I watched Django Unchained a few days ago for the first time (those of you on Netflix – – it just showed up recently) and I highly recommend it. It’s not one of those movies I’d watch over and over again (like anything by Stanley Kubrick), but it’s really good. I was just going to post a trailer, but, ummm, someone on YouTube has the whole damned thing up. So here ya go: (oh, and if you’re not sure – – watch just the first eight minutes; you’ll be hooked).
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.
Quintet of Long Ideas
I actually remained utterly short today (and, amazingly, saw a green profit once the morning strength in energy dissipated). In spite of this, it’s probably time to share some more long ideas. Fiesta Restaurant (which I bought today)….
Negative Feedback 2; Points Proven
A couple weeks ago I wrote a post about some negative feedback (comes with the territory, if I am doing my job well enough) because I wrote about the very real economic performance that has so far come out of what I consider unsustainable and doomed to fail policy (and would be bullish for the gold sector I might add).
So I get to have some people call me a perma bear on one side and certain dogma defenders on the opposite side, both coming down on the writer who, right or wrong, is trying to clear out the b/s and just write the truth.
Now with the Gold Bug Psychology article I unsurprisingly I got the incoming from that camp as well. Even though I am twice the gold bug some of the dogma defenders are because I am not threatened by my position and am willing to state the truth as I see it. Nobody that I know of has put in the effort I have over the last decade in trying to describe gold as a value instrument and an insurance policy… and NOT a PLAY or a GAME. (more…)
Swing Trading Watch-List: UA, TIBX, ADBE, EA, CREE
Shifting Sands
Just as “orange is the new black”, I think that “oil producers are the new gold miners.” It doesn’t sound quite as good, but here’s my point:
I’ve written before about the failing shelves of support with various commodities. Silver led the way in mid-September……