TSP Talk Blog

It was a choppy day for stocks on Tuesday but we saw a strong close to push the indices into the green as investors may have been optimistic about the release of Apple's earnings coming after the bell. The Dow ended the day up 36-points while the S&P and Nasdaq also saw small gains. The smalls caps lagged again with a 0.35% loss and the Transports rebounded with a nearly 1% gain.

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After a 7th consecutive negative Friday, stocks bounced back on Monday when there were no reported major geopolitical issues over the weekend so investors Friday jitters were put to rest. There were signs of dip buyers in the morning as the early weakness was quickly bought, but as we got closer to the close, we saw some selling so there are still some nerves out there.

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Just another down Friday, the seventh in a row for the Dow and S&P 500. The Dow lost 41-points on Friday with a similar percentage loss for the S&P 500. The small caps and the Transportation Index both lost about 1%.

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