Slope of Hope Blog Posts

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Ominous Opportune October Offensive………………Evil Plan 91.0 (by BDI)

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Bilde


October Surprise Bombshell
  
Now that Romney’s stellar debate performance has made the U.S. presidential elections a real contest. The general election will very likely be decided by the pivotal State of Florida.  He who wins the Sun Shine State wins the presidency, a la hanging chad circa 2000. The Jewish vote is critical.  Benjamin Netanyahu is well aware of this fact.

Please Don’t Front Run

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Bull_bear

I see and read in many blogs and forums that folks are
talking about “Top” and as we had a failed test of high, the trend is now
changing. Knowledgeable writers are saying that market rose from June low on
the hope and expectation of QE and this rise was in fact a hope rally. Now that
the surprise factor has been taken out and as tops are formed at the high, time
is ripe for a major pull-back.

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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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