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.
Closing Positions Makes a Comment
Most of you are aware that the custom-made comments system in Slope of Hope has a virtual trading feature. In the comments stream, any of you can enter long or short positions so that, over the course of time, Slopers get a chance to show off their trading prowess. (more…)
Call Me Bearmael
Nikkei On Its Way to 12600?…or 11500?
It looks like Japan’s Nikkei e-mini Futures Index (NKD) may well be on its way down to its next confluence support level of 12600, as I discussed in my post of May 24th, and as shown on the Weekly chart below. There is the potential for a bearish 3 Black Crows candle pattern to form, depending on where this week’s candle closes. A close near its low this week, technically, portends further weakness. (more…)
Putting All My Cards on the Table
The vast majority of my trading is focused on the small hedge fund that I run, but recently I have starting dipping my toe in the water by trading some options in a personal account. This is a very tiny account, and it’s mostly just for fun, but it’s been going decently recently. Most of these positions are just one or two days old (if that……..) but they are working out nicely so far. I thought you might want to see the kinds of expirations and strikes I’m putting on. (more…)
