Dow declines 23.65 points ( -0.13 %) to settle at 17,623.05.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index declines 3.97 points ( -0.19 %) and is now at 2,071.18.

The tech heavy Nasdaq went up 2.84 points ( +0.06 %) close at 5,034.70.

Oil settles at $43.81 ( -0.39 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,163.60 ( -0.22 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 2.06%. 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 34.04 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 60.82 %. Volume is -11.37 % % from the average. Lower volume means there is lower conviction in this (down) move.

The percent of stocks above the 50 Day Moving Average is 57.38 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 35.10 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in a downtrend and not yet oversold.

There are 01.37 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 01.50 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is 04.48 %.

The median forward PE is at 15.63, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 13.61 % and average yield is 01.62 %.

The average PEGY ratio (PEGY = (PE Ratio / (Growth+Yield))) is 2.11. The PEGY Ratio of 2.11 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. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 115.28 (-3.80;-03.19 %)
  2. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) at 54.25 (1.38; 02.61 %)
  3. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (VRX) at 110.04 (-6.12;-05.27 %)
  4. Facebook, Inc. (FB) at 103.77 (1.58; 01.55 %)
  5. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at 608.61 (9.58; 01.60 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. UQM Technologies Inc. (UQM) at 1.30 (0.67; 106.35 %)
  2. Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc. (PNY) at 57.82 (15.60; 36.95 %)
  3. LendingTree, Inc. (TREE) at 120.98 (22.98; 23.45 %)
  4. Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack (PBY) at 14.99 (2.84; 23.37 %)
  5. Ctrip.com International Ltd. (CTRP) at 90.78 (16.44; 22.11 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. EXCO Resources Inc. (XCO) at 1.05 (-0.29;-21.64 %)
  2. Horsehead Holding Corp. (ZINC) at 3.03 (-0.83;-21.50 %)
  3. Skystar Bio Pharmaceutical Company (SKBI) at 1.28 (-0.32;-20.00 %)
  4. Eastman Kodak Co. (KODK) at 12.00 (-3.00;-20.00 %)
  5. NN Inc. (NNBR) at 12.92 (-2.78;-17.71 %)

Most Recent Financial News (Updated Mon Oct 26 15:00:01 MDT 2015)


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  5. Does Apple have a big China problem?
  6. Valeant denies Enron-like fraud
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  9. Dumping oil was great move for Rockefellers
  10. She’s shaking up late night’s boys club
  11. When did GOP become obsessed with Reagan?
  12. Tide turns for underwater homeowners
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  14. The billionaire shuffle
  15. Companies going wild with debt
  16. These bars are closing fast
  17. Congress and White House near deal on budget NYT
  18. Trump: Dad gave me $1M ‘small loan’ to get started
  19. Processed meat can cause cancer?!
  20. Junk bond market betting big against Fed rate hike
  21. Another retailer joins discount deluge
  22. Yikes: Natural gas pounded by supply, warm weather
  23. New oil bet wipes out BILLIONS in investor savings
  24. Obamacare premiums for 2016 unveiled
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  29. Starbucks unveils the ‘Frappula’
  30. Do you really want to know what’s in your hot dog?
  31. NYC marathon carries a massive economic purse
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  33. Time to ditch $7.25 min wage? Republicans weigh in
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  37. The U.S. Capitol building
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  39. Broadcom reports lower revenue, though profit up
  40. Broadcom shares gain on better-than-expected results
  41. Dollar falls on weak U.S. data as investors await Fed meeting
  42. Edwards Lifesciences revenue up 13%
  43. Texas-sized boost seen for oil, MLPs if Brady wins House tax
  44. Hartford shares drop after quarterly earnings miss
  45. IAC beats expectations with Match Group gain; stock jumps
  46. IDT to buy privately held ZMDI for $310 million
  47. J.P. Morgan to consider adopting proxy access
  48. Marvell Tech shares drop after PwC resigns as accountant
  49. More than 200 dead in Afghanistan and Pakistan following Hindu
  50. One city clobbers New York on office space rents
  51. Rent-A-Center shares drop nearly 20% on outlook
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  54. Dire predictions haven’t come true, which is why you should do
  55. So far, misses are mounting and revenues are declining.
  56. After a strong return from the dead, Alcoa has returned to its old
  57. The stock has a nice looking base pattern and could trade higher
  58. A tale of 2 big oil companies that are at opposite ends of the
  59. The stock should continue to trend higher, but some further
  60. Easy-money policies might be dumb, but that’s none of your
  61. While some analysts think energy names will resume their declines,
  62. Patient investors could benefit from accumulating positions.
  63. Prices have been marking time since the early September rally but
  64. The Apple breakout over $117 now measures to $127.
  65. Many diss diversification when stocks rise, but equities also
  66. We know and trust the products of the company, and now the chart
  67. The jump in short-dated credit default swap costs on U.S. debt is
  68. Stocks get a much-needed rest.
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  70. A move above $112-$112.20 on the gold ETF could attract fresh
  71. The stock continues to rebase, and we anticipated that it could
  72. Investors should ignore the temporary issues that have knocked the
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  74. Carly Fiorina’s status among the GOP presidential candidates is
  75. Match, owned by Barry Diller’s IAC Interactive, has already proven
  76. Once-beleaguered Bank of America (BAC) is turning the corner, and
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  83. The International Monetary Fund has indicated that the Chinese
  84. Initial public offerings of Ferrari (RACE), Myokardia (MYOK) and
  85. The No. 2 U.S. automaker has spent more a year changing plants,
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  87. UBS downgraded American Express to Underperform, saying that its
  88. With U.S. expatriates struggling with schools and finances in
  89. Apple shares are down but the stock market is holding up, Cramer
  90. Almost all companies trumpet the same claim about the importance
  91. Two Valeant investors, one long, the other short, offer their
  92. Alibaba announces its earnings on Tuesday before the market opens.
  93. The biotechnology sector is under-performing the market by a wide
  94. Bridgestone’s buyout of Pep Boys comes four months after activist
  95. Some analysts think Duke’s offer was excessive, coming in 42%
  96. Undue hardship standard may be revised, giving broke borrowers a
  97. The ‘rolling bear market’ has left few stocks unscathed this year,
  98. Stocks are mixed in choppy trading as the energy sector sells off
  99. Consumers can easily boost their credit scores by avoiding some of
  100. A pullback in Intel will offer patient bulls a low-risk entry
  101. An October rate hike isn’t likely, but the possibility of a
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  103. These four stocks are seeing big trading volume today. Here’s how
  104. The social media company announces a big partnership with the
  105. Hillary Clinton has friends in high places — just look at how

As of: Mon Oct 26 15:10:02 MDT 2015

Dow declines -23.65 points (-0.13%) to end at 17,623.05: Monday October 26, 2015
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