Dow declines 91.22 points ( -0.52 %) to settle at 17,435.40.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index declines 7.59 points ( -0.37 %) and is now at 2,040.04.

The tech heavy Nasdaq declines 26.59 points ( -0.56 %) closing at 4,712.53.

Oil settles at $48.17 ( +0.02 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,255.50 ( +0.06 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 1.84%. The interest rate of the yield has decreased ( -0.04 %), 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 28.89 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 64.16 %. Volume is 00.80 % % from the average. Higher volume means there is higher conviction in this (down) move.

The percent of stocks above the 50 Day Moving Average is 36.91 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 49.21 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in a downtrend and not yet oversold.

There are 00.32 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 01.24 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is -03.70 %.

The median forward PE is at 14.61, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 12.38 % and average yield is 01.74 %.

The average PEGY ratio (PEGY = (PE Ratio / (Growth+Yield))) is 1.75. The PEGY Ratio of 1.75 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 06.52 %.

The most traded stocks based on dollar value traded are:

  1. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 94.20 (-0.36;-00.38 %)
  2. Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company (WSH) at 47.18 (-1.39;-02.86 %)
  3. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) at 69.20 (6.05; 09.58 %)
  4. Facebook, Inc. (FB) at 116.81 (-0.84;-00.71 %)
  5. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at 698.52 (1.07; 00.15 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. Cesca Therapeutics Inc. (KOOL) at 3.61 (1.60; 79.60 %)
  2. Paragon Shipping Inc. (PRGN) at 1.90 (0.78; 69.64 %)
  3. Aqua Metals, Inc. (AQMS) at 10.06 (2.26; 28.97 %)
  4. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) at 15.84 (2.45; 18.30 %)
  5. Spark Therapeutics, Inc. (ONCE) at 47.17 (5.94; 14.41 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. Great Basin Scientific, Inc. (GBSN) at 2.63 (-1.02;-27.95 %)
  2. Stage Stores Inc. (SSI) at 4.51 (-1.37;-23.30 %)
  3. PetroQuest Energy Inc. (PQ) at 2.33 (-0.59;-20.21 %)
  4. China Finance Online Co., Ltd. (JRJC) at 4.03 (-1.02;-20.20 %)
  5. Renren Inc. (RENN) at 1.82 (-0.41;-18.39 %)

Most Recent Financial News (Updated Thu May 19 15:00:01 MDT 2016)


  1. NFL returns $724K that taxpayers spent on patriotic tributes
  2. Google’s plan to bring VR to the masses
  3. Thanks, Janet! Fed saves day for big banks
  4. Fed officials to Wall Street: We’re right, you’re wrong
  5. Morley Safer, CBS news legend, dies at 84
  6. Safer was one of the last links to ’60 Minutes’ heyday
  7. Can Egyptian tourism survive another airline disaster?
  8. Deal struck to save Puerto Rico from economic ruin
  9. John McAfee has pushed this stock up 700%!
  10. Kelly fires back at critics over her Trump interview
  11. Almost 90% of Americans don’t know what ‘gig economy’ is
  12. Updated: Officials: Wreckage of EgyptAir Flight MS804 found
  13. Darknet hit men, drugs, malicious teens
  14. Fed hawks aren’t calling shots: Experts
  15. Content to the rescue: Time Warner CEO
  16. Olympian: Why I went for the gold
  17. Hot: China: We’re ready if US ‘stirs up any conflict’ in South China Sea
  18. The math on Clinton’s Medicare plan
  19. 54-year-old janitor graduates
  20. US heavy equipment maker faces ‘steeply depressed’ demand
  21. Couples, grab this Social Security perk
  22. Fed economist: We give TOO MUCH information
  23. Fed rate hike isn’t all ‘doom and gloom’
  24. Gap Inc reports earnings in line with Street expectations, announces 75
  25. How long to wait for the next record high
  26. If you have to lose an iPhone, try not to do it in Brazil
  27. L Brands’ stock dips after mixed quarterly results
  28. Lawyer: SEC should look into Goldman’s Tesla call
  29. Looking for better returns? Get ‘uncomfortable,’ money manager says
  30. Market’s reaction to a June hike: NO!
  31. Veteran CBS correspondent dies at 84
  32. New Puerto Rico bill unveiled as some investors smell opportunity
  33. Phil Mickelson named in federal lawsuit involving insider trading
  34. Coins, money change
  35. Glenn Beck: The right is wrong on FB
  36. Overtime rule to have ripple effects
  37. Jobless claims drop, boosting hopes
  38. Watch as $1M homes take over big cities
  39. Homesellers pull back in busy season

As of: Thu May 19 15:10:03 MDT 2016

Dow declines -91.22 points (-0.52%) to end at 17,435.40: Thursday May 19, 2016
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