Dow appreciates 74.23 points ( +0.43 %) to settle at 17,325.76.

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 35.3 points ( +0.75 %) close at 4,763.97.

Oil settles at $38.58 ( +6.16 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,264.20 ( +2.80 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 1.94%. The interest rate of the yield has decreased ( -0.02 %), 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 64.36 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 29.23 %. Volume is -07.09 % % from the average. Lower volume means there is lower conviction in this (up) move.

The percent of stocks above the 50 Day Moving Average is 74.64 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 43.11 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in a downtrend and not yet oversold.

There are 01.69 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 00.89 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is -02.63 %.

The median forward PE is at 14.59, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 12.59 % and average yield is 02.02 %.

The average PEGY ratio (PEGY = (PE Ratio / (Growth+Yield))) is 1.79. The PEGY Ratio of 1.79 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 105.97 (1.39; 01.33 %)
  2. Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company (WSH) at 47.18 (-1.39;-02.86 %)
  3. Facebook, Inc. (FB) at 112.18 (1.51; 01.36 %)
  4. Pfizer Inc. (PFE) at 29.04 (-0.50;-01.69 %)
  5. Allergan plc (AGN) at 272.76 (-10.24;-03.62 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. Bio Blast Pharma Ltd. (ORPN) at 4.08 (1.44; 54.55 %)
  2. Bioanalytical Systems Inc. (BASI) at 1.36 (0.27; 24.77 %)
  3. Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (PLG) at 3.25 (0.60; 22.64 %)
  4. Connecture, Inc. (CNXR) at 3.28 (0.59; 21.93 %)
  5. Cymabay Therapeutics, Inc. (CBAY) at 1.54 (0.24; 18.46 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. Peabody Energy Corporation (BTU) at 2.19 (-1.82;-45.39 %)
  2. Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ZYNE) at 10.65 (-3.75;-26.04 %)
  3. First NBC Bank Holding Company (FNBC) at 19.09 (-5.33;-21.83 %)
  4. Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. (CBLI) at 2.95 (-0.71;-19.40 %)
  5. magicJack VocalTec Ltd. (CALL) at 7.22 (-1.44;-16.63 %)

Most Recent Financial News (Updated Wed Mar 16 15:00:01 MDT 2016)


  1. Americans fear ‘crap jobs with crap wages’
  2. ‘Hamilton’ creator lobbies Treasury on $10 bill redesign
  3. Fox cancels debate after Donald Trump pulls out
  4. Mexican CEO: Trump win would cause ‘a storm’
  5. UK to charge soda tax on sugary drinks
  6. Foreign governments dump U.S. debt at record rate
  7. ‘Mr. Robot’ creator credits cable TV for show’s success
  8. This app helps you with bad customer service
  9. Trump’s 500 businesses would pose ‘ethical dilemma’
  10. This guy admits to hacking nude celebrity photos
  11. This guy failed (hard) so you don’t have to
  12. Citigroup expected to begin cuts soon
  13. Drew Barrymore: The power of ‘no’
  14. Ryan says he won’t accept GOP nod for president
  15. Rural US hit hard by OD deaths
  16. Businesses that get March Madness boost
  17. ‘Bipolar’ market in for a bump: Bespoke
  18. Beer label champ unstoppable?
  19. These are the ‘worst’ new vehicles
  20. Deutsche Boerse finally makes a bid for LSE
  21. Fed holds on rates, sees 2 hikes in ’16
  22. Fed: Ex shares pop 5% on earnings, revenue beat
  23. Pete Najarian buys underperforming drug stock
  24. Midwestern pizza chain linked to E. coli outbreak
  25. Mc: Connell: Senate won’t consider Garland nomination
  26. Street smart: Cities of the future
  27. Wall Street is turning coal mines into canaries
  28. Whoa: Voters don’t pick nominee, we do: GOP official
  29. Are open primaries good for Trump?
  30. The Fed just caused a major about-face in gold
  31. You’re spending more on T-shirts
  32. HAWK could continue to decline into the next support area on the
  33. And they’ve still got a thing going on.
  34. Any long positions on APU should be protected.
  35. The stock is likely to drift back down to the $95 to $90 area
  36. Shares of the nation’s biggest banks fell on dialed-back rate-hike
  37. All the stock’s bullish indicators have failed to turn COG’s chart
  38. Given that our indicators are all in a bullish alignment, Charter
  39. There has been significant insider selling for short periods in
  40. The specialty retailer’s stock has improved in just four months.
  41. While others sprinkle more monetary policy fairy dust, the Fed is
  42. It seems the Federal Reserve is putting great weight on
  43. The huge news is that there will only be two more rate hikes in
  44. This is certainly short-term bullish, but long term’s another
  45. Reduced expectations for future rate hikes are a negative for our
  46. With the short-term trend neutral and the longer-term trend down
  47. The bigger concern is the weak economy.
  48. Using technology to reduce human labor as an economic input will
  49. Vo: IP firm rallies 10% yesterday, but falls some 16% so far today.
  50. But the tech giant’s gains may be short-lived, warns chartist.
  51. I suspect we will see a $25 to $40 trading range in the months
  52. SFM has made an eight-month base pattern, which should give it the
  53. Investors betting on a recovery of AMD shares should take a closer
  54. Stocks recovered from their weak start to rally midday.
  55. The company needs to regain the market’s confidence, and that will
  56. Investors who think they spot a discount in the drugmaker’s shares
  57. Banks from JPMorgan to Wells Fargo may get the additional
  58. This e-commerce giant dominates its retailing rivals and has
  59. Drug markers are taking it on the chin as political pressure
  60. Stocks jump on Wednesday afternoon after Federal Reserve Chair
  61. A jury ruled in favor of Amgen in a patent infringement case
  62. Jim Cramer says the utility sector can outperform, but some stocks
  63. Insiders at these companies have been scooping up shares of their
  64. The rise of Irish whiskey in the U.S. has been meteoric in the
  65. CEO Harald Krueger says the automaker will expand its range of
  66. Oracle will likely need a healthy pullback and consolidation
  67. Cramer prefers Chubb over MetLife, is sticking with Bank of
  68. These stocks are seeing increased trading volume today. Here’s a
  69. Etsy has announced a new, gender-neutral parental leave policy,
  70. The: Street’s Jim Cramer really likes Starbucks and CEO Howard
  71. The U.S. Global Jets ETF launched almost a year ago, quickly
  72. Twitter is trading on big volume off rehashed rumors of a buyout
  73. Allergan (AGN) stock is down in mid-afternoon trading on Wednesday
  74. Here’s a technical look at why traders should avoid these stocks
  75. The: Street’s Jim Cramer says he watches a lot of programming on
  76. There is a reason why value has overtaken growth this year.
  77. Markets Surge as Fed Goes With Status Quo
  78. As the hype surrounding March Madness increases, consumers and
  79. Facebook is expanding its workforce in Dublin despite the EU’s
  80. Cloud companies are on fire and that’s why Jim Cramer is watching

As of: Wed Mar 16 15:10:03 MDT 2016

Dow appreciates +74.23 points (0.43%) to end at 17,325.76: Wednesday March 16, 2016
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