All Blog Entries

Last week ended with some selling in most of the major indices in what may have been a pre-holiday reversal. On Friday the Dow lost 177-points, and we saw losses in the S&P 500, Nasdaq, the Transports, and the small caps, but for the week it was mixed as the small caps held onto a moderate gain while most of the other stock market indices were down. Bonds were up on Friday, and for the week.

...

Economic Calendar


-- Intrepid Timer


Read more in the daily Intrepid_Timer's Investment Strategies report. We post daily charts, indicators and analysis, plus discuss the allocations of the TSP and ETF Systems. For more information on how to gain access and a list of the benefits of being a subscriber, please ...

Originally Posted by coolhand

The market closed mixed on the week, last week. The S fund posted a decent gain, while the C fund posted a sizable loss.




We can still see that the S&P is struggling to maintain altitude, but it is still a bullish chart with price not all that far from the peak. The DWCPF dipped Friday (as did the S&P), but price remains much closer to its peak. Momentum is turned down a bit on both charts. All in all,

...

Stocks were mixed for the week. There was more rotation from large caps to small caps than overall selling. Momentum was slowed in the over extended large cap names which can be looked at as a healthy move going forward if not a potential entry point for those who aren't willing to buy indices at their highs. Bank earnings started to be released Friday and investors were quick to sell their financial holdings which added weight to the large cap price.

There was also a potential ...

Stocks were mixed again yesterday, but only because the invincible small caps refuse to fall. The Transportation Index was also up yesterday, but other than that the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq were down on the day, yet internally there was a lot of strength under the surface. The Dow lost 69-points, and the S&P 500 is actually down for the week, but money seems to go somewhere everyday, as cash is being treated like the plague.

...