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Stocks were down on Friday capping a second straight losing week for the S&P 500. The Dow lost 166-points on Friday, or 0.48%, and small caps held up well with just a minor loss in the S-fund, and the Russell 2000 was actually positive. The S&P and Nasdaq lost 0.91%, and if you're an optimist you may look at this coming week as a bullish opportunity since there have not been three down weeks in a row all year in the S&P. Bonds were down (yields up) and the dollar rallied adding that ...

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It was a week of choppy action for stocks battling between gains and losses. The C and S-funds were about even with gains for the week going into Friday which is where the two funds diverged. All of the TSP funds were down on Friday but the greatest loss went to the C-fund which was down 0.91% while the S-fund took back just 0.09%. This split the funds giving the C-fund a 0.54% loss for the week while the S-fund ended with a gain of 0.26%. The I-fund lagged the TSP funds with a 0.85% loss ...

Another very whippy day for stocks as the quadruple witching expiration draws nearer. Stocks opened higher on Thursday, but the bears did make a move in early trading, pushing the indices uncomfortably lower before they bottomed about 11 AM ET. The bulls took over from there with just a small blip lower toward the end of the trading session. The Dow lost 63-points, but it had been down over 200points at the lows. The Nasdaq posted a modest gain, as did the small caps of the S-fund. The big ...

Stocks bounced back for a day after the recent pullback. Some key support held on the S&P 500 so it looks like just another quick dip - bounce - and go situation, but as we've been talking about, we are hitting the wall next week as far as seasonality goes. The Dow gained 237-points, and many of the other indices gained close to 1% on the day, but maybe more important was that the bears didn't sell the rally this time. Bonds and the dollar were down, as was gold, while oil rallied big. ...