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8/10/12

It was another uneventful day yesterday as the Dow lost 11-points and the S&P 500 gained less than 1 point for a second consecutive day. The Dow ended its winning streak, but the small gain in the S&P made it 5 straight positive closes.
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TSP Talk Sentiment Survey results for the week of 8/13/12- 8/17/12

The TSP Talk Sentiment Survey came in at 36% bulls, 52% bears, for a bulls to bears ratio of 0.69 to 1. That is a buy signal which means the system will remain 100% S fund for the week of 8/13/12 - 8/17/12.

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

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To discuss or comment on the Sentiment Survey, go to Sentiment Survey Talk ...

8/09/12

Yesterday was one of the flattest days we have seen in a long while as every TSP fund was up or down less than 0.1%. The Dow gained 7-points, the S&P 500 was up less than 1-point, and the Nasdaq shed less than 5.
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8/08/12

Stocks rallied for a third straight day yesterday as the Dow picked up 51-points. But for a second straight day some late selling took away about half its early gains.
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8/07/12

Stocks followed through yesterday, on Friday's big 200+ point rally in the Dow, with a modest gain - the first positive Monday for the Dow in 10 weeks. But the close was less than exciting as we saw some profit taking and possibly a reversal day.

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