TommyIV's TSP Talk Blog

Stocks were mixed this week with large caps (C-fund) falling more than a quarter percent while small caps were up more than a half percent (S-fund). Both pulled back early in the week following the previous week's rally, but small caps got a boost the last couple days of June during the Russell index rebalancing. Despite the outperformance this week, the S-fund lagged the C-fund for June. All the TSP stock funds were up more than 5% in June with the C-fund leading the pack with a 7.04% June. The ...

All the TSP funds produced gains this week with credit to dovish central banks and word of trade progress. Large cap stocks (C-fund) have already reclaimed the losses of the worst May since 2010 and established record new highs with a week still to go in June. Buyers took a break the previous week with anticipation of the FOMC meeting but were back to work early this week when the European Central Bank president Mario Draghi suggested the ECB would add more monetary stimulus this month. This move ...

Stocks mellowed out this week after soaring straight up the previous week while still adding to June's gains. The second week of the month carried a completely different character than the first; stock prices were traded rather than just bought. This is a pretty healthy move for the market. It allowed market players who caught last week's move to solidify profit while letting those left behind to find an appropriate entrance back into stocks. All was done without wild swings and above the previous ...

Stocks turned around dramatically to start June following the sharp losses of May. Tariffs and poor economic data plagued stocks last month; the Federal Reserve quickly made stocks an attractive buy again after hinting at the possibility of lowering interest rates. The Fed has been on the sidelines for some time keeping interest rates steady. Now that they are back in the headlines stocks are back to rallying to bad news. That is exactly what happened Friday when a poor jobs report was celebrated ...

Investors sold stocks this week with fears that trade wars will eventually drag down the already slowing economy. The ongoing trade dispute with China has had buyers on the sideline since a deal fell apart weeks ago. The falling momentum created by the deteriorated China deal has sparked the Dow Industrials Average longest losing streak in 8 years. On top of the concerns about the economy, President Trump warned he would add tariffs to Mexico goods if they did not do something to stop the current ...