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TSP Market Summary: Week of April 08, 2026

By Roy Weisert, PhD, CFP

Key Takeaways

  • Trump's 2-week pause of Iran conflict drove strong market rally with S&P up 2.51%
  • All three TSP equity funds gained with I fund maintaining top performance ranking
  • Composite Scores reversed upward, triggering new investment mix recommendations

Mid-Week Alert for 9 April 2026: After the market closed on Tuesday, Trump said he was suspending Iran attacks for two weeks, pausing the five-week conflict. As such, the markets reacted positively on Wednesday, gapping up at the open and holding on to those gains through the close. Overall, the S&P 500 popped 2.51% while the NASDAQ 100 surged 2.90% (MFW TIPS subscribers check your inbox). For TSP TIPS all three equity funds had similar gains as their Composite Scores reversed course to the upside and all three Performance Rankings returned to positive territory with the I fund remaining at the top of the leaderboard. As such we are making the following new investment mixes for all three models.

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40% 0% 0% 20% 40%
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