Newsletter 7/16/16

Recap of the Week
Stocks moved up for the third straight week. The S&P 500 reached an all-time high for the first time since May 2015. Second-quarter corporate earnings reports began last week. This was the main driver of stock prices.

Economic Data
Retail sales, jobless claims and industrial production came in better-than-expected. Consumer sentiment came in below its forecast, however.

TSP Funds
The I Fund led the way with a 3.01% gain. It was followed by the S Fund’s 1.86% rise and the C Fund’s 1.51% gain. The F Fund fell by 0.77%.

 

Strategy Allocations

Standard  50 Day    BTD          LR
50% G & 50% C 100% G 100% C 75% G & 25% C

 

BTD = Buy the Dip
LR = Low Risk
New Trades: None
See description of strategies here

TSP Fund Performance (7/15/2016 YTD)

G Fund F Fund C Fund S Fund I Fund
0.99% 5.53% 7.07% 6.67% -0.89%

 

Strategy Performance (7/15/2016 YTD)

Standard 50 Day  BTD   LR
-2.27% 8.31% 5.06% 0.30%

Charts
1.  Daily S&P 500 (C Fund Proxy)

2.  Daily EFA (I Fund Proxy)

3.  Daily Wilshire 4500 (S Fund Proxy)

4.  Daily AGG (F Fund Proxy)

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