In case you didn’t see it yesterday, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth gave only the 4th televised address in her 68 year reign. It’s beautifully crafted and worth a watch if you haven’t seen it yet:
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.
Golden Slumbers Awaken
Right off the bat, I want to make sure a couple posts over the weekend don’t go unnoticed by those of you who just read Slope on weekdays……..
Generally speaking, everything but bonds and oil are up this morning. Gold has had another strong session, up about $32 as I’m typing this, and up nearly $200 during its recent uptrend.

SPX Pivot Point Values For April
The pivot point support/resistant values/targets for the S&P 500 Index (SPX) for the entire month of April are based on the high/low/close of the March monthly candle, as shown on the following pivot point calculator.
(more…)Shorts in the Time of Cholera (Part 5 of 6)
Preface to all six parts: For better or worse, I have 75 individual short positions, all of which I am sharing this weekend. I will have three posts of ten charts each for everyone, and three posts of fifteen charts each for Gold/Diamond members only. Some key points:
- As always, click on a chart for a substantially larger version;
- You can always navigate from chart to chart once you are looking at an enlarged chart by clicking the arrow keys flanking the chart;
- I have zoomed in on what I consider the most germane part of the chart which will hopefully make plain why I am bearish on it.


