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.
In Debt Do Us Part
I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but allow me to offer the following parable:
Let's say you loaned a friend of yours $10,000. Time went by, and life wasn't going that well for your friend. He lost his job, had bills to pay – – you know the schtick.
My Best-Performing Short Of Late
First Russell Gap Filled
On Tuesday – marvelous Tuesday – I did this post which speculated that the Russell would fight its way back to as high as 810 or so. We've completed the first step, closing the gap. I'm not sure if the index will complete the journey to 810 or weaken here, but I have augmented my existing shorts with some new positions at present levels. I remain only 65% committed and have a long on XME as a hedge.
GATA Communication Received (by Gary Tanashian)
[GATA, for those Slopers who may not already know stands for Gold Anti-Trust Action Commitee, AKA a Tin Foil Hat factory –GT]
I received something yesterday by way of a friend, from GATA, talking about "frustrated precious metals investors" and "bankster ambushes on the gold and silver markets". The article talks about market participants' "sense of hopelessness" about change with regard to the "Western financial crime syndicate" and the "Empire of the Wall Street Vampires".
I then stopped reading.
