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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.

Money Flow for October Week 2 (by Strawberry Blonde)

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Further to my
last weekly market update,
this week's update will look at 6-month
Daily charts and 1-Week graphs
of:

  • + 6 Major Indices
  • + VIX
  • + 9 Major Sectors
  • + Germany, France and the PIIGS Indices
  • + Emerging Markets ETF and the BRIC Indices
  • + Canada, Japan, and World Market Indices
  • + Commodity and Agriculture ETFs, Gold, Oil, Copper, and Silver
  • + 7 Major Currencies

 

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The Problem With Kids Today: They’re 26! (by Mark St.Cyr)

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Every generation as they grow older looks at the ones coming up with a
jaundiced eye. They look and say “In my day we walked to school –
barefoot – in snow – uphill – both ways!” However there seems to be
something quite different today. Everybody’s still in school.

Although many will pile on that kids are different today because of
this or that, I’ll contend there is one over arching reason for the
problems that plague most of them: Most never had the ability to learn
or start adulthood early as many like myself did.

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