Dow appreciates 155.73 points ( +0.90 %) to settle at 17,481.49.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index appreciates 0 points (0.00%) and is now at 1,971.40.

The tech heavy Nasdaq went up 11.02 points ( +0.23 %) close at 4,774.99.

Oil settles at $40.29 ( +0.22 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,257.90 ( -0.56 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 1.90%. 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 69.12 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 24.84 %. Volume is 02.56 % % 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 77.46 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 46.75 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in a downtrend and not yet oversold.

There are 02.86 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 00.78 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is -03.98 %.

The median forward PE is at 14.52, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 12.56 % and average yield is 02.02 %.

The average PEGY ratio (PEGY = (PE Ratio / (Growth+Yield))) is 1.87. The PEGY Ratio of 1.87 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 105.80 (-0.17;-00.16 %)
  2. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at 559.44 (-14.83;-02.58 %)
  3. Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company (WSH) at 47.18 (-1.39;-02.86 %)
  4. Facebook, Inc. (FB) at 111.02 (-1.16;-01.03 %)
  5. Pfizer Inc. (PFE) at 29.34 (0.30; 01.03 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. Heat Biologics, Inc. (HTBX) at 1.90 (1.16; 156.76 %)
  2. Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (VTAE) at 6.79 (2.68; 65.21 %)
  3. Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. (RSTI) at 31.39 (8.48; 37.01 %)
  4. Uranium Resources, Inc. (URRE) at 3.10 (0.68; 28.10 %)
  5. SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. (SPU) at 3.38 (0.73; 27.55 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. Bio Blast Pharma Ltd. (ORPN) at 2.99 (-1.09;-26.72 %)
  2. The Joint Corp. (JYNT) at 3.03 (-0.84;-21.71 %)
  3. Scorpio Bulkers Inc. (SALT) at 2.95 (-0.73;-19.84 %)
  4. GlobeImmune Inc. (GBIM) at 1.56 (-0.33;-17.46 %)
  5. Guess’ Inc. (GES) at 18.26 (-3.06;-14.35 %)

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As of: Thu Mar 17 15:10:01 MDT 2016

Dow appreciates +155.73 points (0.90%) to end at 17,481.49: Thursday March 17, 2016
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