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.

What Nailed the Bottom?

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As I type this, the markets have surged yet again, thanks to more backpedaling from the President. I pulled the charts for this post before this latest surge, but the purpose is the same: what indicators were most helpful in nailing the bottom we saw in mid-August? I offer some SlopeCharts below, with remarks captioned for each.

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Dow Jones Composite with the slowest possible Bollinger Bands seems quite good for both extremes
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XVIII

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On this solemn day, I wanted to republish what I wrote on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Here it is:

Today the entire nation will be transfixed on the tenth anniversary of the vicious attacks on the United States. And rightly so, as the events of that day permanently altered the history and trajectory of our nation.

I just did a search of my email archives for anything written that day, and I was surprised to actually find some items. I was, on that morning, in front of my screen at home making sure – as I always did – that all the systems were running smoothly at my company, Prophet.net

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