Dow declines 99.65 points ( -0.56 %) to settle at 17,651.26.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index declines 12.25 points ( -0.59 %) and is now at 2,051.12.

The tech heavy Nasdaq declines 37.58 points ( -0.79 %) closing at 4,725.64.

Oil settles at $43.90 ( +0.27 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,281.70 ( +0.57 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 1.78%. The interest rate of the yield has decreased ( -0.02 %), 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 32.03 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 61.71 %. Volume is 10.39 % % from the average. Higher volume means there is higher conviction in this (down) move.

The percent of stocks above the 50 Day Moving Average is 51.15 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 54.26 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in an uptrend and not yet overbought.

There are 01.32 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 00.94 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is -00.38 %.

The median forward PE is at 14.86, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 12.59 % and average yield is 01.71 %.

The average PEGY ratio (PEGY = (PE Ratio / (Growth+Yield))) is 1.85. The PEGY Ratio of 1.85 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 06.79 %.

The most traded stocks based on dollar value traded are:

  1. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 94.19 (-0.99;-01.04 %)
  2. The Priceline Group Inc. (PCLN) at 1253.04 (-101.60;-07.50 %)
  3. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at 670.90 (-0.42;-00.06 %)
  4. Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company (WSH) at 47.18 (-1.39;-02.86 %)
  5. Facebook, Inc. (FB) at 118.06 (0.63; 00.54 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. Aehr Test Systems (AEHR) at 1.68 (0.45; 36.59 %)
  2. Appliance Recycling Centers of America Inc. (ARCI) at 1.80 (0.47; 35.34 %)
  3. Cleantech Solutions International, Inc. (CLNT) at 1.43 (0.37; 34.91 %)
  4. Quad/Graphics, Inc. (QUAD) at 15.62 (3.34; 27.20 %)
  5. Glaukos Corporation (GKOS) at 24.77 (4.90; 24.66 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. LB Foster Co. (FSTR) at 12.34 (-5.99;-32.68 %)
  2. the Rubicon Project, Inc. (RUBI) at 15.04 (-4.65;-23.62 %)
  3. Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. (BGFV) at 9.50 (-2.62;-21.62 %)
  4. Cray Inc. (CRAY) at 31.02 (-7.89;-20.28 %)
  5. Relypsa, Inc. (RLYP) at 14.00 (-3.32;-19.17 %)

Most Recent Financial News (Updated Wed May 4 15:00:02 MDT 2016)


