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The bear flag (which are usually bearish) on the S&P 500 looks concerning, but the Transportation Index and the Dow aren't confirming the flag formation.



The bear flag on the Nasdaq is not a very good one and the index may depend on what happens to Apple. A new high tomorrrow (or later this afternoon) would make it much less likely that it is a bear flag.

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4/17/12


Despite the Dow gaining 72-points and the Nasdaq falling 23-points, the TSP stock funds were about as flat yesterday as I've ever seen them as a whole.


For the TSP, the C-fund was down 0.05% yesterday, the S-fund added 0.03%, the I-fund slipped 0.10%, and the F-fund (bonds) gained 0.10%.

That gives ...

4/16/12

The strong rally on Wednesday and Thursday last week, came to an abrupt end on Friday as the indices were sent reeling. The Dow lost 137 and the S&P 500 is hanging onto some key support to start this week.


For the TSP, the C-fund was down 1.25% on Friday, the S-fund fell 1.28%, the I-fund gave up 1.19%, and the F-fund (bonds) ...

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It was a wild ride on Wall Street for investors last week. This year's rally had lulled some of us into complacency with the relatively low volatility we had been experiencing, but things changed last week and investors are getting a little nervous. That could be a good thing.



For the TSP, the C-fund lost 1.97% last week, the S-fund dropped 2.10%, the I-fund fell 1.35%, while the F-fund (bonds) gained ...