Dow declines 21.44 points ( -0.13 %) to settle at 16,391.99.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index declines 0.05 points (-0.00%) and is now at 1,917.78.

The tech heavy Nasdaq went up 16.89 points ( +0.38 %) close at 4,504.43.

Oil settles at $29.87 ( +0.78 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,228.30 ( -0.20 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 1.75%. 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 47.11 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 46.52 %. Volume is 03.41 % % 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 44.48 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 24.02 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in a downtrend and not yet oversold.

There are 00.51 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 00.84 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is -08.14 %.

The median forward PE is at 13.97, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 12.59 % and average yield is 02.57 %.

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:

  1. Facebook, Inc. (FB) at 104.57 (1.10; 01.06 %)
  2. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 96.04 (-0.22;-00.23 %)
  3. Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company (WSH) at 47.18 (-1.39;-02.86 %)
  4. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at 534.90 (9.90; 01.89 %)
  5. Concho Resources, Inc. (CXO) at 92.29 (-1.67;-01.78 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. Vringo, Inc. (VRNG) at 2.16 (0.60; 38.46 %)
  2. Supreme Industries Inc. (STS) at 8.02 (1.77; 28.32 %)
  3. Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW) at 14.92 (2.31; 18.32 %)
  4. Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CPXX) at 2.18 (0.30; 15.96 %)
  5. Vince Holding Corp (VNCE) at 5.86 (0.77; 15.13 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. EP Energy Corporation (EPE) at 1.92 (-0.79;-29.15 %)
  2. Internap Corporation (INAP) at 2.11 (-0.64;-23.27 %)
  3. Trinity Industries Inc. (TRN) at 16.43 (-4.69;-22.21 %)
  4. Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc. (IMH) at 14.60 (-3.49;-19.29 %)
  5. Alliance Fiber Optic Products Inc. (AFOP) at 12.03 (-2.29;-15.99 %)

Most Recent Financial News (Updated Fri Feb 19 15:00:02 MST 2016)


