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After setting off downside alarm bells earlier in the week, the market has now strung together 3 straight days of upside action, which allowed the broader market to finish with a modest weekly gain. That's now 9 weekly gains in the past 10 weeks.



I had thought the Seven Sentinels might flip to a buy condition again today, but it's didn't quite make it. BPCOMPQ was the holdout yesterday, but it flipped to a buy today. TRIN triggered a sell ...

3/09/12

Stocks rallied yesterday on... Greece? The economic data? Who knows, but I do know we are seeing impressive bull market action after the 2 day drop. The Dow gained 70-points on the day.


For the TSP, the C-fund was up 0.99% yesterday, the S-fund gained 1.25%, the I-fund jumped 2.22%, and the F-fund (bonds) lost 0.10%.

The ...

TSP Talk Sentiment Survey results for the week of 3/12/12- 3/16/12

Buy: The TSP Talk Sentiment Survey came in at 49% bulls, 40% bears, for a bulls to bears ratio of 1.23 to 1. That is another buy signal in a bull market which means the system will remain 100% S Fund for the week of 3/12/12 - 3/16/12.

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

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

The bears crawled out of the woodwork today thinking they could seize control of this market, but instead were punished yet again. Between the liquidity pump and bearish sentiment, downside action can continue to be a tricky proposition for the bears in spite of many technical indicators turning down in recent trading.



Today's action was bullish from the get go with the major averages all posting significant gains. As a result, the Seven ...

Stocks rallied back yesterday recouping some of Tuesday's losses. The Dow gained 78-points, but resistance is overhead as we head into tomorrow's jobs report.


For the TSP, the C-fund was up 0.72% yesterday, the S-fund gained 1.07%, the I-fund added 0.12%, and the F-fund (bonds) lost 0.15.

The S&P 500 rallied back up to the 20-day EMA ...