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.

In the Lion’s Den (by The Director)

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First I want to preface this post by saying that this is not trading related, but a general reflection. AND — my apologies ahead of time for those who are atheists. I do not wish to ram religion down anyone’s throat. But to me the above events help place into context the merger of the individual story and collective narrative.

This is a difficult time for all of us. When celebrations, warm weather, and the need for basic social interaction, a Maslovian need of every human being, comes to the fore, it is natural that we want to break free of our constraints, and of the horrendous phrase “social distancing.” That being said, our natural urges to be liberated from house arrest have led to a darkened path for some, and a riskier path for others.

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Hang Out at my iPad

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Over the weekend, I let it slip (rather intentionally) that we’ve spent the past several months working on a Mobile Slope. As I stated, I can’t let you try the iOS one yet, but you Android users can get your alpha version right here. I’ve received a tremendous amount of good feedback so far, and I’d love some more!

Even though I can’t get you the iPhone and iPad version yet for testing, here’s what I just recorded to give you a sense of what it’s like on the iPad.

Wall Street Horizon

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The products and services on Slope are drawn from a wide variety of sources, but one of the core data vendors is Wall Street Horizon which provides earning dates. You might think that kind of data is available from all kinds of places, and it is. The problem is, from my research, they all stink except for WSH.

They dropped me an email the other day saying they’ve been making a weekly report available for free which consolidates a wide variety of information such as this:

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