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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.

Weekly Sector Report | 12/31/10 (by Leisa)

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The last week of the year saw the broad market index eek out a .03% increase. However, we know that the action is in the sectors, so let's see which cylinders are firing in the market's motor (click on all images for enhanced viewing):

Basic Resources, Oil and Gas and Telecommunications were the winners.  Healthcare, Personal and Household Goods and Travel and Leisure were the losers for the week.  Taking a look at subsectors, here are the 10 top/bottom performers:

I was interested in the Mobile Telecommunications sector's performance.  There are some interesting chart set ups in that sub-sector.  I created a chart book for you with the Communications Equipment tickers which you can find here . You can also visit FINVIZ to get a deeper profile for the names in this sector by clicking here.

Short Interest:  Here are the sub-sectors with the highest short interest.  Note that short interest is updated 2x per month.

To close, I want to present a chart of DWCF, which is the Dow Jones Total Stock Market Index…it includes all US listed stocks that have a readily available quote.  You can see a linkable version of this chart here

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I created a chart book for you, which you can access here.

Best wishes for the New Year!

The Best Article I’ve Read in Approximately Forever

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A Sloper referenced an article today which is breathtaking in its scope and truth. I'm not even done reading it yet (it'll take you a while………) and I'm already putting up this post to suggest you read it. One sentence in particularly struck me as describing Slope to a "T":

Cyberspace by nature feels very big from the inside, and its affinity groups, seeing themselves in aggregate and in mutual self reference, imagine their role bigger and more effective than it is. From within the highly directed, technologically administrated, marketed-to and propagandized rat cage called America, this is all but impossible to comprehend.

I'm not going to put up a funny picture or silly video. Here's the article. Enjoy.

New Questions for the New Year

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Dear 2011,

+ Where did Nathaniel Goodwin go? Is he OK? Will he return to Slope?

+ And while you're at it, what about Fujisan?

+ Is there any logic in the bizarre photos that LowerMyBills uses for their ads? Sometimes we get Jesus; sometimes we get a homeless guy; sometimes we get this:

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+ Is there a federal law which requires that sweeping predictions coincide almost perfectly with market reversal points?

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+ Has the market double-topped, or is in the middle of an gigantic inverted head and shoulders pattern?

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+ Which is more comfortable for bathroom needs – a $5 bill or a two-ply $10 note?

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