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April 2024 was a stinker. Compared with the previous 63, this April 2024 ranked as 5th worst of 64 with a -4.16% loss. It was a tough month with 13 of 22 trading days closing down, and every MTD session closed in the red.

Adding to this, our 110 sessions above the 50 day simple moving average (the 3rd best over 21 years) was breached with our last 12 sessions closing below this (closely watched) SMA.

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Stocks started the new week with another moderate gain, keeping the recent rebound going. There was an afternoon scare from the bond market that caused a brief sell off, but the bulls didn't waste time and bought it and pushed prices right back toward the highs of the day by the close. The Dow gained 146-points and bond yields were down helping small caps lead on the upside.

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Originally Posted by JTH

Good morning

Although it may not feel like it, last week's 2.67% gain was the best of the past 25 weeks.

For the short-term across 11 sessions each, sellers are in control with the last 7 of 11 sessions having closed down. Overall, it’s been best to buy on Monday and sell on Wednesday or Thursday.

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For the medium-term across 27 sessions each, sellers are in control with the last 15 of 27 sessions having closed down. Overall, it’s

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Stocks celebrated solid Magnificent 7 earnings from Microsoft and Alphabet on Friday as technology led the rally. The PCE Prices report came in a little hotter than expected on the personal consumption side, but yields didn't didn't rally and stocks were able to resume the bounce off the recent lows, after Thursday's shake out sell off. It's a very busy week filled with catalysts, so buckle up.

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The market turned and favored the stockholders this last week. All three TSP stock funds were up more than 2% for the week with the S-fund reaching a return of 2.92%. Three TSP Talk AutoTracker members outperformed the S-fund in the week, and they all had one thing in common: They started the week holding the S or I-fund and moved to 100% C-fund mid-week.

Both the I-fund and the S-fund outperformed the C-fund early in the week. But starting Wednesday, the C-fund began ...