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.
The Joy of SPX
I’m going to do an all equities edition today, as the most important thing to consider this morning is where equities are going from here. I focus most of my equity index analysis on SPX as it is the largest and deepest of the main equity indices, and trends well, which is my description for something that will generally produce good trendlines, patterns and divergences. However, sometimes SPX is not enough, and I keep an eye on all the major US indices to consider what they are telling me at a point where SPX is at an inflection point. This morning I’m going to have a close look at the broad Nasdaq index COMPQ. (more…)
Half an Hour Well-Spent
The video below is making the rounds, and with good reason. Famed hedge fund manager Ray Dalio has put together a half-hour video with his explanation of how the economy and debt cycles work. I think it’s educational for young and old alike, and unless you’re an economics PhD, you’re bound to learn something from it. (more…)
Cheap Or Inexpensive Phones: Does It Matter Anymore?
These words are used routinely ad nauseam by many marketers. However, they truly do have different meanings. Especially when being used to describe a brand.
One organization might want potential customers to respond with a knee jerk impression of cheap as in costs little to buy. Another might want the exact opposite response. i.e., Cheaper than it usually sells for. (more…)
Send in the Clowns
Last week the Fed treated us to a whipsaw as market perceptions apparently were not in line with the FOMC policy statement, which was basically a punt. Then the very next day the Fed’s James Bullard jawboned the media about a possible October Federal Reserve tapering. Hence, a letter writer was left with images of a 3 ring circus heading into the weekend. From the opening segment of the September 22 edition of Notes From the Rabbit Hole: (more…)
