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  1. Jitters in front of jobs report


    5/04/12

    A quick commentary this jobs report Friday. Investors seemed jittery in front of today's important employment report as the Dow lost 62-points.



    For the TSP, the C-fund was down 0.75% yesterday, the S-fund lost 1.49%, the I-fund fell 0.05%, and the F-fund (bonds) gained 0.05%.


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  2. Sentiment Survey Results...

    TSP Talk Sentiment Survey results for the week of 5/07/12- 5/11/12

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    : The TSP Talk Sentiment Survey came in at 36% bulls, 55% bears, for a bulls to bears ratio of 0.65 to 1. That is a buy signal which means the system will remain 100% S fund for the week of 5/07/12 -5/11/12.

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

    See latest survey results

    To discuss or comment on the Sentiment Survey, go to Sentiment Survey ...
  3. Lines

    Here is a chart of the emini SP 500 futures in the 5 minute timeframe for the last 9-10 days. The market must rise above the support line to continue. We see two possibilities at the moment; a bullish falling wedge or a downtrending channel.

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  4. TSP Releases 2011 Participant Survey Results

    The Thrift Savings Plan recently released the results of its participant survey conducted in October of 2011. The survey analyzed plan participants' satisfaction with TSP features, services, and communications as well as considering factors such as participants' retirement readiness.


    According to the TSP, participants were selected at random, responses were kept confidential, and more than 8,200 participants completed the survey.
    The survey results are highlighted ...
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  5. Sell in May, Then Go Away?

    The C fund for the Thrift Savings Plan broke its string of four straight months of gains with a loss in April, down 0.62%. The other underlying stock funds were also down with the S fund losing 0.71% and the I fund losing 1.87%.


    For the past twelve months, the C fund is still up 4.85% (11.94% for the year-to-date) while the S fund is down 1.24% over the past twelve months (up 13.64% for the year-to-date) and the I fund is down 12.49% but up 8.84% for the year-to-date. ...
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