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It was an easy one for the bulls yesterday as stocks opened higher, drifted up for most of the day before a little selling into the closing bell. The Dow gained 159-points with the gains broad across most indices so the market keeps partying like its 1999. But is that a good thing?

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I hope everyone had a nice Christmas and long holiday weekend! It's back to the grind but this week will have a holiday feel with lighter trading volume, and the bulls have the historical advantage. The Dow was down slightly on Friday and it took a last hour rally to push the S&P and Nasdaq back into positive territory after a positive morning, but the bears have been hibernating so it didn't take much effort from the bulls.

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The absurdity of Wednesday's sell off was reiterated yesterday with an immediate bounce-back yesterday as the dip buyers couldn't stand staying idle. The Dow gained 323-points yesterday with 1% plus gains in many of the indices while bond yields were up, but the dollar was down. We are past the point of investors being underinvested so profit taking is possible at this point, but can it happen during the seasonal Santa Claus rally period, which basically starts today and runs through the first ...

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 ...