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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.
Portrait of a Captive Market
Summer Breeze Bar
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The Worst Market For Retail Traders
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It has become my sincere belief that the worst market environment for retail traders in fact are low volatility bull markets. Yes you read that right: NOT high volatility bear or endless sideways markets – it’s low volatility bull markets that wears the most on them.
(more…)Metal’s Bounce
The last seven days have been a roller coaster for precious metals, but gold has been bouncing recently. However, I want you to pay close attention to the broken trendline.
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