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TSP Talk Sentiment Survey results for the week of 6/10/13- 6/14/13

Buy: The TSP Talk Sentiment Survey came in at 42% bulls, 50% bears, for a bulls to bears ratio of 0.84 to 1. That is a buy signal in a bull market which means the survey system will remain in a 100% S fund allocation for the week of 6/10/13 - 6/14/13.

Bull market rules have been in effect since the week of 1/09/12:

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Institutions managing large sums of money are generally long term investors with infinite time horizons. When an institution decides to add or decrease their holdings in a particular company it is not as easy as clicking a button on their computer screen. This is an overview of what might take place at your mutual fund or pension fund office on trading day.

Let's say the Fund of Thrift has a vested interest in company XYZ since they own .5% of all outstanding shares. The fund has ...

06/06/13

Stocks fell sharply yesterday with losses near 1.5% across the board and very little signs of the bulls wanting to do any buying. The Dow lost 217-points and the S&P was sent to a very important support line.
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06/04/13

Stocks opened higher on Tuesday, but they could not hold on as we saw the first negative close on a Tuesday all year. The Dow lost 76-points and the losses were fairly broad - although the I-fund closed with a nice gain.
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06/04/13

Stocks struggled coming out of the gate on Monday morning after Friday's big late 206-point sell-off. But as we headed into afternoon trading, the buyers were less shy about buying the dip and the Dow ended the day up 138-points. Some of the broader indices weren't as fortunate.
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