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.
Low Volume Crawl Upwards
I understand that yesterday was the lowest volume day of the year on ES, and in these low volume doldrums ES tends to inch upwards as it has been doing since Thursday morning. SPX closed almost five points under the daily upper bollinger band yesterday, though it’s still in the right area and I’m not seeing that as a significant sign of weakness yet. SPX daily chart: (more…)
Are Utilities Bears Getting a Second Bite Here?
Well, folks, we’re halfway through the month, and this month has simply sucked. The market just inches (or “yards”) higher every day on volume that’s smaller and smaller. But when the Federal Government has taken over the stock market, who needs volume? (Today’s volume was the lowest regular trading day volume of the ENTIRE YEAR).
Rates of Interest
The following is excerpted from this week’s Notes From the Rabbit Hole, NFTRH 247:
As the 10-year to T-bill yield curve chart makes clear, we are not in Kansas anymore. We are in Wonderland and as you can see, in Wonderland interest rates and their interrelationships are at the center of events. (more…)
3 Things I Hate about Enumerated Blog Titles
Any of you who spend any time on the web see this kind of thing every day; that is, the click-bait enumerated headline…….. (more…)