  1. Huge deal between hedge fund billionaire and music titan
  2. U.S. stocks post best weekly gains of 2016
  3. US makes millions as expats ditch passports
  4. What life in the world’s most polluted city is like
  5. Tech pinpoints gun violence using sound
  6. Five big oil producing countries hit with downgrades
  7. Oil driller cut 25,000 jobs, paid CEO $18 million
  8. Donald Trump beats Hillary Clinton on ratings
  9. Are you behind on retirement saving?
  10. The European Union, explained
  11. EU deal gives UK ‘special status’: PM Cameron
  12. House flipping: Deja vu all over again
  13. Calif.’s Obamacare insurers see shift
  14. US consumer is doing fine: CEO
  15. Al Gore mum as Apple/FBI debate rages
  16. Apple, FBI in ‘PR war’: Expert
  17. $100 dollar bills
  18. Deere lowers 2016 income outlook
  19. Now: DoJ seeks to force Apple to hack terrorist’s iPhone
  20. El-Erian: ‘Perfect storm’ for volatility not over
  21. Pope was ‘riffing’ on Trump: Expert
  22. Mester: Economy ‘solid,’ hikes ahead
  23. Heart condition ‘breakthrough’ hailed
  24. Why Nordstrom shares tumbled
  25. IRS to return $150K seized from small-biz owner
  26. John McAfee: FBI should let me hack iPhone
  27. A slow recovery: Strategists
  28. Samsung to 5G: 5 things in tech this week
  29. Meet Mom and Dad: your new landlords NYT
  30. No more surf and turf on food stamps?
  31. Online lenders running into a cash crunch
  32. The American city with a pension crisis
  33. 5 trends from New York Toy Fair
  34. The S&P level everyone’s watching
  35. Trump calls for Apple boycott…while using iPhone
  36. Two GOP candidates need to drop out
  37. You can buy the White House… sort of
  38. Apple and its smartwatch rivals overtake the mighty Swiss
  39. Blue Collar Jobs …That Pay a Six Figure Salary
  40. Carl Icahn could have lost over $700 million in one day on his
  41. EU reaches deal paving way for U.K. referendum on membership
  42. Ghostly sculptures of presidential heads are sitting in a
  43. Interested in variable annuities? Read this first
  44. Martin Shkreli really is a bad boy of pharma, government
  45. Strain from Boomers makes Medicare reform a major challenge
  46. Moody’s tallies 28 downgrades in the energy sector since
  47. Rapper represents millions of millennials with his song,
  48. Treasury yields snap three-week string of declines
  49. Trump, whose tweets come via iPhone, calls for boycott of
  50. CORRECT: U.S. stocks limp lower, but log largest weekly gain
  51. S&P 500, Dow end flat, but post best weekly gain of 2016
  52. The oil and gas company’s stock could be a buy in the second
  53. Though we can’t say the long-term picture has turned, we can say
  54. We will continue to track the ups and downs of WMT in the weeks
  55. David Einhorn is a man of many talents, including playing poker —
  56. The expected decline should take prices down into longer-term
  57. Apple shareholders may have cause for concern as CEO Tim Cook
  58. Important economic data are coming and, if strong, could force the
  59. Sears was once hot because of its property, but no more.
  60. Investors should keep it simple in their approach to SPDR Barclays
  61. Let SunEdison be a reminder why it’s best not to follow the advice
  62. Only a move below $69 would call into question the bull case now.
  63. HSKA appears poised to test support below the $30 level.
  64. There are still some very compelling negative arguments.
  65. More signs of accumulation are needed to make PVH an attractive
  66. Is Google’s tax strategy fair game or should lawmakers crack down
  67. The Web giant has staged something of a comeback in recent weeks,
  68. The outlook for Sears is weak, making us wonder if there is much
  69. The semiconductor exchange-traded fund could lose steam in the
  70. Another slide in crude oil prices is once again causing
  71. But there isn’t anything particularly positive on a fundamental
  72. Word of “strategic alternatives” sends stock of the Houston-based
  73. Let’s get this straight: There is no such thing.
  74. Weak U.S. earnings continue to hamper the market.
  75. They might be bad for consumers, but not necessarily for banks.
  76. As voters move toward choosing the presidential nominees in the
  77. Take a peek at this year’s places to be.
  78. Amazon’s new bricks-and-mortar bookstore in Seattle is all about
  79. These three stocks are great ‘value plays’ that boast bullish
  80. The NFL International Series is expanding to Mexico for the 2016
  81. The economic program Larry Summers is proposing for the United
  82. With stock valuations on the wane, North Face owner V.F. Corp.
  83. It was a mixed bag of earnings on Friday for apparel maker VF
  84. The conventional wisdom is that Big Blue is hopelessly behind the
  85. Stocks are lower Friday as energy shares slump.
  86. CEO Chip Perry’s priority is to mollify dissatisfied car dealers.
  87. Looking for high yield combined with safety, in a volatile,
  88. Wells Fargo analysts put out a negative research report on Valeant
  89. Kids may soon be able to learn coding in lieu of a foreign
  90. Applied Materials (AMAT) stock is gaining in early-afternoon
  91. Stocks are mixed on Friday afternoon as another slump in crude oil
  92. A big recession is coming — here are the warning signs.
  93. Regional lenders like Bank of Oklahoma and Comerica have more to
  94. Valeant (VRX) stock is down this afternoon after Wells Fargo
  95. Investors have good reason to feel whipsawed this year. But here
  96. The market has overreacted to AmEx’s setbacks. Here’s why.
  97. With the low interest rate environment and a weakening global
  98. The Fed recognizes that it must slow the pace of its rate hikes —
  99. Higher ed research groups eschew climbing walls and professor
  100. The S&P is down 6% so far in 2016, but a tug-of-war between
  101. Applied Materials investors should expect more upside in the near
  102. Wall Street Finishes Best Week of 2016
  103. The e-commerce giant is expanding its Amazon Locker program to

As of: Fri Feb 19 15:10:02 MST 2016

Dow declines -21.44 points (-0.13%) to end at 16,391.99: Friday February 19, 2016
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