08/22/17

Good Evening, There was talk of tax reform again today and President Trump indicated that we will be increasing our presence in Afghanistan. The market responded positively with about everything moving higher led by defense stocks. Also, there was some anticipation that central bankers will make some positive comments when they meet in Jackson Hole Wyoming. Watch the news in particular for comments by Janet Yellen and her counterpart in Europe, Mario Draghi. The Economic Symposium held there will last from August 24th through August 26th.

The days trading left us with the following results: Our TSP allotment gained +0.48%. For comparison the Dow rose +0.90%, the Nasdaq +1.36%, and the S&P 500 +0.99%.

 

Markets Roar Back as Dow Jumps Nearly 200 Points; S&P 500 and Nasdaq Also Rise

 

The days action left us with the following signals: C-Neutral, S-Neutral, I-Neutral, F-Buy. We are currently invested with 100% in the I Fund. Our allocation is now +11.35% for the year not including the days results. Here are the latest posted results.

 

08/21/17 Prior Prices
Fund G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
Price 15.4133 18.0618 33.9255 42.9622 28.6598
$ Change 0.0029 0.0138 0.0402 0.0003 0.0169
% Change day +0.02% +0.08% +0.12% +0.00% +0.06%
% Change week +0.02% +0.08% +0.12% +0.00% +0.06%
% Change month +0.13% +0.58% -1.52% -3.51% -0.76%
% Change year +1.49% +3.52% +9.89% +4.80% +16.49%
  L INC L 2020 L 2030 L 2040 L 2050
Price 19.0539 25.8081 28.8592 31.1232 17.8689
$ Change 0.0067 0.0121 0.0178 0.0212 0.0130
% Change day +0.04% +0.05% +0.06% +0.07% +0.07%
% Change week +0.04% +0.05% +0.06% +0.07% +0.07%
% Change month -0.18% -0.49% -0.91% -1.12% -1.31%
% Change year +3.50% +5.44% +7.54% +8.55% +9.45%

 

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:
I Fund:
F Fund:
Nothing really new and earth shattering to add here. Our job remains the same. That is to monitor the action via the charts and to react it necessary with an emphasis on not getting caught up in the emotional noise. That’s all for tonight. Have a great evening and we’ll do it again tomorrow!
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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