Dow declines 253.25 points ( -1.43 %) to settle at 17,495.84.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index declines 31.18 points ( -1.50 %) and is now at 2,041.89.

The tech heavy Nasdaq declines 68.58 points ( -1.35 %) closing at 5,002.55.

Oil settles at $34.75 ( -0.57 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,050.50 ( +0.09 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 2.24%. The interest rate of the yield has decreased ( -0.05 %), 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 25.68 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 68.32 %. Volume is 06.60 % % from the average. Higher volume means there is higher conviction in this (down) move.

The percent of stocks above the 50 Day Moving Average is 30.23 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 34.16 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in a downtrend and not yet oversold.

There are 00.36 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 03.45 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is 01.52 %.

The median forward PE is at 15.49, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 13.09 % and average yield is 02.14 %.

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 06.87 %.

The most traded stocks based on dollar value traded are:

  1. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 108.98 (-2.36;-02.12 %)
  2. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at 670.65 (-5.12;-00.76 %)
  3. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) at 55.70 (-0.43;-00.77 %)
  4. Facebook, Inc. (FB) at 106.22 (-0.57;-00.53 %)
  5. Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) at 122.51 (-0.13;-00.11 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. ReWalk Robotics Ltd. (RWLK) at 11.00 (5.00; 83.33 %)
  2. MYOS Corporation (MYOS) at 2.68 (0.97; 56.73 %)
  3. Monarch Financial Holdings, Inc. (MNRK) at 17.01 (4.85; 39.88 %)
  4. American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) at 5.88 (1.67; 39.67 %)
  5. Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP (WMLP) at 5.15 (1.37; 36.24 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. Teekay Corporation (TK) at 7.27 (-10.22;-58.43 %)
  2. Teekay Offshore Partners LP (TOO) at 3.76 (-4.04;-51.79 %)
  3. Teekay LNG Partners LP. (TGP) at 9.01 (-9.37;-50.98 %)
  4. CHC Group Ltd. (HELI) at 5.01 (-1.93;-27.81 %)
  5. EPIRUS Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (EPRS) at 2.78 (-0.91;-24.66 %)

Most Recent Financial News (Updated Thu Dec 17 15:00:01 MST 2015)


