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More gains to start the new week as the melt up continued. The Dow gained a modest 64-points while the broader indices saw more significant gains, although the I-fund had some pressure from a strong dollar. Bonds were up and yields pulled back from resistance. The small caps led the TSP funds again, and we'll take a closer look at this move in the TSP Fund chart section down below. ...

It was another "V" kind of day on Friday where we see the bears make a move early in the day, only to have the bulls battle right back to push the indices off their lows. By the close the Dow was positive but the broader indices came up short and ended with modest losses. The small caps lagged and the weakness in the dollar helped the I-fund lead on the Friday. Bonds rallied ...

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The momentum of the previous week continued into this week propelled by earnings and inertia. All three TSP stock funds were up for the week with the C and S-funds up more than 1%. The C-fund was up the first four days of the week before finally pulling back slightly Friday to end a seven day streak of gains. Earnings were mostly over reaching expectations for the third quarter and that kept new money coming while the previous highs had a target on them. The C and S-fund both reached new highs on ...

Stocks struggled for most of the day on Thursday but by late afternoon bulls couldn't stand to go into the close without doing some buying, so we saw a surge into the close with stocks closing at the highs of the day. The Dow was flat mostly weighted down by a 10% loss in IBM, but we saw gains in most of the broader indices. The Transports led on the upside with a 1% gain. Bonds were down again, making ...