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.

Glad I Took That Dump

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People have the nerve to act surprised. I said for eons that once support was breached, it was bye-bye, crypto. Oh, well. I guess that’s the price I pay for having a tiny audience. If only I was a screeching simpleton like Cramer and had a worldview following, maybe it would be different.

In any case, Earth has finally caught on, and #Cryptocrash is one of the to trending topics on Twitter. Truly.

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Pivotal Juncture for Gold Stocks

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Another hot CPI fails to suppress gold

With FOMC on tap with an upcoming .5% rate hike, gold got hammered and bounced back with a vengeance on ‘CPI’ Friday. The Fed will raise the Funds Rate at least .5% next week. So says not me, but the wise guys whose job it is to correctly anticipate FOMC policy. Indeed, a full 20% of CME traders expect .75%, up from our last check on June 3.

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