Dow declines 8.01 points ( -0.05 %) to settle at 17,492.93.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index declines 4.28 points ( -0.21 %) and is now at 2,048.04.

The tech heavy Nasdaq declines 3.78 points ( -0.08 %) closing at 4,765.78.

Oil settles at $48.10 ( +0.04 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,249.40 ( -0.17 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 1.84%. The interest rate of the yield has decreased ( -0.01 %), 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 43.80 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 49.53 %. Volume is -10.65 % % 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 43.01 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 52.89 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in an uptrend and not yet overbought.

There are 00.62 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 00.43 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is -04.05 %.

The median forward PE is at 14.69, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 12.76 % and average yield is 01.73 %.

The average PEGY ratio (PEGY = (PE Ratio / (Growth+Yield))) is 1.86. The PEGY Ratio of 1.86 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 06.52 %.

The most traded stocks based on dollar value traded are:

  1. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 96.43 (1.21; 01.27 %)
  2. Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company (WSH) at 47.18 (-1.39;-02.86 %)
  3. Facebook, Inc. (FB) at 115.97 (-1.38;-01.18 %)
  4. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at 696.75 (-6.05;-00.86 %)
  5. ACE Limited (ACE) at 111.02 (0.96; 00.87 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. Xenoport, Inc. (XNPT) at 6.88 (2.48; 56.36 %)
  2. Resource America, Inc. (REXI) at 9.61 (3.15; 48.76 %)
  3. Covisint Corporation (COVS) at 1.97 (0.44; 28.76 %)
  4. Nanosphere, Inc. (NSPH) at 1.66 (0.35; 26.72 %)
  5. Parkervision Inc. (PRKR) at 3.24 (0.58; 21.80 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. (NERV) at 4.02 (-0.85;-17.45 %)
  2. Tribune Publishing Company (TPUB) at 12.09 (-2.14;-15.04 %)
  3. KLX Inc. (KLXI) at 30.01 (-4.98;-14.23 %)
  4. CaesarStone Sdot-Yam Ltd. (CSTE) at 34.97 (-5.36;-13.29 %)
  5. GlobeImmune Inc. (GBIM) at 1.15 (-0.17;-12.88 %)

Most Recent Financial News (Updated Mon May 23 15:00:01 MDT 2016)


  1. 20 stocks the ‘smart money’ is betting against
  2. Brexit fears grow as China, oil worries abate
  3. The U.S. is ‘basically at full employment’
  4. Will Obama’s new overtime rules actually hurt workers?
  5. Apple, tech giants lead $1.6 trillion cash hoard
  6. Microsoft goes to battle against terrorists online
  7. Hedge funds hate Apple … but love Facebook
  8. This self-driving car company is on fire
  9. CBS thrives despite Sumner Redstone’s Viacom turmoil
  10. 1,600 fake credit cards later: $13M is gone
  11. Diego Rivera painting sells for $15.7M
  12. Signs of fear are running rampant
  13. Robocalls ring off the hook
  14. A company trying to jump-start the electric car market
  15. Apple shares spike amid bullish iPhone 7 report, suppliers follow
  16. Bank of America wins reversal of $1.27B penalty in US mortgage case
  17. 2016: the year of Goldilocks returns
  18. To check your credit, the right price is $0
  19. What dollar stores’ sales could signal
  20. rench soldiers patrol past the EgyptAir Airlines flight ticket
  21. Facebook’s fastest growth days are behind it, technology investor says
  22. Yikes: Guess which European country is under debt pressure ‘ again
  23. Bullard: Jobs market pressuring inflation
  24. Big cash goes to pro-Clinton Super PAC
  25. It’s the end of Goldman Sachs as we know it
  26. A start-up’s ‘Made in the USA’ mission
  27. North Korean envoy: Trump meeting idea is ‘nonsense’
  28. Redstones keep CBS and Viacom investors guessing
  29. Spotify lost more money than ever last year, but execs aren’t playing
  30. Fitbits ‘highly inaccurate’: Study
  31. These slow and steady stocks should win the race: Experts
  32. Time to crack down on seafood industry
  33. Time travel and other TV trends for 2016
  34. Public loses mind, Chewie mask hits $1,000
  35. The so-called ‘fear index’ could stop the Fed
  36. The Chinese company that was supposed to kill Apple has hit a wall

As of: Mon May 23 15:10:03 MDT 2016

Dow declines -8.01 points (-0.05%) to end at 17,492.93: Monday May 23, 2016
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