Dow appreciates 51.23 points ( +0.28 %) to settle at 18,041.55.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index appreciates 3.45 points ( +0.16 %) and is now at 2,095.15.

The tech heavy Nasdaq declines 25.14 points ( -0.51 %) closing at 4,863.14.

Oil settles at $45.33 (0.00% from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,248.10 ( -0.18 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 1.86%. The interest rate of the yield has decreased ( -0.07 %), 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 54.15 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 38.77 %. Volume is 04.13 % % 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 72.38 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 63.84 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in an uptrend and not yet overbought.

There are 01.55 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 00.21 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is -01.28 %.

The median forward PE is at 15.23, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 12.54 % and average yield is 01.72 %.

The average PEGY ratio (PEGY = (PE Ratio / (Growth+Yield))) is 1.92. The PEGY Ratio of 1.92 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 06.86 %.

The most traded stocks based on dollar value traded are:

  1. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 97.82 (-6.53;-06.26 %)
  2. Facebook, Inc. (FB) at 108.89 (0.13; 00.12 %)
  3. Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company (WSH) at 47.18 (-1.39;-02.86 %)
  4. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at 606.57 (-10.31;-01.67 %)
  5. Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) at 721.46 (-3.91;-00.54 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. Stone Energy Corp. (SGY) at 1.26 (0.28; 28.57 %)
  2. Approach Resources, Inc. (AREX) at 2.99 (0.64; 27.23 %)
  3. Legacy Reserves LP (LGCY) at 3.64 (0.73; 25.09 %)
  4. Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (ORIG) at 2.28 (0.42; 22.58 %)
  5. Willbros Group Inc. (WG) at 3.17 (0.58; 22.39 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. Twitter, Inc. (TWTR) at 14.86 (-2.89;-16.28 %)
  2. OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OGXI) at 1.11 (-0.21;-15.91 %)
  3. Qiwi plc (QIWI) at 12.47 (-2.07;-14.24 %)
  4. Sharps Compliance Corp. (SMED) at 4.50 (-0.73;-13.96 %)
  5. H&R Block, Inc. (HRB) at 20.59 (-3.23;-13.56 %)

Most Recent Financial News (Updated Wed Apr 27 15:00:01 MDT 2016)


