Volatile activity Last week we saw quite a shake-up in the stock market with large sell-offs mid-week, and a big rally on Friday to end the week. After all was said and done, the S&P 500 saw a minor gain for the week while we saw some losses in some of the other indices. HereRead… Read more »
Weak jobs report takes away weekly gains It was a typical holiday week where stocks climbed almost effortlessly before the holiday, but reversed direction after the holiday. Here are the TSP fund returns through the week of July 2 – July 6. The difference with last week’s holiday trading was that the holiday was mid-weekRead… Read more »
Europe and the dollar It was a busy week for the market as we saw questionable economic data, an initial sell-off and recovery after the healthcare ruling was announced on Thursday, and of course the big rally on Friday after a deal was struck among European leaders to help struggling eurozone banks. Here are theRead… Read more »
Last week was a bit of a rollercoaster ride for the stock market as we saw strong gains early in the week, a big sell-off in the middle of the week, and another rally on Friday. Greece, Spain, economic data, and some bank downgrades helped shape the action. Here are the TSP fund returns forRead… Read more »
Last week started out shaky for the stock market as we saw a sell-off on Monday, which experience a hangover from the jobs report. Despite some nice rallies, the indices struggled to move above the break-even mark through Thursday, but on Friday the bulls took charge and it moved stocks into positive territory for theRead… Read more »
Last week was a holiday shortened week and we went into Friday with just minor losses in the stock market, but as you may have heard, the May jobs report came in well below expectation and stocks sold off sharply. If you missed it, estimates were looking for an increase of 150,000 jobs and weRead… Read more »
Worst week of the year The stock market and the TSP stock funds experienced a precipitous decline last week with barely a notice of any kind of relief rally. The buyers have gone on vacation apparently, while the trouble in Europe dictates the action. Here are the TSP fund returns for the week of MayRead… Read more »
Charts breaking down while indicators turn positive We had some red flags to deal with coming into this past week and the market acted like it. The TSP stock funds all finished in the red as the bulls were not able to hold onto any attempts at a rally. Here are the TSP fund returnsRead… Read more »
Red flags Stocks started to drift lower on Thursday of last week, on jitters over the impending jobs report. Friday’s jobs report justified investor’s nervousness as it came in lower than expected and and stocks sold off sharply ending the week on a sour note and sending all of the TSP stock funds into theRead… Read more »
The stock market got off to a slow start last week, but by Wednesday morning, after Apple had reported its strong earnings, the indices caught fire closing in positive territory for the second week in a row after the early April pullback. It was all green for the TSP funds for the 2nd week inRead… Read more »