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.

All Tim, All the Time

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I was pleased – and surprised – to stop by my mailbox today and find it crammed with envelopes ordering signed copies of my book. All of the envelopes had little notes inside – – some post-its, some sheets of paper, and some formal greeting cards.

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One comment struck me, saying that they really liked Slope better when it was just me writing it.

I've heard this from more than one person, and I feel a little weird about the sentiment. On the one hand, I'm flattered, but on the other, I am grateful for the guest content Slope gets, and I think some of the best material comes from guests. So I doubt I'll ever make it a Tim-only blog again.

However, keep in mind that there is a way to set the blog so that it only shows my posts, and that is by clicking the link as represented below. If you do this, a cookie will be set for your browser so that only posts submitted by me are displayed. Just understand posts will be a lot less frequent, since I'm only doing a portion of the writing.

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I also wanted to remind folks of a little tip in the new comment system – – if you want to automatically link to a graph of a company, as well as a lot of fundamental information – – just type $ followed by the ticker symbol (example: $GOOG). Thanks, and good night!

The Weight of the Evidence

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These days, it seems that the market goes one of two ways;

(1) If we get factual, hard data about how crummy the economy is, equities (briefly) go down;

(2) If we get pie-in-the-sky bromides from politicians about how everything's gonna be just fine, and don't worry your fuzzy little heads about it, the market explodes higher

I am hoping this Friday morning's jobs report helps splash some more cold water on things. The charts are still absolutely primed for a big fall. To wit:

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