01/25/17

Good Evening, While most of the market had a flat day the Dow managed to close above 20,000 after breaking the psychological barrier just yesterday. Other than a feel good thing, 20,000 for the Dow is meaningless. What is important is that the Dows chart breached overhead resistance and now has a little more room to run. While that is good it also has limited meaning as the Dow is made up of only 30 blue chip stocks. What is more important in my book is the S&P 500, the Nasdaq, and the Russell 2000 which are made up of many more stocks. Although they are different in nature (the Nasdaq is mostly tech,  the Russell is small caps, and the S&P 500 large caps) then taken as a whole they present the best overall picture of the market. Right now, their charts all show positive trends and that is the reason that I am currently invested in stocks!

The days give and take left us with the following results: Our TSP allotment slipped back -0.23%. For comparison, the Dow added +0.16%, the Nasdaq was flat at -0.02%, and the S&P 500 was just behind at -0.07%.

 

Wall Street ends flat after 2-day run; Dow stays above 20,000

 

The days action left us with the following signals: C-Buy, S-Buy, I-Buy, and F-Neutral. We are currently invested with 100% in the S Fund. Our allocation is now +3.34% on the year not including the days results. Here are the latest posted results:

01/25/17 Prior Prices
Fund G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
Price 15.2116 17.4162 31.724 42.3646 25.4479
$ Change 0.0010 -0.0457 0.2527 0.3622 0.2392
% Change day +0.01% -0.26% +0.80% +0.86% +0.95%
% Change week +0.03% -0.24% +1.20% +2.03% +1.29%
% Change month +0.16% -0.18% +2.76% +3.34% +3.44%
% Change year +0.16% -0.18% +2.76% +3.34% +3.44%
  L INC L 2020 L 2030 L 2040 L 2050
Price 18.5419 24.8023 27.3594 29.3212 16.7448
$ Change 0.0298 0.0840 0.1428 0.1796 0.1173
% Change day +0.16% +0.34% +0.52% +0.62% +0.71%
% Change week +0.28% +0.56% +0.85% +0.99% +1.14%
% Change month +0.71% +1.33% +1.95% +2.27% +2.57%
% Change year +0.71% +1.33% +1.95% +2.27% +2.57%

 

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:
C Fund
S Fund:
S Fund
I Fund:
I Fund
F Fund:
F Fund
As you can see from the charts above we are still in an upward trend. As with any trend not all the days are winners, but the average continues to move up and as long as it does, we’ll move with it. That’s all for this time. Have a great evening and may God continue to bless your trades!
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.
 
 
I produce and publish this blog as both a ministry and for the benefit of any Federal Government Employee. This is done to offer you some guidance as to how to approach your retirement more financially successful. When it is time for you to retire, I recommend you utilize the services of a Professional Money Manager, who works with a reputable investment firm. He understands the guidance you have already received and he can manage your savings assets utilizing a more advanced investment program into the future. 
 
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Scott Grimes

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