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  1. Sentiment Survey Results: 12/20 - 12/23/10

    TSP Talk Sentiment Survey results for the week of 12/20/10 - 12/23/10

    Hold! Our Sentiment Survey System allocation remains 100% S-fund for the week of 12/20/10 - 12/23/10.

    The bulls (56%) to bears (32%) ratio is 1.75 to 1, which is a neutral reading in a bull market, so the allocation holds at 100% S.

    Bull market rules are in affect since 9/27/10:

    See latest survey results


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  2. It's Getting to be Routine

    Yesterday, the title of my blog was "Another Look Over the Precipice", and in that blog I had said that there were several instances when the market looked ready to roll over, but that market forces would seemingly step in and not only prop it up, but propel it. True, the charts didn't look as bad as some previous sessions in months past, but they still looked like they might roll over none-the-less. True to form though, the market would have none of that and rallied most of the day today.
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    Updated 12-16-2010 at 06:08 PM by coolhand

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  3. Discuss Market Comments 12/16

    Cracks- Stocks opened higher yesterday, but the trend of weaker closes continued as the Dow ended the day down 19-points, but the broader indices saw a little stepper losses...

    Market Commentary for 12/16/10

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  4. Another Look Over the Precipice?

    It's seemed like it took forever, but the major averages closed in the red across the board today.

    Prior to the market open Moody's announced it was reviewing Spain for a negative outlook. Portugal's 3-month bill auction didn't go as well as hoped, and Japan's Tankan survey revealed large manufacturers' confidence was near a two year low. I suppose that set the tone for today's action.

    In addition, the yield on the 10-year note rose to almost 3.56% today, in spite ...
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  5. Are we on target?

    Are we on target?


    I myself like to get caught up in the shorter timeframes, especially with my brokerage account where I have more mobility than TSP. Nevertheless, the S&P 500's weekly chart looks pretty darn good. We can see that prices are on target within the linear regression channels, the overbought red channel sits at 1350 while the oversold green channel sits at 1105. While volume has been declinging off the March 2009 bottom, we can see this last rally has given
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