Dow appreciates 157.54 points ( +0.90 %) to settle at 17,646.70.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index appreciates 22.64 points ( +1.10 %) and is now at 2,075.15.

The tech heavy Nasdaq went up 111.81 points ( +2.27 %) close at 5,031.86.

Oil settles at $44.66 ( +0.13 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,164.60 ( +0.15 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 2.08%. The interest rate of the yield has increased ( +0.06 %), 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 59.45 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 34.57 %. Volume is 07.58 % % from the average. Higher volume means there is higher conviction in this (up) move.

The percent of stocks above the 50 Day Moving Average is 60.97 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 36.51 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in a downtrend and not yet oversold.

There are 02.67 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 01.08 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is 04.77 %.

The median forward PE is at 15.50, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 13.67 % and average yield is 01.62 %.

The average PEGY ratio (PEGY = (PE Ratio / (Growth+Yield))) is 2.09. The PEGY Ratio of 2.09 is greater than 2 and the market is very expensive!

The average short percent of float is at 06.97 %.

The most traded stocks based on dollar value traded are:

  1. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) at 52.87 (4.84; 10.08 %)
  2. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 119.08 (3.58; 03.10 %)
  3. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at 599.03 (35.12; 06.23 %)
  4. Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) at 702.00 (50.21; 07.70 %)
  5. Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) at 719.33 (38.19; 05.61 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. Horizon Pharma plc (HZNP) at 17.06 (3.94; 30.03 %)
  2. Netgear Inc. (NTGR) at 41.85 (9.15; 27.98 %)
  3. athenahealth, Inc. (ATHN) at 163.37 (35.28; 27.54 %)
  4. Vital Therapies, Inc. (VTL) at 6.87 (1.36; 24.68 %)
  5. IGI Laboratories, Inc. (IG) at 7.68 (1.41; 22.49 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. (OCUL) at 7.18 (-7.88;-52.32 %)
  2. Pandora Media, Inc. (P) at 12.39 (-6.80;-35.44 %)
  3. Skechers U.S.A., Inc. (SKX) at 31.64 (-14.55;-31.50 %)
  4. Westmoreland Coal Co. (WLB) at 8.58 (-3.74;-30.36 %)
  5. Emerge Energy Services LP (EMES) at 5.01 (-1.92;-27.71 %)

Most Recent Financial News (Updated Fri Oct 23 15:00:01 MDT 2015)


