08/28/17

Good Evening, Hurricane Harvey is churning in Texas and the market is churning with it. I’d really like to give you a detailed explanation like some of the talking heads are doing but this time the answer is just plain simple. Remember, they get paid to sensationalize the news, I do not…..

The days action left us with the following results: Our TSP allotment was dead even at +0.00%. For comparison, the Dow slipped -0.02%, and the Nasdaq and S&P 500 posted gains of +0.28% and +0.05% respectively.

 

Wall Street closes little changed as Harvey pummels Texas

 The days action left us with the following signals: C-Neutral, S-Neutral, I-Neutral, F-Buy. We are currently invested at 100/I. Our allocation is now +11.96% on the year not including the days results. Here are the latest posted results:
08/25/17 Prior Prices
Fund G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
Price 15.4171 18.0771 34.1392 43.541 28.8189
$ Change 0.0010 0.0198 0.0606 0.1123 0.1244
% Change day +0.01% +0.11% +0.18% +0.26% +0.43%
% Change week +0.04% +0.16% +0.75% +1.35% +0.61%
% Change month +0.15% +0.66% -0.90% -2.21% -0.21%
% Change year +1.52% +3.60% +10.58% +6.21% +17.14%
  L INC L 2020 L 2030 L 2040 L 2050
Price 19.0854 25.8829 28.9917 31.2913 17.9789
$ Change 0.0123 0.0288 0.0505 0.0636 0.0412
% Change day +0.06% +0.11% +0.17% +0.20% +0.23%
% Change week +0.20% +0.34% +0.52% +0.61% +0.69%
% Change month -0.02% -0.20% -0.46% -0.58% -0.71%
% Change year +3.67% +5.74% +8.03% +9.14% +10.13%
Now lets take a look at the charts. All signals are annotated with green circles. If you click on the charts they will become larger.
C Fund:
S Fund: The S fund may be bottoming. If so that’s good news for the broader market!
I Fund:
F Fund:
It looks like small caps are strengthening a little so maybe that’s our early signal that all is well for now. We’ll keep and eye on it. That’s all for tonight! Have a nice evening and remember to pray for all the folks effected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas.
God bless, Scott 8-)
 
 ***Just a reminder that you can review the performance of our allocation at the Web Site TSPTALK.com in the autotracker section under the screen name KyFan1.
 
 
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Scott Grimes

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