  1. No rate hike: U.S. worries keep Fed on hold
  2. Ted Cruz names Carly Fiorina as VP pick
  3. Special administrator appointed for Prince’s estate
  4. iPhone 6S has been a major disappointment
  5. Airfare just keeps getting cheaper
  6. FBI won’t tell Apple how it hacked terrorist’s iPhone
  7. Don’t get too used to a weak dollar
  8. Airline CEO: Donald Trump is all ‘smoke and mirrors’
  9. America’s earnings recession just got worse
  10. In Photos: 11 iconic GM cars
  11. A prince. A robe. An opportunity.
  12. A classic Warren Buffett bet doing better than you think
  13. Street thinks Hillary will win: Survey
  14. Street expects rate hike later: Survey
  15. Apple shares just did something very strange
  16. Bernie Sanders to cut hundreds of staff members and turn focus to
  17. Bill Gross: We’re close to the economic flatline
  18. Bof: A’s Moynihan to keep fighting controversial ‘bathroom bill’
  19. We are in the ‘first inning’ of a ‘washout’ in hedge funds, top fund
  20. Hot: Here’s what changed in the new Fed statement
  21. Fed holds on rates, warns economy has slowed
  22. FSLR posts Q1 profit, appoints new CEO
  23. Whoa: Food waste is getting so bad, cities are using garbage disposals
  24. Fed likely on hold until December
  25. Legends who died with no will
  26. Outgoing Valeant CEO tells Senate he regrets raising drug prices
  27. Pending home sales up 1.4%, but weak in West
  28. Why is GE making hot sauce?
  29. Space: X: Shooting for Mars in 2 years
  30. $1.5M sub modeled after a drone
  31. Apple’s earnings could have been worse
  32. This bad habit costs you more than $500
  33. Chief investor: Don’t burn Apple bridge
  34. This Princeton professor posted all his failures online
  35. Jobless voters key to Trump primary win
  36. Dyson unveils its $400 hair dryer
  37. Wells Fargo analyst: Why a new CEO won’t save Valeant
  38. Why the election could boost stocks
  39. Chipotle must do something transformational in its restaurants to
  40. Most of the other pipeline players had a more cautious philosophy.
  41. Anyone who didn’t see this coming was mad as a hatter.
  42. AVGO could test $135 to $130 in the short run.
  43. And you can outperform them, too, though it’s up to you to listen
  44. A recovery from a February low does not look finished.
  45. Traders could go long NOV at current levels and available
  46. January puts will get you through the next two earnings reports,
  47. Comcast seems to be positioning itself to do battle with Disney’s
  48. The rash reality will weigh on the shares short term, but long
  49. It doesn’t hurt that this statement still has a dovish bias.
  50. It left rates unchanged, but in its latest statement omits
  51. Lackluster economic data give the governors little choice but to
  52. The private-equity firm gave some great tips in its earnings call.
  53. Aggressive traders can go long REGN on the first up day.
  54. There is one trait that makes the difference between speculation
  55. There is just too much cash out there still looking for a place to
  56. Look for Fed Speakers to Say June Is in Play
  57. Bill Ackman has never been shy in defending his investments, even
  58. The oil-and-gas equipment maker’s dwindling market cap could
  59. Analysts raise their expectations ahead of the company’s earnings
  60. Will Starboard Value’s Jeff Smith discuss one of his lesser-known
  61. First-quarter performance was a mixed bag, with a strong earnings
  62. Starboard Value didn’t get everything it wanted from Yahoo!, but
  63. U.S. indices were mixed ahead of the conclusion of the latest
  64. Topics on Wall Street social media channels Wednesday ranged from
  65. It will be interesting to see the impact of Neuberger Berman and
  66. It hasn’t stayed at one level long enough to build a position.
  67. Moving abroad can lead to a better quality of life and lower cost
  68. The health insurance giant doesn’t plan to add to or exit any of
  69. Apple (AAPL) shares haven’t put in their final low, but
  70. Dreamworks Animation (DWA) stock is spiking on Wednesday morning
  71. Stocks hold lower late Wednesday morning after the world’s largest
  72. New products ride to the rescue as shareholders fret over Advair
  73. General Electric share owners ratified 2015 compensation for
  74. Looking for high-growth bargains in this risky market? We’ve found
  75. Mc: Donald’s Chicken McNuggets may be “clean” real soon.
  76. Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump have butted heads recently. But
  77. All eyes will be on user growth and ad revenues for the social
  78. The bull market in industrials is more than making up for the tech
  79. We looked beyond the well-worn tech names to unearth an
  80. Shares of Twitter are sliding following the company’s release of
  81. Disappointing first-quarter earnings sent the social-media
  82. Stocks turn mixed again by late afternoon Wednesday as Wall Street
  83. The company reaffirms full-year guidance despite more than $150
  84. Investors bid up Statoil and Total following better-than-expected
  85. Investors should focus on the long term if they like Amazon,
  86. Capital One shares are down 3% following its first-quarter
  87. In the near term, Apple bulls should view further weakness as a
  88. Master: Card is set to report first-quarter earnings before the bell
  89. Think Apple looks cheap at depressed levels following a
  90. Netflix’s subscriber growth is too low and content production
  91. Why the Fed Held Off on Raising Interest Rates
  92. After a bustling fourth quarter, CEO Dan Schulman will update
  93. Wall Street Gets Boost From Dovish Fed
  94. Bank of America shareholders revolted last year when CEO Brian

As of: Wed Apr 27 15:10:02 MDT 2016

Dow appreciates +51.23 points (0.28%) to end at 18,041.55: Wednesday April 27, 2016
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