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TSP F fund Seasonal Pattern

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About our Almanacs Side-by-side view of TSP C/S/F funds (S&P 500 / Small Caps / Fixed Income) daily seasonal tendencies based on the trading day of each month.  Allows you to identify days of seasonal strength or weakness based on flows of money into and out of the market. Our almanacs separate bull and bear markets data.

 

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About our Almanacs

Almanacs


4-year Presidential Cycle


2024


Combined Jan - Apr


2023


Combined Apr - July


Combined July - Oct


Combined Oct - Dec


almanacs include


SP500 index

(TSP C Fund)

large cap stocks


US non-SP500 index

(TSP S fund)

US small cap stocks


TSP F fund

Barclay's US 

aggregate bond index


Options Expiration Price Progressions

now incorporated in 

combined Almanacs

OpEx Seasonals


Trading Models 

 

 S&P 500 Turn-of-the-Year

TSP C Fund

 

TSP S Fund Turn-of-Year

VXF ETF 

 

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