Any male who grew up in the 1980s watched RoboCop. It’s just how things were (to this day, I don’t think any female has watched the film; let’s just call it the Godfather Effect). Anyway, here’s a favorite clip:
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.
Coral Castle
Could We See a Menu?
This is going to be trivial, but honestly, take a fresh look at all the menus on the site. Honestly, this isn’t just a lazy post on my part. There have been a lot of modifications, changes, and additions, and you’re bound to find a few things you never knew were there. I would especially like my virtual trading testers to dive right in, since there have been dozens of tweaks.

Insanity Poster Boy
Time-traveling visitors even from the year 2000 would point and laugh if they saw the “market” we are in today. Honestly. Just look at this:

The first thing we can celebrate is that the Slope of Hope has revenues dwarfing that of a $14 billion (market cap) public company.
Allow me to offer this carefully-crafted reaction: Un. Fucking. Believable.
(more…)Dealer Signal
You knew what to do. Yesterday, I half-jokingly suggested in the comments section that another surge was coming in gold, since I sold a small portion of my bullion to my dealer (who, knowing me, chastised me roundly). As God Intended, we’ve made yet another lifetime time, banging to 2076/ounce. You’re welcome.


