Dow declines 367.29 points ( -2.10 %) to settle at 17,128.55.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index declines 36.34 points ( -1.78 %) and is now at 2,005.55.

The tech heavy Nasdaq declines 79.47 points ( -1.59 %) closing at 4,923.08.

Oil settles at $34.56 ( -0.49 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,065.70 ( +0.07 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 2.20%. The interest rate of the yield has decreased ( -0.04 %), 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 32.13 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 63.30 %. Volume is 80.28 % % 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 27.24 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 31.61 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in a downtrend and not yet oversold.

There are 00.42 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 03.93 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is 00.57 %.

The median forward PE is at 15.33, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 13.08 % and average yield is 02.13 %.

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 06.86 %.

The most traded stocks based on dollar value traded are:

  1. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 106.03 (-2.95;-02.71 %)
  2. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) at 54.13 (-1.57;-02.82 %)
  3. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at 664.14 (-6.51;-00.97 %)
  4. Facebook, Inc. (FB) at 104.04 (-2.18;-02.05 %)
  5. The Walt Disney Company (DIS) at 107.72 (-4.29;-03.83 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. ReachLocal, Inc. (RLOC) at 1.82 (0.69; 61.06 %)
  2. FXCM Inc. (FXCM) at 12.43 (3.66; 41.73 %)
  3. Teekay Offshore Partners LP (TOO) at 5.13 (1.37; 36.44 %)
  4. EPIRUS Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (EPRS) at 3.69 (0.91; 32.73 %)
  5. The Chemours Company (CC) at 5.96 (1.24; 26.27 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. ATRM Holdings, Inc. (ATRM) at 1.75 (-1.34;-43.37 %)
  2. Acacia Research Corporation (ACTG) at 4.42 (-1.11;-20.07 %)
  3. Skyline Medical Inc. (SKLN) at 3.13 (-0.67;-17.63 %)
  4. Great Basin Scientific, Inc. (GBSN) at 2.27 (-0.46;-16.85 %)
  5. eMagin Corp. (EMAN) at 1.57 (-0.30;-16.04 %)

Most Recent Financial News (Updated Fri Dec 18 15:00:01 MST 2015)


