Dow appreciates 120.81 points ( +0.69 %) to settle at 17,602.30.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index appreciates 8.99 points ( +0.44 %) and is now at 2,049.58.

The tech heavy Nasdaq went up 20.66 points ( +0.43 %) close at 4,795.65.

Oil settles at $39.32 ( -0.30 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,255.60 ( +0.10 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 1.87%. The interest rate of the yield has decreased ( -0.03 %), 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 59.03 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 34.89 %. Volume is 47.76 % % 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 78.93 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 48.45 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in a downtrend and not yet oversold.

There are 01.60 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 00.38 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is -03.44 %.

The median forward PE is at 14.68, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 12.63 % and average yield is 02.04 %.

The average PEGY ratio (PEGY = (PE Ratio / (Growth+Yield))) is 1.90. The PEGY Ratio of 1.90 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. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 105.92 (0.12; 00.11 %)
  2. Facebook, Inc. (FB) at 111.45 (0.43; 00.39 %)
  3. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at 552.08 (-7.36;-01.32 %)
  4. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) at 53.49 (-1.17;-02.14 %)
  5. The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) at 83.15 (0.40; 00.48 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. Eclipse Resources Corporation (ECR) at 1.53 (0.37; 31.90 %)
  2. China HGS Real Estate Inc. (HGSH) at 1.99 (0.45; 29.22 %)
  3. Oncothyreon Inc (ONTY) at 1.29 (0.28; 27.72 %)
  4. Central Federal Corp. (CFBK) at 1.45 (0.25; 20.83 %)
  5. North Atlantic Drilling Limited (NADL) at 3.91 (0.65; 19.94 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. Cymabay Therapeutics, Inc. (CBAY) at 1.30 (-0.40;-23.53 %)
  2. Enduro Royalty Trust (NDRO) at 2.76 (-0.83;-23.12 %)
  3. EXCO Resources Inc. (XCO) at 1.05 (-0.31;-22.79 %)
  4. Paragon Shipping Inc. (PRGN) at 1.39 (-0.41;-22.78 %)
  5. Rex Energy Corporation (REXX) at 1.19 (-0.34;-22.22 %)

Most Recent Financial News (Updated Fri Mar 18 15:00:01 MDT 2016)


  1. 50,000 college students could lose scholarships
  2. Want to move to Canada?
  3. Cleaners and handymen get equity at startup
  4. The Top 1% haven’t recovered yet, either
  5. Chinese firm snatches Starwood from Marriott
  6. Why Mark Zuckerberg is getting criticized in Beijing
  7. This glass can bend in half without shattering
  8. The clock is ticking on Aeropostale
  9. Why Beyonce & Jay Z like these bikes
  10. What to expect at Monday’s Apple event
  11. Rural US hit hard by OD deaths
  12. Wall Street checks out of coal mines
  13. Why you didn’t get that raise
  14. Job openings rise in January
  15. Dentists get busy after holiday
  16. The Dow hasn’t done this since 1933
  17. Ben Bernanke
  18. Reigning beer label champ advances
  19. Which FANG stocks scream opportunity?
  20. Fed’s Bullard: Low rates may be causing low inflation
  21. Here’s how the GOP could stop Trump
  22. Hillary fundraiser will not be held at Theranos
  23. How a city took its time and remade its economy
  24. Siegel: These forces will keep markets stable
  25. Poof! There went the brackets
  26. Would you pull a #familyfirst?
  27. Northeast may get foot of snow on 1st day of spring
  28. Oil is going back to $49 ‘ ‘get on board’: Trader
  29. Paris suspect Abdeslam captured in raid: Belgian PM
  30. Must: More food delivery apps to bite the dust
  31. Spotify, NMPA in ‘landmark’ royalties deal
  32. Investors confused, why it’s good
  33. Teen retailer’s shares halved
  34. This CEO gave $10M in cash to employees
  35. What analysts expect from Apple
  36. A decline back below $18 in XME would turn the short-term chart
  37. After closely tracking Jabil Circuit’s movement, there is no
  38. A strong close above $11 on XRX could set the stage to make it a
  39. Why this week was more important than it felt.
  40. If going short, give upside momentum plenty of room and wait for
  41. PS4 sales are leading the Sony turnaround one year after
  42. The tech giant recently tapped Goldman Sachs in another effort to
  43. ETN could advance to the mid-$60s before running into some
  44. Our price objective for EMR is in the low $80s.
  45. The company appears to be a key industrial player as China intends
  46. To make a sale? We will probably trade sideways around current
  47. Stock screens based on three market gurus’ theories favor the
  48. Restoration Hardware’s moving averages remain in a bearish
  49. We expect some resistance in the $65 area.
  50. There is speculation that the central banks planned a coordinated
  51. Two beaten-down stocks that have won big.
  52. Selloffs on Fed hikes will be temporary, offering good entry
  53. We are beginning to see some bullish signals in Timken’s charts,
  54. The Canadian buyer has been looking for ways to expand after the
  55. U.S. stocks are set for their fourth straight week of gains.
  56. Less than 20% of the S&P 500 components that bought back stock did
  57. Facebook has all the aces to step into the TV broadcast arena.
  58. Assets under management in the alternative investment sector are
  59. Investors who say the Federal Reserve is behind the curve seem to
  60. Owning ‘consumption’ stocks can be a wildly profitable strategy.
  61. New government research shows heightened supervision may not hurt
  62. Beverage giant PepsiCo has finally entered a surging space —
  63. Trans: Canada (TRP) stock is slipping in midday trading on Friday
  64. Political pressure on Capitol Hill has been clobbering biotechs,
  65. Michaels Companies (MIK) stock rallied on better-than-expected
  66. There’s a fair amount of optimism surrounding Apple’s big event
  67. Stocks edge higher on Friday as crude oil extends its 2016 records
  68. Starwood (HOT) stock is higher this morning after agreeing to be
  69. Dividend growth investing doesn’t need bombastic endorsements. The
  70. Jim Cramer points out that Adobe (ADBE) stock is rallying to new
  71. Sensing technology for braking a key enabler for other autonomous
  72. This fast-growing software firm is underappreciated by investors,
  73. Twitter (TWTR) must improve its customer service in order to boost
  74. Trans: Canada acquired Columbia Pipeline for roughly $13 billion to
  75. The power of the Federal Reserve and other central banks has
  76. Stocks wiped away their losses for 2016 on Friday thanks to some
  77. Don’t get seduced by high yields that aren’t sustainable. Here’s a
  78. Children’s Place beat earnings estimates on Tuesday and the stock
  79. Stocks pare gains by mid-afternoon Friday as crude reverses
  80. Survey points to a rise in loan balances that top $100,000; $120k
  81. Jim Cramer takes a look at another hot sector, this time covering
  82. The renowned aircraft manufacturer has stumbled recently but its
  83. Jim Cramer likes home improvement stocks and Stanley Black &
  84. The biotech sector is showing encouraging signs that a significant
  85. There’s no reason to take profits in Verizon or PayPal, the home
  86. Want to support your favorite charity without all the pain of
  87. Brian White of Drexel Hamilton is a big fan of Apple, Oracle,
  88. Wall Street’s Best Streak Since October
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As of: Fri Mar 18 15:10:02 MDT 2016

Dow appreciates +120.81 points (0.69%) to end at 17,602.30: Friday March 18, 2016
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