Dow appreciates 21.92 points ( +0.12 %) to settle at 18,573.94.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index appreciates 4.07 points ( +0.19 %) and is now at 2,182.22.

The tech heavy Nasdaq went up 1.55 points ( +0.03 %) close at 5,228.66.

Oil settles at $46.89 ( +0.21 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,353.50 ( +0.35 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 1.56%. The interest rate of the yield has decreased ( -0.02 %), 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 40.81 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 53.03 %. Volume is -05.26 % % 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 60.42 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 69.63 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in an uptrend and not yet overbought.

There are 01.16 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 00.33 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is 04.45 %.

The median forward PE is at 16.05, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 12.88 % and average yield is 01.64 %.

The average PEGY ratio (PEGY = (PE Ratio / (Growth+Yield))) is 2.05. The PEGY Ratio of 2.05 is greater than 2 and the market is very expensive!

The average short percent of float is at 06.43 %.

The most traded stocks based on dollar value traded are:

  1. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 109.22 (-0.16;-00.15 %)
  2. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (VRX) at 30.00 (3.40; 12.78 %)
  3. Facebook, Inc. (FB) at 124.37 (1.07; 00.87 %)
  4. Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) at 30.72 (-0.40;-01.29 %)
  5. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW) at 76.88 (-4.60;-05.65 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. (BCEI) at 1.26 (0.39; 44.83 %)
  2. Auris Medical Holding AG (EARS) at 5.35 (1.51; 39.32 %)
  3. Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBII) at 1.49 (0.38; 34.23 %)
  4. SCYNEXIS, Inc. (SCYX) at 2.59 (0.53; 25.73 %)
  5. Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NYMX) at 2.50 (0.49; 24.38 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. StemCells Inc. (STEM) at 1.84 (-0.76;-29.23 %)
  2. Appliance Recycling Centers of America Inc. (ARCI) at 1.12 (-0.34;-23.29 %)
  3. Lilis Energy, Inc. (LLEX) at 1.79 (-0.46;-20.44 %)
  4. Verso Corporation (VRS) at 7.11 (-1.39;-16.35 %)
  5. First Acceptance Corp. (FAC) at 1.35 (-0.25;-15.62 %)

Most Recent Financial News (Updated Wed Aug 17 15:00:01 MDT 2016)


  1. Cisco slashes up to 5,500 jobs
  2. World’s largest aircraft completes its first flight
  3. Would Clinton’s plan really create 10 million jobs?
  4. Gawker employees urge Univision to keep flagship site
  5. AT&T says goodbye to frustrating overage fees
  6. Microsoft, Google gang up on Apple in new ads
  7. Where Jill Stein stands on jobs, taxes and more
  8. Fed officials talk up rate hike in 2016
  9. Target’s $20M answer to transgender bathroom boycott
  10. Aetna dropping Obamacare because of blocked merger
  11. Aetna cutting back 70% on Obamacare
  12. Fed raises US third quarter GDP view
  13. Why is Ledecky skipping millions?
  14. $370 million in cars slated for auction
  15. 4 signs you shouldn’t be an entrepreneur
  16. They actually made money selling Obamacare. They’re still leaving.
  17. Airbus to test driverless ‘flying taxis’ in 2017
  18. Baton Rouge floods broke a record many thought would never be broken
  19. Rio judge orders swimmers’ passports held, but Lochte is back in US
  20. Fed wallowing in uncertainty, credibility hurt, says Pimco’s Clarida
  21. Global uncertainty claims a new victim
  22. Heartbreaking scenes from Louisiana
  23. Michael Moore: Is Trump purposely sabotaging his campaign?
  24. Microsoft wants AI to help cure people
  25. Mortgage applications fall 4%
  26. Obamacare killing jobs in New York area, executives tell Federal Reserve
  27. Paul McCartney inks recording deal with Capitol Records
  28. Pinterest launches ‘Promoted Video’
  29. Relax! The Fed’s still not hiking rates this year
  30. Target’s traffic woes not an easy fix
  31. The Fed is starting to sound like the 1962 Mets, says Art Cashin
  32. The mystery of how a company set up to search for Bigfoot hit a $10
  33. The stock market just stepped into the ‘danger’ zone
  34. The US better take 3 actions soon to avoid recession: Mohamed El-Erian
  35. Trump casinos’ tax debt was $30M, settled for $5M after Christie took
  36. IPOs are about to take off, and it’s great news for Wall Street
  37. You could do a better job of saving

As of: Wed Aug 17 15:10:03 MDT 2016

Dow appreciates +21.92 points (0.12%) to end at 18,573.94: Wednesday August 17, 2016
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