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4/04/12

Stocks pulled back yesterday after the Fed indicated that future economic stimulus is not likely coming any time soon. The Dow lost 65-points but that was nearly 70-points off of the afternoon lows.


For the TSP, the C-fund was down 0.37% yesterday, the S-fund lost 0.23%, the I-fund dropped 1.36%, and the F-fund (bonds) fell 0.34%. ...

The structure under the market is not supporting price at this time, and this is concerning. The NY summation index that is one way of tracking this sort of thing, shows a decline since early February, when it dropped below the 6 ema and so far cannot regain it. On the other hand, we see a support region just below, where I have drawn the yellow line. Further, the MACD histogram shows a positive divergence, moving in the opposite direction. Which way will it go? I'm taking orders.
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4/03/12

Stocks started the 2nd quarter the way it ended the first - with a rally. The Dow gained 52-points on the day and unlike Friday's action, the gains were spread through all of the major indices.


For the TSP, the C-fund was up 0.76% yesterday, the S-fund gained 0.90%, the I-fund made 1.09%, and the F-fund (bonds) added 0.10%. ...

4/02/12

Stocks rallied on Friday as the bounce off of Thursday's reversal day low, followed through. The Dow did gain 66-points, but not all of the major indices closed in positive territory.


For the TSP, the C-fund was up 0.37% on Friday, the S-fund was flat, the I-fund gained 0.70%, and the F-fund (bonds) lost 0.57%.

For the weekly and monthly TSP ...

Not now. Since the first trading day of the first quarter of 2012, Apple, Inc. advanced a whopping 48.04%! Compared to the best TSP S fund buy and hold performance of 14.45%; this is a 33.59% improvement as shown in the chart below.

While working out at the gym years ago (2004), my wife purchased an Apple mini ipod gizmo. It did not take long for me to realize that they were on to something. After trying it, I had to have one, and soon I noticed so did everyone ...