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TSP Weekly Wrap Ups A wrap up of the week's TSP activity
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Posted 08-28-2010 at 06:02 PM by tsptalk (TSP Blog by TSPtalk)
Expect bearish results in a bear market
Stocks went on a wild ride last week as new economic data tossed the indices around during the mostly light volume, late summer trading.
We saw initial jobless claims come in slightly better than expected. There was a downward revision to the 2nd quarter GDP, but the revision was slightly higher than expected. Consumer sentiment came in lower than expected, and we saw some disappointing numbers from the housing industry – hence...
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Posted 08-21-2010 at 06:44 PM by tsptalk (TSP Blog by TSPtalk)
Dollar vs. the S&P
After getting off to a great start last week, stocks gave back the early gains after a series of weak economic reports released later in the week.
For the week, the TSP funds were mixed as the C-fund lost 0.65%, the S-fund added 0.31%, and the I-fund fell 1.26%. Bonds (F-fund) picked up 0.25% and the G-fund added 0.05%.
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Posted 08-14-2010 at 04:26 PM by tsptalk (TSP Blog by TSPtalk)
Pullback begins
I am on vacation this week so I will make this quick.
Stocks started a more serious pullback last week, breaking the below the rising wedge. If you want more information on the wedge, please see the prior Weekly Wrap-Ups.
For the week, the TSP funds all finished lower as the C-fund lost 3.71%, the S-fund gave up 5.28%, and the I-fund fell 4.75%. Bonds (F-fund) rallied 0.30% and the G-fund added 0.05%.
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Posted 08-07-2010 at 04:06 PM by tsptalk (TSP Blog by TSPtalk)
Riding the Wedge
Historically, early August hasn’t been the best week to be in the stock market but this year stocks followed up on July’s big gains with another nice week. The weak jobs report on Friday spooked investors early, but by the close buyers stepped in again and the indices closed with just modest losses.
For the week, the TSP funds all finished higher as the C-fund gained 1.87%, the S-fund added 1.04%, and the I-fund jumped 3.31%. Bonds (F-fund) rallied 0.28%...
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Posted 07-31-2010 at 03:44 PM by tsptalk (TSP Blog by TSPtalk)
Looking for clues in the charts
After a couple of bad months in May and June, stocks came roaring back in July with the help of positive corporate earnings. Historically, August and September have been trouble months for the stock market so there is some work to do to keep the summer rally going.
For the week, the TSP funds were mixed as the C-fund slipped 0.07%, the S-fund fell 0.15%, and the I-fund added 0.65%. Bonds (F-fund) rallied 0.54% and the G-fund added 0.06%....
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