into the New Year, we
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  59. Higher interest rates should cure the past few years’ global woes.
  60. Today’s action was disappointing and frustrating.
  61. Looking at the history of RAIL, a retest of the $15 level doesn’t
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  66. Despite a steep markdown already, we still do not see any
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  68. Embrace your inner Mickey Mantle.
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  96. Stocks End Volatile 2015 in the Negative
  97. Microsoft will now alert its users when a government-backed hacker

As of: Thu Dec 31 15:10:02 MST 2015

Dow declines -178.84 points (-1.02%) to end at 17,425.03: Thursday December 31, 2015
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