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Stocks opened higher Monday and Tuesday but in each case those early gains were wiped out by close. Wednesday was a Fed day and investors celebrated their dovish decision to prolong any rate hikes. Stocks rallied into the close following the Fed statements which carried into Thursday's open. Stocks were down Friday but not enough to do any significant damage to the Wednesday and Thursday gains.

The C-fund was up more than 1% but the big news for the TSP funds was the 3.15% gain on the week for the I-fund. The S-fund also had a strong week with a 2.2% gain. The F-fund was up more than a half percent.




Here are the weekly, monthly, and annual TSP fund returns for the week ending September 23rd:




The SPY (S&P 500 / C-fund) closed an open gap from a sell-off earlier this month with the rally which carried over into Thursday. This open another gap but it was closed Friday's action. The SPY has now closed above its 50-day EMA (purple line) for three days straight which it hadn't done since the first week of this month. The C-fund was up 1.2% for the week.




The Dow Completion Index (S-fund) also closed a gap from earlier this month but it did leave an open gap behind this week in the process. The S-fund was up 2.2% for the week.




EFA (EAFE Index / I-fund) made big moves this week and even hit a new intraday high Thursday. An open gap was closed as the index pulled back Friday but opened a gap above in the process. The I-fund had a gain of 3.15% for the week to lead the TSP funds.




AGG (Bonds / F-fund) also rallied Wednesday and opened higher Thursday closing an open gap and producing another; a common trend of these indices this week. AGG is now above its 50-day EMA. The F-fund had a gain of 0.54% for the week.




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