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  1. VIX up and negative reversals all over the charts

    Stocks opened higher on Tuesday, but after two big up days on Friday and Monday, the rally ran out of steam fairly quickly. With some help of higher interest rate talk from the new Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, we saw an already failing morning rally turn into a sell-off by the afternoon. The Dow lost 299-points or 1.16%.

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  2. Some Perspectives on the F-fund

    It has been no secret bonds have been a poor investment this year. The F-fund is down 2.28% in 2018 as of February 27th making it the only TSP fund with a negative return. The underperformance of the F-fund stands out when compared to the outperforming C-fund which is up 2.95% in 2018. With the recent correction in the major stock indices, there has been an increase of uncertainty in the stock market despite the fact that those indices seem to be on course to erase those correction losses in record ...

    Updated 02-27-2018 at 10:19 PM by TommyIV

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  3. Bull flag breakouts

    Stocks gapped open higher on Monday morning and other that a little sharp decline scare when the open was sold off, the indices stabilized and almost effortlessly moved higher from there into the close. The Dow gained 399-points, or 1.58%, while the broader indices were up closer to 1%, and the small caps gained "just" 0.58%.
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  4. Big rally pushed indices to the top of bull flags

    A big rally on Friday turned what looked like would clearly be a negative week, into a positive one. After four straight days of wide intraday ranges that saw indices give up gains and close at their lows, Friday saw the indices close at the top of the range and, as you'll see below, on the brink of a potential bull flag breakouts.
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  5. TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up

    Stocks were able to rally into Friday's close to produce gains for the week after a three day pattern of falling off intraday highs after early gains. This put the S&P 500 up 4.9% for the last two weeks, its largest two week gain since February of 2015.

    Wednesday's intraday sell-off was credited to traders' reaction to the Fed minutes where the plans for multiple rate hikes this year seem to still be on track. Stocks have become more sensitive to such news since the correction a couple ...
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