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Stocks pulled back yesterday giving the Dow and S&P 500 their third straight day of losses. The Dow lost 78-points but it had been a triple digit loss earlier in the day.


For the TSP, the C-fund lost 0.71% yesterday, the S-fund fell 1.02%, the I-fund gave up 0.39%, and the F-fund (bonds) added 0.04%.

Since this rally started in December, 2 to 3 day ...

TSP Talk Sentiment Survey results for the week of 3/26/12- 3/30/12

Buy: The TSP Talk Sentiment Survey came in at 35% bulls, 56% bears, for a bulls to bears ratio of 0.63 to 1. That is buy signal in a bull market which means the system will remain 100% S Fund for the week of 3/26/12 - 3/30/12.

Bull market rules are in affect since the week of 1/09/12:

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Stocks were mixed yesterday as the Dow and S&P 500 saw minor losses, while the Nasdaq and small caps closed higher. The Dow lost 46-points on the day.


For the TSP, the C-fund fell 0.18% yesterday, the S-fund added 0.08%, the I-fund lost 0.56%, and the F-fund (bonds) gained 0.32%.

After the short-lived excitement a couple of weeks ago, the S&P 500 has been back in a slow ...

I knew that at some point I'd have to scale back what had largely been a daily blog. And that point has now arrived. It's just too difficult for me to juggle all the events I'll be dealing with in the months ahead and think I can do this on a regular basis too. I'm not going to disappear, but my posting will be weekly at best. I'll maintain the Seven Sentinels on the tracker and I'll continue to post the tracker charts on the weekend.

The Seven Sentinels do remain in a sell condition ...

Stocks dipped yesterday on news of signs of an economic slowdown in China. Whatever the the headlines, stocks were due for a pullback after being up 8 of the prior 9 days. The Dow lost 69-points.


For the TSP, the C-fund fell 0.30% yesterday, the S-fund dropped 0.81%, the I-fund lost 1.08%, and the F-fund (bonds) added 0.01%.

The decline yesterday ...