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As we suspected, stocks opened lower on Monday after the futures showed investor concern over the situation in Iraq. We saw a little battle between the bulls and bears, and by the close it was basically a flat with a slight edge to the bulls. The Dow gained 5-points and the broader indices saw minor gains as well.

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Despite the escalating violence in Iraq, stocks were able to close higher on Friday, going into a weekend of uncertainty. The Dow gained 42-points on Friday while bonds were down slightly.

We are seeing the overnight futures down as I write this Sunday evening, which isn't a surprise, ...

Stocks were modestly lower last week as the indices digested the gains of a powerful 3-week rally. Rising tensions in the Middle East saw oil prices rise and investors may have been content to take some profits. There's not a whole lot of good news out there right now so we'll have to see whether that precipitates more of a pullback, or if stocks want to continue to climb the proverbial wall of worry.



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TSP Talk Sentiment Survey results for the week of 06/16/14- 06/20/14

The TSP Talk Sentiment Survey came in at 46% bulls, 39% bears.

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Stocks fell on Thursday and the Dow had another triple digit loss. As opposed to Wednesday's action, this time we saw the losses in the broader indices also take the hit. The I-fund led helped by a drop in the dollar, and bonds rallied on the weakness in stocks.

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