TommyIV's TSP Talk Blog

Stocks took a turn this week in response to the worst week since 2020. Both the C and S-funds ended the week up more than 6% with around half of those gains coming from Friday's action. Analysts credit this week's gains to slowing economic data that investors think will dissuade the Federal Reserve from aggressive rate hikes; the old 'bad news is good news' thought process when the Fed plans on tightening monetary policy. This does have validity, but the magnitude of this week's buying is made possible ...

The S&P 500 had its worst week since the pandemic induced sell-off of 2020. This time around it is not a pandemic, but a hawkish Fed who is sees a recession as a potential consequence for what is necessary to halt inflation. Stocks gapped down to start the week as we approached the FOMC meeting. Inflation data was giving the Fed the justification for the first 0.75% rate hike since 1994. And that is what happened Wednesday. Market participants weren't too shocked, but the move also wasn't obvious ...

Investors are losing reasons to buy or hold onto stocks. The bulls and bears fought for territory early this week, but the bears showed dominance surrounding the latest Consumer Price Index. The sellers took over the market late Thursday as speculations of a poor CPI report grew. The low expectations did not save the bulls when the CPI report came in at a highest year-over-year pace since 1981. All three TSP stock fund indices/ETF gapped down Friday morning and slipped further into the day from ...

Investors are losing reasons to buy or hold onto stocks. The bulls and bears fought for territory early this week, but the bears showed dominance surrounding the latest Consumer Price Index. The sellers took over the market late Thursday as speculations of a poor CPI report grew. The low expectations did not save the bulls when the CPI report came in at a highest year-over-year pace since 1981. All three TSP stock fund indices/ETF gapped down Friday morning and slipped further into the day from ...

Prices were back and forth this week continuing the volatile course the market has taken during our interesting times of high inflation. TSP participants missed out on the previous Friday's action; with the TSP closed for maintenance, members were unable to get in or out of funds. But the market remained in that range established from Friday's action for the rest of the week and even stretched higher on Thursday. By Friday the S&P 500 was down slightly for the week but the TSP stock funds held to ...