On the mornining of Christmas Eve, I was looking with great interest at miners and junior miners (what else does one do during this blessed season?) I was ready to get long GDX, but, as trading gremlins like to do, they decided my brokerage wouldn’t work that morning………so: no trade. (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.
Party Today, Macro Market Changes Ahead
Dear Tim and Slopers far and wide, thank you for giving me a quality venue to post my market views. I wish all of you the very best Christmas and holiday season imaginable. I really like this site and am indeed a Slope+ user, which only adds to the experience. Too much of the financial media complex is little more than an unthinking and robotic hype machine. –Gary (more…)
Ebenezer Tim
My relationship with A Christmas Carol is much like I have with The Godfather: if it happens to be 
on television, I’m going to stop whatever I am doing and watch it. I’ve often tried to figure out what the big appeal is for me.
To be candid, I think I see a lot of myself in Scrooge (and I’m confident Dickens’ intent was to help us reflect on the darker aspects of our characters). As we learn Scrooge’s tale, we find he wasn’t born nasty; things happened to him, and he made certain choices, which led to his foul and misanthropic disposition.
And yet when he is given the opportunity to see humanity head-on, his stone heart is warmed. He understands how his separation from people has harmed him as well as others. He seems how his stinginess has the potential to rob others of their very life. He sees that he can bring some light into a very dark world. His heart and mind are finally opened. (more…)
A Beloved Slope Holiday Tradition
Yes, it’s that time of year again, my friends. Join me as we celebrate the birth of our savior in an honored Slope of Hope tradition, Bask in the awfulness that is Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, with running commentary by Joel and the bots. Shield your eyes, Frank.
