Slopefest IV & SPY Guessing Contest (by Market Sniper)

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Happy Holidays to my fellow Slopers! May the New Year bring you more trading success! Time to start planning the upcoming annual Slopefest! Meet old friends and make new ones. Put a face and name to that avatar. As our gracious host, Mr. Tim knight, appears to be travelling to the Big Apple shortly and festivities surrounding that event could include an official Slopefest, the one planned for 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada may either be IV or V.

Slopefest date: May 19 and 20 in the year 2012 Anno Domani

Slopefest location: Las Vegas, Nevada, US of A


For those in attendance last year, a great time was had by all and we look forward to even greater participation and even a better time in 2012, if that is possible! The elusive Mr. K, aka Ferrari, has graciously agreed to use his contacts to again secure a private room at a private club. The Foundation Room sits atop the Mandalay Bay Casino and we have that tentatively planned for the main event Saturday night, May 19, with a breath taking view of the Vegas Strip. More details to follow on this closer to the event! Also, Vittorio (who enjoys "hoboing" it into Las Vegas by catching a freight train), will be helping put together other meeting places and times around the weekend. I will be hosting early arrivals Friday night at a very nice bar at the Aria Casino http://www.arialasvegas.com/nightlife/  More to come on all of this further down the road but block it off on your calendar and plan to attend! Be there or be square!

SPY Guessing Contest!

As has become the tradition there is another SPY Guessing Contest with even better prizes!

Rules: Open to all regardless if you are a lurker, a regular/irregular poster, plan to attend slopefest/do not plan to attend slopefest. The closest to the SPY ETF closing price on Friday, May 11, 2012 shall be the winner. You can be right on the final price, under it or over it. Closest wins! In the unlikely event of a tie, the person who has submitted their "guesstimate" the earliest will be declared the winner. So, get your "guesstimate" in early! Contest cut-off for submission of entries shall be midnight EST, January 16, 2012. I will attempt to post a brief reminder prior to then.

Prizes: 1st Place: 1/10th ounce Krugerrand gold coin (yes, they do mint those!). 2nd Place: two (2) 1 ounce Silver Eagles minted by the United States. 3rd Place: a nice, crisp, selection of Wiemar German Notgeld Notes. For those of you unfamiliar with just what those are:  http://www.notgeld.com/ So, send in your SPY "guesstimates" to: slopefest4@gmail.com !!

PS..For those few who do not know it, my new site, devoted to the swing trader, is up and ready for your consideration. Meant to be a resource for visitors as well as subscribers. Take a look! http://www.masterswingtraders.com/