Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Moving Averages
Our friends over at ZH have been touting the fact that a “death cross” is looming with the Russell 2000. Well………….kind of.
What they seem to be highlighting is the fact that the simple moving average is about to do a crossover, which it hasn’t done since the last meaningful market fall three painful years ago.
Scented Candles Get Firebombed
One of the rounded tops that has been oh-so-slow to break down has been Pier One, but today got things cooking. I have no earthly idea what compelled people to bid this thing up over 21,000% – – yes, twenty-one-thousand percent – – from the 2009 bottom to the recent peak, but it’s starting to unravel:
Slope on the Silver Screen
I’m a movie buff, a Woody Allen fan, and a lover of analogs, so it’s remarkable it took me this long to make the connection between Slope of Hope and the clip below. There’s no need to over-explain it, but think of me in the role of Woody Allen, Iggy as the part of the conductor, and you can fill in the rest of the Sloper names with the other passengers on the train. As for the party train on which I gaze forlornly – – – maybe that’s the CNBC car.
Our Sensible and Rational Market