  1. Mortgage rates are NOT going up now, but…
  2. Yellen: Fed won’t kill the U.S. economy’s return
  3. PayPal doubles paid leave for new moms
  4. Busting 3 myths on how to play the Fed rate hike
  5. Prosecutor: Drug CEO ran firm like Ponzi scheme
  6. LifeLock enters $100M settlement agreement
  7. Just Mayo will get to stay ‘Just Mayo’
  8. Slingsot 3-wheeler: Absurdly fun
  9. Greenspan: America’s H-1B visa program is ‘too small’
  10. Tim Cook shakes up Apple’s management
  11. Fed done, now traders look for rally
  12. Rave reviews for ‘The Force Awakens’
  13. Stern’s $90M beats most CEOs
  14. Hottest toys of the season
  15. Fed hike no biggie for mortgages
  16. Art Cashin: Why the Fed raised rates
  17. Chipotle hits a bad new all-time low
  18. Cramer: This CEO should be next Bond villain
  19. Banks haven’t raised deposit rates
  20. See: FBI: No, we didn’t seize Shkreli’s Wu-Tang album
  21. Fed move doesn’t quash volatility
  22. Chart: Fed less wordy, but confusing
  23. Focus on divergence in 2016: Pimco CIO
  24. Gold miners get crushed after the Fed raises rates
  25. Supermodel tax evasion?
  26. The pride and fall of pharma CEO Martin Shkreli
  27. Did Putin just endorse Trump?
  28. It’s `last call’ at tech start-up party
  29. The best month to buy a house
  30. This could be what drives stocks next year
  31. Hot: Shkreli out on $5M bond after court hearing
  32. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
  33. Jobless claims fall from 5-month high
  34. VW creates US diesel emissions claims program
  35. ‘Star Wars’ takes aim at Gen X
  36. 10 dividend stocks for safe income as interest rates rise
  37. Avon’s stock swings lower after big shareholder expresses
  38. Bank of Mexico raises interest rates
  39. Dollar rallies as investors cheer Fed decision
  40. Getting Divorced? Now’s the Time to Get Prepared
  41. How to choose a nursing home in 2016
  42. Ligand Pharma to buy biotech company for $178 million
  43. ‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli was arrested ‘ and the ‘tributes’
  44. Red Hat shares rise as earnings come in ahead of estimates
  45. Treasury yields finish lower as foreign investors scoop up
  46. U.S. stocks snap 3-day win streak as oil sinks to below $35
  47. U.S. stocks tumble as oil falls to 7-year lows
  48. Vladimir Putin calls Donald Trump ‘outstanding and talented’
  49. Take a look at the out-of-favor parts of the market.
  50. Resistance levels are important, but investors can’t afford to
  51. The upside breakout will be shelved if the sellers get the upper
  52. With the Fed out of the way, look for traders to be active into
  53. Watch everything follow now.
  54. ACN’s chart is pointed up, but the OBV line hasn’t confirmed price
  55. What would a Brexit mean for U.S. investors?
  56. Prices could keep falling toward the next chart support area
  57. It will take a real and large production collapse to end the
  58. We expect prices to work lower from their current $34 to $40
  59. The long-term and short-term charts of FedEx are not healthy.
  60. I expect Ford to continue its downward trend in the near term.
  61. Slow down and stay calm when a position starts to go awry.
  62. Understandably, there’s been a lull in this space in 2015.
  63. It’s unclear whether the market can get into the holiday spirit
  64. I would not be surprised to see it above $230 at the end of 2016.
  65. The SEC charged the controversial health care CEO with committing
  66. This news is incrementally positive, as it assembles a
  67. Fed action and possibility of more hikes brings urgency.
  68. Watch for a close below $169, as this is likely to get traders to
  69. When compared to potential cost of losing Stern’s services, it was
  70. A decline to $85 could be the first sign of an anticipated
  71. Some reconciliation is in order for the stocks that have been
  72. Here’s a closer look at what happens to the stock market — and to
  73. Bill Gross argues that central banks are behaving like casinos,
  74. Residential real estate continues to do well, although some
  75. Will Ben Bernanke’s positive reputation survive turmoil or an
  76. A Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey predicts the Federal
  77. Expedia Is on the Brink of a Breakout
  78. Mc: Donald’s Is Headed for a Deep Pullback
  79. The merits of quantitative easing in the post-crisis era are still
  80. A lot has happened in the year and change since the Fed brought an
  81. Here’s Why Dunkin’ Brands Is Headed 10% Higher
  82. General Mills had a challenging quarter in its cereal business,
  83. JPMorgan Is Ready to Break Out and Rally
  84. The largest industrial company in the U.S. expects to overcome
  85. This industrial blue chip might not be as sexy as, say, Apple, but
  86. Unlike in the U.S. when it first launched, Apple will have major
  87. Avon (AVP) stock is advancing as the company will sell 80.1% of
  88. Now that the Federal Reserve’s initial rate liftoff has taken
  89. It’s a question of whether you still believe, even despite the
  90. Driverless technology and smartphones could create a new model for
  91. Focus on the Federal Reserve’s rate hike fades on Thursday as
  92. By delivering exposure to the upside while limiting downside risk,
  93. Health care investors in 2016 will need to be more selective about
  94. When the Fed raised interest rates this week, Chair Janet Yellen
  95. Wireless carrier T-Mobile was one of seven companies to be added
  96. Technicals suggest a decline worse than 2007-2009 should dominate
  97. The deal will give AstraZeneca a potential blockbuster cancer
  98. It’s not Communism. Call it capitalism with a big difference:
  99. Apple has named a new executive to the long-vacant post of chief
  100. Most American do not take all the vacation they are owed. Here’s
  101. Fed Rally Fizzles as Crude Oil Skids
  102. 2015 was a rough year for specialty retailers as online giants like

As of: Thu Dec 17 15:10:02 MST 2015

Dow declines -253.25 points (-1.43%) to end at 17,495.84: Thursday December 17, 2015
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