Dow appreciates 36.02 points ( +0.19 %) to settle at 18,595.03.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index appreciates 9.24 points ( +0.43 %) and is now at 2,173.02.

The tech heavy Nasdaq went up 53.56 points ( +1.06 %) close at 5,089.93.

Oil settles at $44.85 ( -0.20 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,315.00 ( -0.33 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 1.58%. The interest rate of the yield has increased ( +0.02 %), 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 63.03 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 30.50 %. Volume is -10.42 % % from the average. Lower volume means there is lower conviction in this (up) move.

The percent of stocks above the 50 Day Moving Average is 72.85 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 73.29 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in an uptrend and not yet overbought.

There are 02.68 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 00.20 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is 02.25 %.

The median forward PE is at 15.67, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 12.75 % and average yield is 01.62 %.

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 06.64 %.

The most traded stocks based on dollar value traded are:

  1. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) at 55.91 (2.82; 05.31 %)
  2. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 99.96 (0.09; 00.09 %)
  3. Facebook, Inc. (FB) at 121.92 (1.31; 01.09 %)
  4. Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) at 87.91 (2.07; 02.41 %)
  5. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at 745.72 (5.77; 00.78 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. CGG (CGG) at 22.92 (22.18; 2997.30 %)
  2. Lightbridge Corp. (LTBR) at 3.02 (2.44; 420.69 %)
  3. OpGen, Inc. (OPGN) at 3.70 (2.13; 135.67 %)
  4. Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPTT) at 13.92 (6.01; 75.98 %)
  5. Sunshine Heart Inc. (SSH) at 1.35 (0.41; 43.62 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. Zafgen, Inc. (ZFGN) at 3.24 (-3.51;-52.00 %)
  2. Real Goods Solar, Inc. (RGSE) at 6.59 (-1.62;-19.73 %)
  3. China Commercial Credit, Inc. (CCCR) at 1.34 (-0.31;-18.79 %)
  4. Evoke Pharma, Inc. (EVOK) at 2.01 (-0.46;-18.62 %)
  5. Bioanalytical Systems Inc. (BASI) at 1.10 (-0.20;-15.38 %)

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As of: Wed Jul 20 15:10:02 MDT 2016

Dow appreciates +36.02 points (0.19%) to end at 18,595.03: Wednesday July 20, 2016
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