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.

KA-BOOM!

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Back when I had taken my virtual trading account from $100,000 to about $4 million, I was getting some serious flack (and some semi-serious hints that I was cheating or gaming my own system). Well, folks, easy come, easy go. I’ve kept the same aggressive stance, and I’ve gotten my bear bottom blasted, now being down about 55% from that peak. At least people will maybe give me credit for not cheating!

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Crypto Cruise

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One glance at the Slope CryptoStream page will illustrate what is becoming apparent: the go-to place to hedge against inflation is cryptocurrencies. Years ago, it was gold, but precious metals have been utterly left in the dust. As I am typing this, some red-hot inflation CPI numbers came through, and Bitcoin futures are up 5.3%. Gold futures are up about one-third of a single percentage point. Total dog.

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