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Only twenty-three TSP Talk non-premium AutoTracker members are outperforming the C-fund this year. Buy and holding the C or S-fund has not been a bad strategy through 2023, but these twenty-three members have weaved through this year's market action doing their best to avoid losses and optimize their return for the year.

With only five trading days left this year, let's put the spotlight on the top 10 members who are fighting for the title of best TSP investor. ...

Stocks hit a wall and turned down in afternoon trading yesterday, just as the bulls were seemingly cruising to another day of gains. The blind sided sell off was significant, but because of the strength of the recent rally, it barely put a dent in the monthly gains. The Dow lost 476-points, and it was actually the percentage winner as the broader indices took even larger percentage losses. Yields did not flip around. As a matter of fact the 10-year yield closed at a 5-month low, but the dollar ...

Stocks continued their winning way yesterday with another big day of gains, particularly the small caps which fed off the lower yields. The dollar was down helping the I-fund to a big day as well. The charts are trending up strongly as we enter the historically bullish Santa Claus rally week, but is there anything left on the bone for the holidays?

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Stocks were flat to mostly higher yesterday with mixed breadth. The Dow was flat, while the Russell 2000 and Dow Transportation Index were down, but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both posted healthy gains. The indices are almost all over stretched to the upside after the 7-week relentless rally, but we are also entering the strongest seasonal period for stocks. Bond yields and the dollar were up, pushing the F-fund down.

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As outlined in the Stock Trader's Almanac, the January Trifecta consists of using three time frames as a seasonal indicator for the performance of the year. Simply put, when all three time frames are positive, the year tends to close positive and the gains tend to be stronger.

The first timeframe is the Santa Claus Rally (last 5 days of December & first 2 of January). The second is the first 5 days of January, and the third is the Month of January. For this blog, I’ll use ...