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Stocks battled back late from a sluggish Friday to close with gains in the major indices. The Dow was negative for most of the day but closed up up 13-points while the small caps came roaring back after Thursday's positive reversal day. The I-fund paid the price for a 0.50% gain in the dollar on Friday, and lagged the gains in U.S. TSP stock funds. Bonds were down and the dollar was up.

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Stocks and bonds were up again this week. It was the third straight week of gains for the C-fund while the fourth straight week of gains for the S, I, and F-fund. The S&P 500 produced new highs this week and finished at previously untouched price action. Standing out was the S-fund with more than 2% in gains while the C and I-fund were under 1% in gains. This rotation into small caps was sparked by the rotation of names in the Russell 2000 that takes place every June moving attention away ...

Stocks were mixed again after the CPI report was released, although the big three indices all closed with gains. The CPI report came in a little above estimates and the futures slipped in pre-hours trading initially but bounced back quickly. There was some selling after opening gains, but once again the dip buyers jumped in. It wasn't all bullish as the small caps (Russell 2000) and the Transports did not have good days, although the S-fund did close with a small ...

Originally Posted by coolhand

Still no lift-off in stocks, but the S&P did hit a fresh all-time, intraday high. It's sitting at or very near its all-time at the close. Resistance seems a bit stubborn, but the smart money is largely long, so it would seem just a matter of time before stocks begin another up-leg.




Nothing remarkable about today's trading activity. Both charts are struggling with resistance right now. Can the DWCPF push

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