Dow declines 174.09 points ( -0.98 %) to settle at 17,541.96.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index declines 24.75 points ( -1.20 %) and is now at 2,041.91.

The tech heavy Nasdaq declines 72.35 points ( -1.47 %) closing at 4,848.37.

Oil settles at $37.47 ( +0.56 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,242.40 ( +0.40 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 1.69%. The interest rate of the yield has decreased ( -0.06 %), 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 21.94 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 71.06 %. Volume is -09.84 % % from the average. Lower volume means there is lower conviction in this (down) move.

The percent of stocks above the 50 Day Moving Average is 60.58 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 45.80 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in a downtrend and not yet oversold.

There are 00.44 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 00.40 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is -01.76 %.

The median forward PE is at 14.71, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 12.58 % and average yield is 01.86 %.

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 07.02 %.

The most traded stocks based on dollar value traded are:

  1. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 108.54 (-2.42;-02.18 %)
  2. Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company (WSH) at 47.18 (-1.39;-02.86 %)
  3. Allergan plc (AGN) at 241.00 (-3.74;-01.53 %)
  4. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (VRX) at 35.51 (1.34; 03.92 %)
  5. Facebook, Inc. (FB) at 113.64 (-0.07;-00.06 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. Relypsa, Inc. (RLYP) at 24.32 (9.81; 67.61 %)
  2. Lucas Energy, Inc. (LEI) at 4.77 (1.86; 63.92 %)
  3. Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) at 1.93 (0.50; 34.97 %)
  4. Cymabay Therapeutics, Inc. (CBAY) at 1.80 (0.41; 29.50 %)
  5. Parnell Pharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd. (PARN) at 2.38 (0.40; 20.20 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. Unwired Planet, Inc. (UPIP) at 6.94 (-3.16;-31.29 %)
  2. DragonWave Inc. (DRWI) at 6.91 (-1.89;-21.48 %)
  3. Hooker Furniture Corp. (HOFT) at 27.37 (-5.92;-17.78 %)
  4. China Natural Resources Inc. (CHNR) at 1.36 (-0.26;-16.05 %)
  5. ADMA Biologics, Inc. (ADMA) at 6.90 (-1.19;-14.71 %)

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As of: Thu Apr 7 15:10:06 MDT 2016

Dow declines -174.09 points (-0.98%) to end at 17,541.96: Thursday April 07, 2016
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