Dow appreciates 35 points ( +0.20 %) to settle at 17,576.96.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index appreciates 5.69 points ( +0.28 %) and is now at 2,047.60.

The tech heavy Nasdaq went up 2.32 points ( +0.05 %) close at 4,850.69.

Oil settles at $39.55 ( -0.43 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,241.70 ( -0.17 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 1.72%. The interest rate of the yield has increased ( +0.03 %), 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 60.42 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 32.96 %. Volume is -20.75 % % 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 62.20 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 47.10 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in a downtrend and not yet oversold.

There are 00.72 % 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 -00.73 %.

The median forward PE is at 14.54, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 12.55 % and average yield is 01.87 %.

The average PEGY ratio (PEGY = (PE Ratio / (Growth+Yield))) is 1.88. The PEGY Ratio of 1.88 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 110.63 (-3.01;-02.65 %)
  2. Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company (WSH) at 47.18 (-1.39;-02.86 %)
  3. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 108.66 (0.12; 00.11 %)
  4. Tesla Motors, Inc. (TSLA) at 250.07 (-7.13;-02.77 %)
  5. Pfizer Inc. (PFE) at 32.50 (-0.26;-00.79 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. China HGS Real Estate Inc. (HGSH) at 2.81 (0.91; 47.89 %)
  2. SteadyMed Ltd. (STDY) at 4.65 (1.19; 34.39 %)
  3. Amira Nature Foods Ltd. (ANFI) at 10.80 (2.66; 32.68 %)
  4. Legacy Reserves LP (LGCY) at 1.24 (0.23; 22.77 %)
  5. China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. (CADC) at 2.15 (0.35; 19.44 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) at 1.21 (-0.72;-37.31 %)
  2. SeaChange International, Inc. (SEAC) at 3.82 (-1.74;-31.29 %)
  3. Clovis Oncology, Inc. (CLVS) at 15.77 (-3.40;-17.74 %)
  4. Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (BOOT) at 6.75 (-1.20;-15.09 %)
  5. The Gap, Inc. (GPS) at 23.85 (-3.83;-13.84 %)

Most Recent Financial News (Updated Fri Apr 8 15:00:02 MDT 2016)


  1. Nobody likes being around poor people: Casino CEO
  2. Americans may soon need visas for Europe
  3. Stanford students demand more diverse faculty
  4. Springsteen cancels concert over state’s anti-LGBT law
  5. Postage prices set to go down
  6. ‘American Idol’ finale looked like from the inside
  7. Greatest hits from GM’s top designer
  8. Adobe rolls out emergency update
  9. ‘How I got into all the Ivy League schools’
  10. Birchbox CEO: ‘Easier for men to get funding’
  11. Zika investigators discover more side effects
  12. Boutique fitness bulks up
  13. How to win at getting college aid
  14. Mary Lou Retton: Ignore your critics
  15. High-end home sales surge here
  16. Lingerie trend could lift apparel sales
  17. How these 2 pets became #famous
  18. The S&P prediction ‘no one believes’
  19. Claims fall, reversing prior increase
  20. Playing the long game? Tune out the Fed
  21. Off-shoring after Panama: Still doable
  22. Alan Simpson: Grover Norquist is ‘a fraud’
  23. ‘Chatbots’ are coming; next stop FB?
  24. Divisive science may give embryos HIV resistance
  25. Economy looks bleaker by the day for first quarter
  26. Key: Apple: Fed’s push to unlock NY phone ‘disturbing’
  27. Mario Gabelli: Verizon should buy Yahoo
  28. A Tesla Model 3 sedan, its first car aimed at the mass market, is
  29. Money does buy happiness, but only if…
  30. Panama Papers’ firm co-founder: We didn’t know!
  31. Springsteen cancels show due to North Carolina law
  32. Teen retail’s overlooked disadvantage
  33. For this $290M venture to succeed, first SpaceX must
  34. The primaries are rigged
  35. An estimated 70% of the world markets have a ‘negative trend
  36. Let’s see if a dip to support around $75 develops, and whether it
  37. The infrastructure construction company’s long-term chart needs a
  38. With the broader stock market weak, we could see the
  39. These overpriced stocks lend themselves to puts or put spreads.
  40. All things considered, we would either be standing aside AGCO or
  41. SAM could trade down to $150 or lower in the weeks ahead.
  42. Strength in precious metals may not be a good sign for the broader
  43. Wait for a breakout on the upside above the 200-day line or buy a
  44. Even though MGM Resorts International shares have improved from a
  45. Buy the dip, but a break below $45 is cause for concern.
  46. Small biotech has plenty of cash and a very valuable drug.
  47. The price action and indicators do not suggest investors of the
  48. The currency’s huge move finally may have hit a wall, and the
  49. The company is a vice stock that has attracted attention recently.
  50. The Phoenix-based natural resource giant is leading Friday’s stock
  51. It’s a small price to pay for one of professional sports’ most
  52. Oil prices spiked as the U.S. rig count fell by eight last week.
  53. It seems like we’re up one day and down the next.
  54. Wall Street social-media chatter Friday ranged from macroeconomic
  55. Analysts seem bullish on firearms as Sturm Ruger leads the pack of
  56. Shipping rates soar, aided by bumper soybean crop in Brazil and
  57. A look into the benefits and considerations of high deductible
  58. Under Armour sees that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson was a wise
  59. Twitter reportedly pays about $5 million less than other bidders
  60. On-Demand Generation Is the Next Big Investing Trend
  61. Fed Chair Janet Yellen and three of her predecessors, Ben
  62. During inflationary times when the business cycle is slowing,
  63. These stocks look ready to break out and trade higher from current
  64. The heads of Amazon’s consumer business and its cloud computing
  65. An innovative program being tried out by credit unions lets
  66. Wearable device health consumers may save money if they share data
  67. Stocks extend highs on Friday as a surge in crude oil boosts the
  68. Women are taking on a much greater role as family wage-earners.
  69. Oil prices gained steam on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair
  70. Clovis Oncology is better off if the U.S. Food and Drug
  71. Hungry for income? Scoop up these income stalwarts, which have
  72. Under Armour (UA) split its stock to issue new Class C non-voting
  73. Facebook is the growth stock favorite for Jim Cramer and Jack
  74. Center: Point going REIT would have rewards but also carry some
  75. Yesterday, an FDA advisory committee voted unanimously to
  76. Jim Cramer and Jack Mohr examine Starbucks, their second-favorite
  77. Why the Delay in Yahoo!’s Bid Deadline No Cause for Despair
  78. “The Donald” has lost a fortune in casinos, but with these
  79. Jim Cramer says investors should consider buying Cummins if they
  80. Minimum wage in California will be incrementally raised to $15 by
  81. Stocks edge higher on Friday afternoon as crude oil continues to
  82. Foreign debt is the world’s biggest asset class, but most U.S.
  83. Jim Cramer is wondering what the government is going to do next —
  84. Pre-orders for Tesla’s Model 3 could be a harbinger of much better
  85. Jim Cramer is watching shares of Alcoa, which will split into two
  86. The Department of Education to accept bids on a payment website
  87. Stocks Pare Gains in Final Hour
  88. Twitter adds new board members, Uber agrees to a $25 million

As of: Fri Apr 8 15:10:02 MDT 2016

Dow appreciates +35.00 points (0.20%) to end at 17,576.96: Friday April 08, 2016
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