Dow appreciates 112.58 points ( +0.62 %) to settle at 18,281.03.

The US Large Cap S&P 500 index appreciates 9.24 points ( +0.43 %) and is now at 2,159.73.

The tech heavy Nasdaq went up 26.36 points ( +0.50 %) close at 5,316.02.

Oil settles at $49.74 ( -0.18 % from last trading day.)

Gold is now at $1,269.80 ( +0.09 % from previous.)

The 10 year bond yield is at 1.72%. The interest rate of the yield has increased ( +0.03 %), meaning that the value of the bond has decreased. Increasing bond yield means that the value of the bond decreases and hurts bond holders but can encourage people to put more money in bonds for the higher yield.

The percentage of advancing stocks in the InvestDashboard.com stock universe is at 63.93 % while the percent of declining stocks is at 30.02 %. Volume is 07.60 % % 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 52.96 % while the percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average is 61.78 %. The percent of stocks above the 200 Day Moving Average says that stocks are generally in an uptrend and not yet overbought.

There are 02.11 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week high with 00.34 % of stocks hitting a new 52 week low.

The S&P 500 return over the last 52 weeks is 09.16 %.

The median forward PE is at 16.45, the average 5 year estimated growth is at 12.47 % and average yield is 01.57 %.

The average PEGY ratio (PEGY = (PE Ratio / (Growth+Yield))) is 3.05. The PEGY Ratio of 3.05 is greater than 2 and the market is very expensive!

The average short percent of float is at 06.48 %.

The most traded stocks based on dollar value traded are:

  1. The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) at 88.85 (0.50; 00.57 %)
  2. salesforce.com, inc. (CRM) at 68.42 (-4.21;-05.80 %)
  3. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) at 844.36 (10.33; 01.24 %)
  4. Apple Inc. (AAPL) at 113.05 (0.05; 00.04 %)
  5. Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. (ENH) at 91.75 (3.88; 04.42 %)

The winners with above average volume are:

  1. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CPRX) at 1.46 (0.34; 30.36 %)
  2. Aemetis, Inc. (AMTX) at 1.65 (0.35; 26.92 %)
  3. Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (CRBP) at 8.87 (1.85; 26.35 %)
  4. Net 1 Ueps Technologies Inc. (UEPS) at 11.00 (1.99; 22.09 %)
  5. Resolute Energy Corporation (REN) at 30.70 (5.02; 19.55 %)

The losers with above average volume are:

  1. Immunomedics Inc. (IMMU) at 2.50 (-0.78;-23.78 %)
  2. Lilis Energy, Inc. (LLEX) at 3.04 (-0.59;-16.25 %)
  3. EnviroStar, Inc. (EVI) at 7.53 (-1.29;-14.63 %)
  4. AZZ incorporated (AZZ) at 56.00 (-9.11;-13.99 %)
  5. Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (GBT) at 19.60 (-2.90;-12.89 %)

Most Recent Financial News (Updated Wed Oct 5 15:00:01 MDT 2016)


  1. Missing out on mortgage savings
  2. Acuity Brands slump after earnings
  3. Asian-Americans ask Fox News to apologize
  4. Aston Martin CEO: We’ll lead in ultra-luxury electric vehicles
  5. Citi’s chief U.S. equity strategist betting on financials, energy
  6. If you think globalization is about to shut down, think again
  7. Fitbit claims users cost employers less in health care ‘ why the study
  8. Pence won the debate … but lost with Trump
  9. How a 30-year-old built a $20M business from his RV
  10. Insider threats may be the biggest cyberthreats an organization faces
  11. Mylan accused of ‘bilking’ taxpayers by failing to pay proper EpiPen
  12. ADP: Job creation slows in September
  13. Tech investor Paul Meeks buys Salesforce on the dip
  14. Justice Dept. on NSA arrest
  15. Tim Cook: I never dreamed of being Apple CEO
  16. Trump tax attorney on his filings
  17. Supreme Court hears insider trading case
  18. Black: Rock cuts fees on 15 ETFs
  19. Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to hotel rewards. Here’s who
  20. Yum shares plummet 3% on poor sales in China

As of: Wed Oct 5 15:10:06 MDT 2016

Dow appreciates +112.58 points (0.62%) to end at 18,281.03: Wednesday October 05, 2016
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