This is the twenty-thousandth post on the Slope of Hope. Earth decided not to make a big splash about this momentous occasion, because as I sit here on this pitch-black predawn, the ordinariness of the news is striking:
- Another provocative missile launch from North Korea – – the 15th this year – – which is drawing yawns and eye-rolls from traders the world over;
- Another terrorist attack (I suspect the Amish), this one in London;
- Equity markets floating near the highest levels in human history.
How much more fitting it might have been for the Dow to have fallen, say, 2000 points the day before, just to put a spring in our collective stride?
Droll humor aside, it has been my honor over these past nearly thirteen years to run the Slope of Hope. One might conclude that I might be growing weary of this endeavor, particularly since my bearish little heart has been squeezed and beaten steadily for one hundred months in a row.
On the contrary, Slope is full of life, and my zeal behind it unalloyed. Very soon, you will see the new face of the blog by way of a fresh design, and I’ve decided to make a major new push in expanding and improving SlopeCharts. One can only imagine how much more I’d be doing if the market was in a state of free-fall.
Between you and me, Slope’s 20,000th post was actually a while ago, since the early days of the blog (March 2005 through August 2008) I was trying out different platforms, so I am relying on the post count here on WordPress. But considering the many posts that outside contributors have brought to the blog, let’s call it even, eh?
Anyway, I just thought I’d mark this occasion with this brief note. Thank you for being here, thank you for making the comments section of the site such a dynamic, welcoming place, and thank you for providing me the opportunity to share my opinions, views, and ideas here every day.