  1. Ex-Microsoft CEO just went off on Amazon
  2. Jared Fogle pays out $1 million to victims
  3. Mark Zuckerberg opening a school
  4. Cruise business has never been better
  5. Amazon’s Bezos is now 3rd richest person in US
  6. Gun silencer proposal would make them cheaper
  7. Twitter CEO gives back $200M in stock to employees
  8. ESPN yanks videos from YouTube
  9. Why Denmark is becoming more like America
  10. The govt destroys millions of dollars’ worth of guns
  11. The man behind ‘sexy’ Halloween
  12. Tide turns for underwater homeowners
  13. Profits living up to awful expectations
  14. Jobless claims up
  15. America’s best malls have this tenant in common
  16. Are you saving as much as your peers?
  17. Gates briefly loses ‘richest’ title
  18. Bush cuts campaign staff: Where the money went
  19. Facebook’s launches search in swing at Google
  20. Geisha rituals help launch start-up
  21. ‘Strongest hurricane in history’ nears Mexico
  22. In Vegas, the house is now winning a little less
  23. Polls don’t lie: Is Trump finally fading?
  24. Kellogg unveils 5 new and unusual Pop Tart flavors
  25. Mitt Romney admits Romneycare led to Obamacare
  26. No charges for ex-IRS official Lois Lerner: DOJ
  27. A market bear speaks out
  28. Satellite image of Hurricane Patricia taken on October 23, 2015.
  29. ‘The Shining’ hotel ups fear factor
  30. Two billionaires give economy a D+ grade
  31. Brands like negative FB Reactions
  32. When Obamacare prices are coming
  33. Here’s my advice on millennials
  34. Stocks book fourth straight weekly gain; tech stocks surge
  35. Burt Malkiel knows why investment costs are falling fast
  36. New mammogram guidelines ‘ Why you don’t need to worry yet
  37. Dollar posts largest weekly gain vs. euro in 5 months
  38. Expat retirees: how life has turned out
  39. J.P. Morgan junior bankers fired for cheating on test
  40. Microsoft stock caps off best day in 15 years
  41. My brother is pressuring our mother to sign over her house
  42. Natural-gas futures sink to a more than 3-year low
  43. Royal Caribbean pulls back in Latin America, sets sail for
  44. Staples founder Thomas Stemberg dies of gastric cancer at 66
  45. The best six months for stocks is about to begin
  46. The heated Royals vs. Blue Jays playoff series has even
  47. This children’s hospital just changed its name to ‘Krispy
  48. Treasury yields jump to 2-week high after China cuts rates
  49. U.S. stocks rally to end fourth straight week with gains
  50. What to watch for in Apple’s earnings
  51. Is MSFT worth buying? Will AMZN and GOOGL keep rallying? Stay
  52. The stock is rallying to new highs, so we looked at the charts for
  53. Quarterly results are nothing short of spectacular, driven by
  54. A great quarterly report and the upcoming holiday season could
  55. Amid the breakout of many names today, we’ve found an interesting
  56. Chart shows the trend is up, telling us that the stock has been
  57. It looks like a good risk/reward long candidate.
  58. Peter Lynch would love Navigator Holdings and Kirby Corp.
  59. Another good day, but it’s a narrow market.
  60. A good looking uptrend and bullish indicators point to a breakout.
  61. ABBV gets FDA warning on Viekira Pak drug, GILD reaps the reward.
  62. That stock has been in a multi-year uptrend, but there have been
  63. There’s some good news in the headlines, but potential threats
  64. The congestion around $10 could be the next area to hold.
  65. Having ‘cash for a crash’ is how you end up owning Disney at $19.
  66. We see potential in the chart, now we just need the stock to open
  67. Stocks are doing great, but debt ceiling still hangs over our
  68. The Bills-Jaguars game from London on Sunday will provide a lot of
  69. Don’t book a vacation rental unless you fill all the blanks in
  70. The housing market’s rebound may have never looked this strong.
  71. Businesses are rapidly moving their technology enablers into cloud
  72. The current combination of technical, fundamental and economic
  73. 3M (MMM) stock’s rally in the wake of earnings is probably
  74. Southwest Airlines (LUV) likely soared too high, too fast
  75. The European Central Bank looks like it will extend its
  76. Chinese smartphone makers, telecom carriers and ICPs in line to
  77. Coca-Cola Needs to Rest Before It Can Resume Its Rally
  78. 5 Stocks Poised for Breakouts
  79. These three stocks are widely held but they’re all damaged beyond
  80. Whether the allegations against Valeant are true or not, they
  81. GM’s assembly plant in Orion Township, Mich., was a showcase for
  82. AT&T beat earnings per share estimates and boosted its full-year
  83. CEO Satya Nadella’s vision of the cloud leading the way for
  84. Cramer says the cruise industry is strong and that Royal Caribbean
  85. The: Street’s energy contributor Dan Dicker recommends avoiding
  86. The Oracle of Omaha made a crafty investment gambit this year. We
  87. A federal court rules that PHEAA can be sued, potentially opening
  88. Does it make sense to buy a large-cap stock with clear fundamental
  89. Three well-known technology stocks are attracting a lot of
  90. Exxon’s Rally Reaches Heavy Resistance
  91. The People’s Bank of China’s effort to address its slowdown boosts
  92. Key Emerging Market Index to Include U.S.-listed Chinese stocks
  93. Don’t expect any interest rate policy change from the Federal
  94. Want an undervalued play on the auto sector’s resurgence? Forget
  95. Midtown Manhattan this week is playing host to a wine tasting
  96. Bad stuff, like divorce or a medical emergency, happens. Stay
  97. 3 Big Tech Stocks on Traders’ Radars — and How to Trade Them Now
  98. The Bills-Jaguars game from London on Sunday will provide a lot of
  99. These stocks are seeing big trading volume today. Here’s how you
  100. Tiny homes, which can vary from 100 square feet to 400 square
  101. The Nasdaq closed above 5,000 and the S&P 500 wiped out its losses
  102. The question now is whether the market’s feel-good mood will carry

As of: Fri Oct 23 15:10:02 MDT 2015

Dow appreciates +157.54 points (0.90%) to end at 17,646.70: Friday October 23, 2015
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