TSP Talk Blog

As earnings and economic reports rolled in, the stock market bounced around trying to find direction. The normally historically positive option expiration week during the April earnings season did finish with gains, but it was not an easy task as the sellers were not too far behind any rally.



For the TSP, the C-fund gained 0.61% last week, the S-fund was up 1.00%, the I-fund led ...

4/20/12

Stocks had a hard time finding direction early yesterday but things came tumbling down just after noon ET. A late rally helped the indices from closing at their lows, and the Dow ended the day with a loss of 69-points.


For the TSP, the C-fund was down 0.59% yesterday, the S-fund lost 0.31%, the I-fund fell 0.39%, and the F-fund (bonds) ...

TSP Talk Sentiment Survey results for the week of 4/23/12- 4/27/12

Buy: The TSP Talk Sentiment Survey came in at 40% bulls, 45% bears, for a bulls to bears ratio of 0.82 to 1. That is a new buy signal in a bull market which means the system will move to a 100% S fund allocation for the week of 4/23/12 - 4/27/12.

Bull market rules have been in affect since the week of 1/09/12:

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4/19/12

Stocks pulled back yesterday after some less than exciting earnings reports from two big Dow companies - IBM and Intel. The Dow lost 83-points on the day - not too terrible considering the nearly 200-point gain the prior day.


For the TSP, the C-fund was down 0.40% yesterday, the S-fund lost 0.52%, the I-fund slipped 0.05%, and the F-fund (bonds) ...

4/18/12

Stocks rallied sharply yesterday after some decent earnings reports, and some surprisingly strong demand for Spanish debt in a bond auction - an earlier concern. The Dow gained 194-points on the day.


For the TSP, the C-fund was up 1.55% yesterday, the S-fund gained 1.50%, the I-fund made 1.58%, and the F-fund (bonds) fell ...