Dow appreciates 257.42 points ( +1.59 %) to settle at 16,453.83.
The US Large Cap S&P 500 index appreciates 31.24 points ( +1.65 %) and is now at 1,926.82.
The tech heavy Nasdaq went up 98.11 points ( +2.21 %) close at 4,534.07.
Oil settles at $31.10 ( +1.44 % from last trading day.)
Gold is now at $1,210.30 ( -0.09 % from previous.)
The 10 year bond yield is at 1.82%. The interest rate of the yield has increased ( +0.04 %), 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 72.85 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 21.78 %. Volume is 21.32 % % 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 42.50 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 23.41 %. 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 00.44 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.
The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is -11.22 %.
The median forward PE is at 13.87, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 12.65 % and average yield is 02.60 %.
The average PEGY ratio (PEGY = (PE Ratio / (Growth+Yield))) is 1.96. The PEGY Ratio of 1.96 says market is on the more expensive side, but not a more extreme expensive valuation (PEGY of greater than 2.)
The average short percent of float is at 07.03 %.
The most traded stocks based on dollar value traded are:
- Facebook, Inc. (FB) at 105.20 (3.59; 03.53 %)
- Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 98.12 (1.48; 01.53 %)
- The Priceline Group Inc. (PCLN) at 1235.56 (124.88; 11.24 %)
- Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company (WSH) at 47.18 (-1.39;-02.86 %)
- Bank of America Corporation (BAC) at 12.56 (0.31; 02.53 %)
The winners with above average volume are:
- Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. (OCUL) at 8.67 (2.41; 38.50 %)
- ION Geophysical Corporation (IO) at 3.96 (0.93; 30.69 %)
- Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (PLG) at 1.94 (0.44; 29.33 %)
- Fossil Group, Inc. (FOSL) at 44.30 (9.84; 28.55 %)
- Rose Rock Midstream, L.P. (RRMS) at 11.84 (2.36; 24.89 %)
The losers with above average volume are:
- Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CPRX) at 1.16 (-0.69;-37.30 %)
- Invacare Corporation (IVC) at 12.81 (-4.03;-23.93 %)
- Midcoast Energy Partners, L.P. (MEP) at 5.70 (-1.50;-20.83 %)
- Tofutti Brands Inc. (TOF) at 2.30 (-0.58;-20.14 %)
- Zix Corporation (ZIXI) at 3.44 (-0.84;-19.63 %)
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