Dow appreciates 77.32 points ( +0.43 %) to settle at 18,223.03.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index appreciates 10.17 points ( +0.47 %) and is now at 2,151.33.

The tech heavy Nasdaq went up 52.43 points ( +1.00 %) close at 5,309.83.

Oil settles at $50.47 ( -0.10 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,264.50 ( +0.06 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 1.76%. 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 58.70 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 34.64 %. Volume is -04.48 % % 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 44.46 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 56.08 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in an uptrend and not yet overbought.

There are 02.58 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 00.81 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is 03.19 %.

The median forward PE is at 15.90, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 12.48 % and average yield is 01.62 %.

The average PEGY ratio (PEGY = (PE Ratio / (Growth+Yield))) is 2.17. The PEGY Ratio of 2.17 is greater than 2 and the market is very expensive!

The average short percent of float is at 06.50 %.

The most traded stocks based on dollar value traded are:

  1. Time Warner Inc. (TWX) at 86.74 (-2.74;-03.06 %)
  2. AT&T, Inc. (T) at 36.86 (-0.63;-01.68 %)
  3. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at 838.09 (19.10; 02.33 %)
  4. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) at 61.00 (1.34; 02.25 %)
  5. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 117.65 (1.05; 00.90 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. Unilife Corporation (UNIS) at 2.93 (1.18; 67.43 %)
  2. Mechel PAO (MTL) at 5.19 (1.37; 35.86 %)
  3. Merchants Bancshares Inc. (MBVT) at 43.10 (10.25; 31.20 %)
  4. Cesca Therapeutics Inc. (KOOL) at 3.90 (0.83; 27.04 %)
  5. Crossroads Systems, Inc. (CRDS) at 4.32 (0.90; 26.32 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. Vestin Realty Mortgage II, Inc. (VRTB) at 2.53 (-2.53;-50.00 %)
  2. Tidewater Inc. (TDW) at 1.67 (-1.32;-44.15 %)
  3. Stone Energy Corp. (SGY) at 4.87 (-1.43;-22.70 %)
  4. Supreme Industries Inc. (STS) at 11.30 (-2.38;-17.40 %)
  5. Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (INO) at 6.99 (-1.37;-16.39 %)

Most Recent Financial News (Updated Mon Oct 24 15:00:02 MDT 2016)


  1. AT&T is Looney Tunes to try to buy Time Warner
  2. Brangelina are ditching the wine biz
  3. Warren: ‘Nasty women’ will vote Clinton
  4. Ex-Pennsylvania attorney general gets 10 to 23 months in jail
  5. Fed’s Bullard: Low rates likely norm
  6. Housing Guru Ivy Zelman: ‘Now’ is the best time to buy a house
  7. MTV president Sean Atkins steps down
  8. Don’t let the election ‘ and market uncertainty ‘ upend your portfolio
  9. Shaq: New Krispy Kreme spokesman
  10. TD Ameritrade, TD Bank to buy Scottrade
  11. Terrorists are eyeing a cheap new weapon
  12. Best U.S. cities to build wealth
  13. The world’s 40 best cities for billionaires
  14. Three signs stocks could end the year on a strong note
  15. Wells Fargo fallout: Study says it’s only going to get worse
  16. How the Tesla Model S snagged a higher reliability rating from Consumer
  17. Zuckerberg brings artists to the offices of Facebook

As of: Mon Oct 24 15:10:02 MDT 2016

Dow appreciates +77.32 points (0.43%) to end at 18,223.03: Monday October 24, 2016
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