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I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday weekend. We headed into the short week knowing that the there was a positive bias the week leading up the the 4th of July holiday, and stocks did not disappoint. We saw solid gains in the TSP stock funds while bonds pulled back. But pre-holiday trading can some times be reversed after the holiday and as we head into the 2nd quarter earnings season next week, those earnings will have to justify the recent the 10 - 12 week rally in stocks. ...

TSP Talk Sentiment Survey results for the week of 07/07/14- 07/11/14

The TSP Talk Sentiment Survey came in at 59% bulls, 26% bears.

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Jobs report: +288,000jobs added in June. Unemployment rate = 6.1%

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Although it was a mixed day, it was a typical pre-holiday like trading day on Thursday - a slightly positive bias on below average volume. The Dow gained 20-points, the S&P 500 picked up 1, the Nasdaq was down 1, the I-fund led the way, and small caps dropped. Bonds were also down again.
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Stocks rallied hard on Tuesday. Percentage-wise it wasn't all that big of a day, but because we have gone so long without a 1% move in the major indices, it felt like an explosion. The Dow gained 129-points - well off the highs after ...