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.

Untethered

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Baby Bear sent me an article last night that I found nothing short of shocking. I received the piece late at night, but it was engaging enough that I gave it a reasonably decent skim, and that alone was enough to spook me into dumping a portion of my crypto holdings. I promised myself I would give the article a close read the next day as well as share the article with you all. I have done both.

This isn’t an article I want to share for you to glance at for a few moments for amusement or curiosity. Those truly interested will need to devote a solid half hour of concentrated reading to truly get it, because it’s detailed, intricate, and well-researched. Here is the link to the article, named The Bit Short, and by no means am I going to try to summarize it here, because it deserves a full and complete reading.

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Brethren

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I wanted to thank everyone for participating in the Slope “What Do You Trade” survey (if you haven’t, please do so; it takes one second and is helpful to me). I’d like to share the results with everyone right now. I must say, the results were not what I expected! Futures are more popular than I guessed (I would suspect ES plays a big role) and I incorrectly assumed more people did fancy-pants complex options strategies as opposed to the simple directional stuff that I do. Anyway, thank you again; this gives me helpful guidance based on facts instead of guesswork.

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What Do You Trade?

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I admit it. I’ve become crypto-obsessed. I am appalled – – appalled!! – – at how horrid the crypto charts are out there, and I intend to change it. I’m starting with data, and my boys and I are on the prowl for clean content. More on that at the appropriate time.

For now, I want to get a sense of what you trade. Please take 3 seconds of your day to check the boxes that apply. I really want to know what Slopers do in their financial lives. Thank you!

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