  1. Apple scheming to avoid taxes?
  2. Illinois and Pa. are 170 days overdue on their budgets
  3. Here’s Microsoft’s biggest problem in a single chart
  4. UN urges freezing ISIS supply of money, guns
  5. Martin Shkreli quits as Turing CEO
  6. Who is Martin Shkreli? A timeline
  7. Shkreli’s $1 million school donation angering alumni
  8. Why Apple’s stock is down in 2015: iPhone worries
  9. Mangia! Olive Garden’s comeback continues
  10. Oil price crash could get even worse in 2016
  11. Most infamous Ponzi scheme charges
  12. Hottest toys of the season
  13. Chart: Fed less wordy, but confusing
  14. What I’m shorting in energy: Jim Chanos
  15. Mc: Donald’s McMuffin is hammering rivals
  16. This could be what drives stocks
  17. Jobless claims fall from 5-month high
  18. The red alert that’s shutting down Beijing, again
  19. China signals a doubling down on cyber control
  20. Darst: The markets lack confidence
  21. Martin Shkreli, center, leaves the courthouse after his arraignment
  22. Fed won’t add to high-yield pain yet: Howard Marks
  23. Here’s how Dollar Shave can beat Gillette lawsuit
  24. Lenders easing up on home loans
  25. How ‘Star Wars’ took over social media
  26. Jackpot-fixing investigation expands
  27. Men still worse at investing than women
  28. Obamacare’s big week’nearly 6M on HealthCare.gov
  29. Wine collectors cry foul
  30. Hey, kids! Santa goes to school, too
  31. Santoli: Will the ‘great rotation’ ever pan out?
  32. ‘Star Wars’ now at $130M globally
  33. Why stocks are down
  34. This indicator may mean more trouble for crude oil
  35. Dow sheds nearly 370 points as energy, data weigh ‘
  36. Dow sets mark for most volatile December since 2008
  37. AB InBev to buy Four Peaks craft brewery
  38. Bernie Sanders campaign: Democratic Party is undermining us
  39. Oil ends lower as U.S. oil-rig count climbs for first time in
  40. Dow sees biggest drop since September
  41. Dow transports dive into a bear market, first time since 2011
  42. Go: Pro stock shines bright despite dismal market selloff
  43. Dow industrials skid 367 points, biggest drop since September
  44. VW’s U.S. dealers await decision on diesel repair
  45. Was 2015 a year of consolidation, or worse, distribution?
  46. The fight against ISIS: What role should technology companies
  47. Why Dieting is at an All Time Low
  48. Lifestyle gets blame for 70% to 90% of all cancers
  49. I expect Ford to continue its downward trend in the near term.
  50. Watch for a close below $169, as this is likely to get traders to
  51. Google and Facebook are positioning themselves to be two of the
  52. Access to such a massive opportunity/market is compelling.
  53. Survey indicates portfolio managers are converting stock holdings
  54. The company has plenty of free cash flow to cover dividends.
  55. I look for the price of D to work lower in the weeks ahead.
  56. A break below $88 could give the bears the upper hand on FICO.
  57. These 4 Quant Ratings holdings have been downgraded recently;
  58. The California-based pharmaceutical company capitulates and
  59. The nation is giving away some of its energy bounty in exchange
  60. The meteoric rise of the young, brazen, entrepreneur seemed like
  61. It might seem harsh, but FNMA could decline back to $1 before
  62. Weakness under $32 would be a sell signal.
  63. There is nothing to do until there is a sustained market reaction.
  64. The passage of the government spending bill on Friday means Fannie
  65. The S&P 500 has moved at least 1% in nine of the past 14 sessions.
  66. If WBA breaks down from here, the next support area looks to be
  67. There are a number of forces at play in market carnage.
  68. The Fed’s interest rate policy may be keeping some Millennials
  69. Here’s Why Dunkin’ Brands Is Headed 10% Higher
  70. JPMorgan Is Ready to Break Out and Rally
  71. We examine the comparative merits of both high-income stocks, as
  72. Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley will take the
  73. 4 Stocks Under $10 Making Big Moves
  74. Alipay and Tenpay control most of the mobile payments industry in
  75. U.S. stocks extend losses by late morning Friday as volatility
  76. Apple (AAPL) will launch its mobile payments service in China as
  77. The stock of this software giant has gotten clobbered this week.
  78. CEO Sergio Marchionne is toning down his pursuit of a merger that
  79. The money center banks are ready to pop after of the Federal
  80. Both companies topped earnings estimates and are telling investors
  81. The shares of Fossil are falling after Goldman Sachs downgraded
  82. the Mobile Firefox OS project, one of Android and iOS’s few
  83. In a market that’s been largely negative, Jim Cramer pointed to
  84. Scam artists preying on the elderly may not be new, but seniors
  85. The broader market is slumping but a turnaround in crude could
  86. Don’t hold your breath for a bullish equity market in 2016.
  87. These overseas large-caps represent the kind of value stocks that
  88. Last-minute holiday shipping only gets more stressful when gifts
  89. The start of a rate hike cycle does not spell the end of the
  90. Although Third Avenue’s high-yield fund collapsed and subsequently
  91. 3 Stocks to Buy on Big Volume
  92. Schlumberger Slumps Toward a Buy Zone
  93. As you look for new opportunities in 2016, here’s an innovative
  94. Why Santa May Skip the Market This Year
  95. Campus house of cards to get a not-so-extreme makeover; card
  96. It was a big day for smartphone makers who want to become wallet
  97. The Federal Reserve didn’t just raise interest rates this week —

As of: Fri Dec 18 15:10:03 MST 2015

Dow declines -367.29 points (-2.10%) to end at 17,128.55: Friday December 18, 2015
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