Dow declines 37.05 points ( -0.20 %) to settle at 18,576.47.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index declines 1.74 points ( -0.08 %) and is now at 2,184.05.

The tech heavy Nasdaq went up 4.5 points ( +0.09 %) close at 5,232.90.

Oil settles at $44.74 ( +0.56 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,342.80 ( -0.03 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 1.52%. 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 42.06 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 50.80 %. Volume is -17.65 % % 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 64.80 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 70.62 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in an uptrend and not yet overbought.

There are 01.47 % 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 04.42 %.

The median forward PE is at 16.08, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 12.78 % 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 06.57 %.

The most traded stocks based on dollar value traded are:

  1. Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) at 98.25 (6.48; 07.06 %)
  2. Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) at 264.15 (1.61; 00.61 %)
  3. NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) at 63.04 (3.34; 05.59 %)
  4. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 108.18 (0.25; 00.23 %)
  5. Facebook, Inc. (FB) at 124.88 (-0.02;-00.02 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NBY) at 4.14 (1.69; 68.98 %)
  2. Institutional Financial Markets, Inc. (IFMI) at 1.46 (0.33; 29.20 %)
  3. Silicon Graphics International Corp. (SGI) at 7.69 (1.71; 28.60 %)
  4. Approach Resources, Inc. (AREX) at 2.45 (0.54; 28.27 %)
  5. Leading Brands Inc. (LBIX) at 2.69 (0.55; 25.70 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. Aethlon Medical, Inc. (AEMD) at 6.45 (-1.25;-16.23 %)
  2. First NBC Bank Holding Company (FNBC) at 13.54 (-2.21;-14.03 %)
  3. Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (RT) at 3.24 (-0.49;-13.14 %)
  4. Ryerson Holding Corporation (RYI) at 11.58 (-1.74;-13.06 %)
  5. SAExploration Holdings, Inc. (SAEX) at 12.70 (-1.80;-12.41 %)

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As of: Fri Aug 12 15:10:09 MDT 2016

Dow declines -37.05 points (-0.20%) to end at 18,576.47: Friday August 12, 2016
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