Remember three years ago when the tiny little country of Greece, with a GDP the size of the state of Missouri, was going to bring down the Financial system? Prior to 2010, when you mentioned the word Greece, you were as likely to met with a response “You mean the Movie?” as with a response about the country. (more…)
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.
Prepare to Dive
ES Descending Triangle
I posted a couple of charts on twitter after the close on Friday, and the first was the direction neutral symmetrical triangle that is now clearly forming on the SPX 15min chart:
Brave New World Series: 1 – Secular Cycles
Brave New World Series
1. Secular Cycles on Equities
For those who aren’t familiar with them there are two types of overall market trend. The first is the primary or cyclical market, and these are bull or bear markets lasting between a few months to (more usually for primary bull markets) two to five years with a move in excess of 20%, and on this basis since 2009 we have seen a primary bull market from March 2009 to May 2011, a primary bear market from May to October 2011, and another primary bull market from October 2011. (more…)
Blowhard Ben Bernanke Burnout….Evil Plan 999.0
BRAZEN FOMC NASCAR BURNOUT (more…)
