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  1. TSP Talk: Nice reversal day, but resistance still a possible issue

    Stocks rallied back from another early dismal sell off to close with solid gains and near the highs of the day on Thursday. The Dow closed with a gain of about 200-points, coming back from an early 300-point decline. Yields were stable but bonds hit some resistance. The dollar was up, but it is facing facing resistance. The index charts bounced off key support and are testing some resistance.

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  2. TSP Talk: Early gains fail as rebalancing continues

    Stocks once again fell apart in the afternoon trading session, after a very strong morning. The Dow only lost 3-points but it gave up a 360-point earlier gain, and the Russell 2000 small caps were up 1.6% at their highs, only to close down 2.6% so someone opened up the selling spigots. The Nasdaq was on a risk off day as well. Yields fell and growth is supposed to bounce back in that case, right? That's what we've seen lately, anyway.

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  3. TSP Talk: Stocks down on choppy day with a weak close

    Stocks chopped around for the first couple of hours of trading on Tuesday, but the bears stepped in when the price of oil started to tumble. Yields were down but that took the bank stocks down with them. The Dow lost 308-points, or -094%. Small caps and the Nasdaq lagged, although the largest tech stocks were down just 0.53% in the Nasdaq 100 index. Bonds rallied and oil sank.

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  4. TSP Talk: Stocks bounce back but small caps struggle

    Stocks were mostly higher on Monday, although small caps came out of the gate struggling to start the week. The Dow gained 103-points, or 0.32%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.70%, and the Nasdaq led again with a strong gain of over 1%. Small caps lagged with small oil and regional bank stocks down yesterday.

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  5. TSP Talk: Friday story - rebalancing and options expiration

    Stocks were mixed on Friday, a quadruple witching expiration day, where options, and commodity and index futures expired. The Dow was down 234-points and the S&P 500 was basically flat after a late bout of selling, while small caps and the Nasdaq held onto solid gains. The I-fund was flat and bonds hold onto a small gain despite the yield on the 10-year ticking up again.

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