  1. Abby Wambach hired by ESPN
  2. Should investors fear Trump or Clinton?
  3. 500 euro bill is being killed off
  4. The men America has left behind
  5. How much is world’s 2nd biggest diamond worth?
  6. Brands go crazy over #MayThe4thBeWithYou
  7. Weight Watchers still waiting for an Oprah boost
  8. L.A. Mayor: ‘Trump is on the wrong side of history’
  9. Gun background checks are surging
  10. How big could the Powerball jackpot get?
  11. For hedge funds, flat is the new up
  12. How venture capital will be disrupted
  13. Million-dollar home market slumps
  14. 10-year-old Instagram hacker wins $10,000
  15. The real reason passengers have air rage
  16. Must: Bill Gross: ‘Helicopter money’ coming in a year or so
  17. Billionaire reveals the 4 ways to make money now from value investing
  18. China ‘trigger’ to US selloff: Trader
  19. Mergers are going as strong as ever
  20. Druckenmiller tells conference to get out of the stock market, buy gold
  21. Gundlach: These are the best bets in a slow-growth economy
  22. Here’s where Howard Marks sees the potential for opportunity
  23. Kasich supporter Ken Langone: I’d support Trump
  24. Medical errors big killer in US: Study
  25. Mortgage applications down 3.4%
  26. Stopping the pain of service-call waits
  27. Paul Ryan is about to get himself ousted
  28. Job growth slows sharply in April
  29. Starboard targets pharma firm for fight
  30. Tesla shares rise on results
  31. Under Armour bets big on baseball
  32. Inside Verizon’s plans for AOL media
  33. World’s biggest diamond to be auctioned
  34. Check for the latest updates from the 2106 Sohn Investment
  35. Check for the latest updates from the 2106 Sohn Investment
  36. A balanced budget amendment is a really bad idea.
  37. Selloff into the $25-$20 area could evolve as part of a
  38. The activist investment outfit has hooked this small fry and is
  39. CHK could well have a sideways trading range in the coming weeks.
  40. Here’s how to benefit from China’s dominance of the growth in
  41. We would wait for CLF to correct down to around the $3 area before
  42. Follow a strong close above $133 on CLX, and become bearish on a
  43. Rallies don’t seem to last, and support at $40 has grown more
  44. Trip: Advisor, Tesla, Whole Foods offer intriguing perspectives.
  45. This is a very good setup for some selling after the big run off
  46. Buying popular stocks and funds and capturing some of the market’s
  47. Disney’s films have grossed nearly $1.3 billion internationally so
  48. Perrigo could have an oversold bounce at any time as bears turn
  49. Bears need to learn from bulls on how to press their advantage.
  50. A weekly close below $1,200 is likely to tip this chart to the
  51. Right now there is just too much uncertainty in this space.
  52. The price action doesn’t look all that bad, so why not catch some
  53. Focusing on traditional Democratic topic may win over some Sanders
  54. Time Warner was surging as the New York-based media company
  55. CLSA analyst Mike Mayo has mounted a public campaign
  56. Fresh concerns about overseas growth are clobbering sectors such
  57. A chaotic first quarter for the stock ends with short interest at
  58. CBS and Time Warner (TWX) reported strong first quarter earnings,
  59. Stocks pare losses early Wednesday after factory orders in March
  60. Concern about the dividend outlook eclipses above-forecast
  61. The restaurant and travel reservation group’s significantly
  62. The Fed chief is basing too much of her current thinking on an old
  63. Weight Watchers reports better than expected first-quarter results
  64. The shipping giants are outperforming the iShares Transportation
  65. Everyone knows that tequila comes from Mexico and to drink it on
  66. The founder of restaurant group and nonprofit The Kitchen, Kimbal
  67. The shares of Under Armour are declining after the company
  68. There’s an art – and a right time – to ask for a credit card
  69. Under Armour (UA) stock is tumbling this afternoon as investors
  70. Anheuser-Busch reported disappointing earnings and has too much
  71. Real Money’s Carleton English and James Passeri are keeping
  72. Prepare for sector rotation as economic data paints a picture of
  73. Jim Cramer wants a pullback Thursday so he can buy more.
  74. Stocks remain lower by late afternoon Wednesday after a
  75. 1-800-Flowers.com will sell more than 11 million stems this
  76. Brazilian woes pull down BHP and AB InBev
  77. New technologies and tumbling prices are putting hearing aids on
  78. Stephen Curry appears to have extended his marketing magic to
  79. With gold up 21% year to date and ‘bond king’ Bill Gross
  80. Stanford economics professor John Taylor says less regulation
  81. The stock could beat the market this year, but it may not be the
  82. Kraft Heinz (KHC) stock is increasing before the company reports
  83. Here’s a technical look at how to trade some of the most active
  84. But spiking real estate prices and stagnant wages make it tough on
  85. In the near term, GE bulls should expect more downside.
  86. Insiders at these companies have been scooping up shares of their
  87. Stocks Slide Amid Job Worries
  88. Activist Jeffrey Smith took the Sohn stage Wednesday highlighting
  89. ‘Prepare for a Trump presidency,’ noted bond investor says.

As of: Wed May 4 15:10:03 MDT 2016

Dow declines -99.65 points (-0.56%) to end at 17,651.26: Wednesday May 04, 2016
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