Slope of Hope Blog Posts

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Channel Backtest Underway on the E-minis (by SB)

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The YM, ES, NQ & TF are in the process of backtesting the
underside of their rising channel, as shown on the Daily charts
below.

The TF has already penetrated the channel and leads in strength
on this bounce over the past three days. The NQ closed just inside the channel
today (Thursday)…one to watch over the next few days to see if it can remain
in the channel. A failure to remain in the channel and follow through now on a
sustained and convincing bounce will cause me to assume that selling is not yet
finished in the short term.

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Trading the Market vs. Trading Stocks

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IBB daily 3

Early in my career as a trader and even long before that as both
an investor and stock broker, I found it very difficult to successfully
outperform the stock market with my trades/investments.  When I began my
career as a full-time trader, I was largely focused on outperforming
the market by out-trading the market (via the broad index tracking
vehicles such as the futures, options, and etf’s such as the SPY, QQQ,
etc..).  However, I gradually learned that it was much easier, and
profitable, to focus on only trading the best looking technical patterns
on individual stocks and sectors vs. trying to successful game the
broad market.

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About Last Night

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Halloween, as long-time readers know, is my favorite holiday. It (a) requires no gift purchases; (b) doesn't demand the cooking of a fancy meal; (c) allows one to roam the neighborhood and get free candy. That all works well for me.

I am fortunate enough to live in one of the nicest neighborhoods in the Bay Area, but it butts right up against one of the worst (East Palo Alto). Because EPA basically sucks out loud, all the kids (including teenagers) cross the various bridges into Crescent Park each Halloween for a safe, lucrative trick-or-treat mission. It thus gets really, really, really crowded with a lot of (rather rude, pushy) children.

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