Dow appreciates 106.7 points ( +0.60 %) to settle at 18,004.16.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index appreciates 13.61 points ( +0.65 %) and is now at 2,094.34.

The tech heavy Nasdaq went up 21.8 points ( +0.44 %) close at 4,960.02.

Oil settles at $39.91 ( +0.33 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,234.30 ( -0.06 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 1.77%. The interest rate of the yield has increased ( +0.02 %), 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 64.62 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 28.49 %. Volume is -14.38 % % 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 74.40 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 58.11 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in an uptrend and not yet overbought.

There are 02.06 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 00.23 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is 00.08 %.

The median forward PE is at 14.92, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 12.60 % and average yield is 01.82 %.

The average PEGY ratio (PEGY = (PE Ratio / (Growth+Yield))) is 1.85. The PEGY Ratio of 1.85 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 06.89 %.

The most traded stocks based on dollar value traded are:

  1. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 107.48 (-2.37;-02.16 %)
  2. Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) at 108.40 (-3.11;-02.79 %)
  3. Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company (WSH) at 47.18 (-1.39;-02.86 %)
  4. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at 635.35 (9.46; 01.51 %)
  5. Facebook, Inc. (FB) at 110.45 (0.81; 00.74 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. Cvent, Inc. (CVT) at 35.23 (13.93; 65.40 %)
  2. Ideal Power, Inc. (IPWR) at 6.11 (1.49; 32.25 %)
  3. Code Rebel Corp (CDRB) at 3.27 (0.76; 30.28 %)
  4. Genie Energy Ltd. (GNE) at 8.33 (1.72; 26.02 %)
  5. Capstone Turbine Corp. (CPST) at 2.51 (0.50; 24.88 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. Chiasma, Inc. (CHMA) at 3.75 (-6.42;-63.13 %)
  2. Liberty Media Corporation (LMCA) at 19.03 (-20.03;-51.28 %)
  3. Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP (CLMT) at 5.30 (-4.97;-48.39 %)
  4. Great Basin Scientific, Inc. (GBSN) at 3.47 (-0.96;-21.67 %)
  5. Vestin Realty Mortgage II, Inc. (VRTB) at 2.38 (-0.52;-17.93 %)

Most Recent Financial News (Updated Mon Apr 18 15:00:02 MDT 2016)


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  28. What?Siri spills the beans on Apple’s next conference
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  36. US shale may drive oil prices after Doha disaster
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  39. Netflix isn’t sweating Amazon, or a weak outlook
  40. After the thwarted Pfizer merger, the generic drug business sale
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  43. Apple’s iPhone hiccups wont hurt its long-term viability.
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  47. Fed officials are once again sending mexed messages on rate hikes,
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  53. The company’s guidance is conservative in what regards currencies.
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  55. Crude prices have cut their losses from earlier in the day.
  56. Tax day, oil talk, and a renewed battle between Netflix and Amazon
  57. There are bullish factors that argue for continued gains in crude.
  58. Cramer says GameStop is a good value play while Delta and Alcoa
  59. Pepsi’s Mountain Dew Kickstart continues to generate huge sales
  60. Don’t be fooled by analysts who say this giant retailer is a value
  61. Hasbro (HAS) stock is advancing in pre-market trading after the
  62. Pepsi: Co (PEP) stock is increasing after the food and beverage
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  66. For now, energy stocks and banks are doing better than investors
  67. The firms raking in money helping U.S. taxpayers prepare their
  68. Think of Costco, and visions of giant bags of potato chips
  69. With many Millennial votes hanging in the balance, borrower
  70. Analysts are feeling optimistic about the New York mega-bank.
  71. Stocks hold near highs by mid-afternoon Monday as Disney drives
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  73. Jim Cramer — We Are Not in a Sideways Market
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  75. Jim Cramer believes the bank-stock rally is still going strong.
  76. If there are good motives for owning BlackBerry stock, TheStreet’s
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  80. IBM already disappointed on earnings, now we want to know how it’s
  81. Mc: Donald’s will debut Johnsonville Brats in more than 100
  82. Disney is setting well for more upside as it leaves behind a
  83. Jim Cramer says he likes the new Whole Foods format.
  84. Cramer predicts headwinds for the paper giant, including foreign
  85. These five long-term stock winners have the best charts over the
  86. The Rio de Janeiro-based oil company could benefit from regime
  87. These heavily shorted stocks could get squeezed much higher if
  88. The Sunnyvale, Calif. technology company is updating its
  89. GE stock is rising after the company completed the sale of its
  90. Disney Drives Wall Street to Highest Close of 2016
  91. Barron’s says Intel has 25% upside, analyst Bob Peck is optimistic
  92. Jim Cramer is watching Johnson & Johnson Tuesday, to see how
  93. The key to keeping up with solar is relying on diversified fuel
  94. The offering was initially supposed to expire Monday but was

As of: Mon Apr 18 15:10:02 MDT 2016

Dow appreciates +106.70 points (0.60%) to end at 18,004.16: Monday April 18, 2016
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