Dow appreciates 320.55 points ( +1.87 %) to settle at 17,489.16.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index appreciates 33.57 points ( +1.66 %) and is now at 2,052.51.

The tech heavy Nasdaq went up 79.93 points ( +1.65 %) close at 4,920.05.

Oil settles at $45.42 ( +0.09 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,165.70 ( -0.03 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 2.02%. 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 63.99 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 29.91 %. Volume is 12.18 % % 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 58.39 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 34.37 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in a downtrend and not yet oversold.

There are 02.14 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 01.06 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is 04.61 %.

The median forward PE is at 15.31, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 13.71 % and average yield is 01.62 %.

The average PEGY ratio (PEGY = (PE Ratio / (Growth+Yield))) is 2.00. The PEGY Ratio of 2.00 is greater than 2 and the market is very expensive!

The average short percent of float is at 06.98 %.

The most traded stocks based on dollar value traded are:

  1. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (VRX) at 109.87 (-8.74;-07.37 %)
  2. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 115.50 (1.74; 01.53 %)
  3. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at 563.91 (8.14; 01.46 %)
  4. Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) at 681.14 (9.34; 01.39 %)
  5. McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) at 110.87 (8.33; 08.12 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. China Housing and Land Development, Inc. (CHLN) at 4.37 (1.52; 53.33 %)
  2. SmartPros Ltd. (SPRO) at 3.52 (0.97; 38.04 %)
  3. Sequans Communications S.A. (SQNS) at 1.63 (0.41; 33.61 %)
  4. China Natural Resources Inc. (CHNR) at 1.79 (0.38; 26.95 %)
  5. Global Power Equipment Group Inc. (GLPW) at 5.65 (1.13; 25.00 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ENTA) at 23.90 (-16.35;-40.62 %)
  2. Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) at 26.30 (-14.25;-35.14 %)
  3. Apollo Education Group, Inc. (APOL) at 7.18 (-3.42;-32.26 %)
  4. Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (EVHC) at 25.40 (-11.09;-30.39 %)
  5. Relypsa, Inc. (RLYP) at 11.76 (-4.39;-27.18 %)

Most Recent Financial News (Updated Thu Oct 22 15:00:01 MDT 2015)


