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This week I'm going to limit the tracker charts to just the trend version and not post allocations. This is so I can upload another chart I'd like to show you this week.

Let's start with one of those charts:



I've mentioned in the recent past that the Top 50 have not had a good track record predicting market direction on a weekly basis (2012) whenever they reduced their stock allocations by more than 10%. This chart captures ...

After a huge first week in 2013, stocks followed through with some modest gains last week. Buyers stepped up each time the stock indices saw any kind of a dip and that might keep stocks buoyant for a while longer.



Here are the TSP fund returns for the week of January 7 through January 11.

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TSP Talk Sentiment Survey results for the week of 1/14/13- 1/18/13

Hold: The TSP Talk Sentiment Survey came in at 59% bulls, 30% bears,

for a bulls to bears ratio of 1.93 to 1. That is a neutral reading in a bull market which means the survey system allocation will remain 100% G fund for the week of 1/14/13 - 1/18/13.

Bull market rules have been in effect since the week of 1/09/12:

See latest survey results

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1/11/13

The rally continued as the dip buyers have been quick to act. The Dow gained 81-points, the S&P gained 0.8%, the Nasdaq and small caps lagged a bit, and the international stocks had a big day with the help of a weak dollar.
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1/10/12

The market got a bounce yesterday as the consolidation continues after the 2-day, 475-point, rally on Dec. 31 and Jan. 2. The Dow gained 62-points on the day.
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