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.

ETF Focus: Consumers

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Preface to all eight parts: The stock market from January 4 through early February 24th was like an action movie. The market from late February 24th through March 25th was like watching the end credits roll. Perhaps we’ll see an other sea change soon, but regardless, I have grouped together a few similar ETFs and have put remarks in the caption area.

Communications services is sporting a huge to, thanks largely to Facebook (oh, sorry, META)
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Tear Bear Fear Asunder

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This is a message for the handful of bears that still exist in our world. I am one of you. We are the one out of a million (and that is a generous estimate). The past month has been awful for the bears. But I am here to try to give you some perspective about the history of major bear markets.

Look at this chart of the 2000-2002 bear market. Every one of those counter-trend rallies was vicious and brutal to the bears. And I’m sure that every single time, the pundits said It’s Finally Over. And, just like you’ll find something you’ve lost in the last place you look, likewise the only time they were right was at the final counter-trend bounce. These rallies are nothing short of gargantuan, and they all led to bulls getting clipped.

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ETF Focus: Real Estate

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Preface to all eight parts: The stock market from January 4 through early February 24th was like an action movie. The market from late February 24th through March 25th was like watching the end credits roll. Perhaps we’ll see an other sea change soon, but regardless, I have grouped together a few similar ETFs and have put remarks in the caption area.

Homebuilders have topped out nicely, and rising interest rates will fuel the fire
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ETF Focus: Energy

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Preface to all eight parts: The stock market from January 4 through early February 24th was like an action movie. The market from late February 24th through March 25th was like watching the end credits roll. Perhaps we’ll see an other sea change soon, but regardless, I have grouped together a few similar ETFs and have put remarks in the caption area.

Commodities have slipped the grasp of the channel, aided mostly by crude oil
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ETF Focus: High Tech

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Preface to all eight parts: The stock market from January 4 through early February 24th was like an action movie. The market from late February 24th through March 25th was like watching the end credits roll. Perhaps we’ll see an other sea change soon, but regardless, I have grouped together a few similar ETFs and have put remarks in the caption area.

The triple-leveraged bullish fund, based on FANG stocks, looks poised for doom
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