  1. Bernanke is no fan of Sanders’ ‘delusions’
  2. How this gun ended up in the hands of a criminal
  3. GNC accused of selling products laced with illegal additives
  4. Here is Obama’s plan to rescue Puerto Rico
  5. Daniel Murphy can cash in on his home run moments
  6. 4 crimes committed with guns sold by police
  7. Mets, Cubs is most watched NLCS since 2010
  8. The surprise winner in the sneaker wars is …
  9. The Google Chrome feature you’ve been waiting for
  10. Police chiefs: Don’t make us sell these guns
  11. 40-year-old moon mystery solved
  12. Pitbull: Talent doesn’t matter much
  13. 110 million Americans had this stolen last year
  14. Wage inequality, in one chart
  15. Tide turns for underwater homeowners
  16. Google’s new name doesn’t change game
  17. California water is going where?!
  18. Must: This is what it takes to feed 1.4 billion people
  19. Pessimism plunge signals bottom?
  20. Health care spells paperwork and bills
  21. The new Google logo is displayed at the Google headquarters on
  22. Amazon shares spike 10% on huge earnings beat
  23. Are Valeant, Philidor and R&O all the same company?
  24. Near-retirees have savings shortfall
  25. FCC decides to drastically cut prison phone rates
  26. Wow: Bezos, Page and Brin just made $8 billion
  27. Really?Los Angeles may go ‘toilet to tap’ for its water
  28. Big companies are cutting workers in a hurry
  29. Lumber Liquidators agrees on $13M in fines
  30. Here’s what it’ll cost to see Mets in the Series
  31. Microsoft beats on top and bottom lines; stock pops
  32. Will Paul Ryan help the average dad?
  33. Puerto Rico’s ‘humanitarian crisis’
  34. Sunscreen may be killing off coral
  35. This NY area is even hotter than the Hamptons
  36. Play this for a semi-sweet breakout
  37. Tony Robbins: These 3 things will fix your finances
  38. Trump to Biden: Thanks for not running for president
  39. Turing urged to cut drug price
  40. Jobless claims up
  41. Vice to launch TV in US, Europe
  42. Bankruptcy: A death sentence for retail
  43. Amazon posts surprise profit while sales surge
  44. AT&T lifts outlook as profit tops estimates
  45. Capital One profit beats estimates, shares climb
  46. E*Trade swings to loss as it books charges
  47. Goldman Sachs says euro could end 2015 at $1.05
  48. Google parent Alphabet reports profit, sales gains
  49. Live Blog: Google discusses huge earnings beat, $5 billion
  50. Microsoft profit buoyed by lower costs
  51. Microsoft shares up 6% after earnings beat
  52. Pandora shares plummet as company reports net loss, revenue
  53. Pandora’s fourth-quarter guidance below estimates
  54. Skechers stock craters 28% as company posts
  55. Taco Bell launches breakfast promotion tied to World Series
  56. Dow posts best gain since Sept. 8 on Draghi hints of more QE
  57. What kids should know about money at every age
  58. Results from Dunkin’, Brinker and Chipotle give us a read on major
  59. In the short term, remember that momentum outperforms value.
  60. Solid quarter tosses doubts aside.
  61. A breakout from a cup-with-handle pattern could push this stock to
  62. AAL could rally back into overhead resistance in the $50 to $55
  63. It may try to hold around the $70 level.
  64. Big-cap names lead the way while health care carnage continues.
  65. Treasury secretary: U.S. will run out of cash Nov. 3 if nothing is
  66. Market analysts were surprised by how dovish his message was.
  67. This well-known technical indicator would have kept you in the
  68. Industrial giant’s stock looks like it’s range-bound for now.
  69. Don’t assume a high call volume means the stock price will rise.
  70. Mc: Donald’s reported this morning and shares exploded on the upside
  71. Since the September low, prices have rallied fairly quickly to be
  72. Fiscal and monetary responses must work in tandem.
  73. The arrow in the price chart points to a bullish engulfing
  74. Make incremental moves until the onslaught in the space is over.
  75. Protective sell stops should be under $37 for now.
  76. UAL will lag until prices can clear their September highs around
  77. This positive pattern would be broken if prices fell back under
  78. Probably not. And stay away from Canadian oil companies.
  79. In the evolving capital markets industry, broker-dealers and
  80. Understanding the dollar’s rise against other currencies can help
  81. Many of us have watched Anthony Bourdain’s exotic globetrotting
  82. British investor Woodford appears to be the only institutional
  83. More women are buying firearms, which can explain a recent spike
  84. Boeing Shares Are Prepared for Takeoff
  85. 5 Big Stocks to Trade for Breakout Gains: Must-See Charts
  86. Ignore the prophets of doom. Key sectors such as housing are
  87. The motorcycle maker severely disappointed investors this week
  88. The selloff in specialty pharmaceutical stocks has found a new
  89. Hillary Clinton calls out airlines, pharmaceutical companies and
  90. The European Central Bank stands down by keeping its benchmark
  91. Dow Chemical continues to benefit from higher-margin businesses
  92. Dan Dicker, energy contributor for TheStreet, talks with Jim
  93. Persistently low oil and gas prices are a bonanza for these three
  94. Strong earnings results from semiconductor player Texas
  95. Lego said it can’t keep up with demand during the holiday season
  96. Handled properly, deferred interest purchases can help holiday
  97. In this volatile market, we’re going to look at charts trending
  98. Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) is a storied toolmaker that’s
  99. Valeant faces accounting queries and Yahoo! took a writedown.
  100. The S&P 500 fought its way back to 2,040. The last time it traded
  101. Stocks hover near session highs by mid-afternoon Thursday after
  102. Pandora shares have gained 9% since Apple announced its Music app,
  103. These companies aren’t household names, but they’re on track for
  104. Is It Time to Step Out of Nike?
  105. Make incremental moves in volatile biotech stocks until the
  106. 4 Stocks Under $10 to Trade for Breakouts
  107. When a stock makes a large-percentage move, it is often just the
  108. These drug makers boast new products and solid balance sheets,
  109. Facebook just revamped its search function in an effort to make
  110. Mc: Donald’s is beginning to right its sinking ship and investors
  111. Investors are totally overreacting to what might be a small hit to

As of: Thu Oct 22 15:10:02 MDT 2015

Dow appreciates +320.55 points (1.87%) to end at 17,489.16: Thursday October 22, 2015
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