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.

Bermuda Shorts 5 of 5

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Preface to all five parts: I put together five videos which provides fresh perspective on the entirety of my 50-symbol Bear Pen, which is shock full of opportunities. Those of you with ANY paid membership can view it immediately below. For those who aren’t paying members, I encourage you to look at the choices and consider joining. If you’d like to try the least expensive level, here is a link to the Bronze membership at the old price (33% less, lifetime discount) to make this an easier decision for you.

Marvelous Moving Average (by XerxesTraderGF)

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Moving Averages are an interesting indicator to me because they can be so important in some cases and so innocuous in others. Much like other technical indicators, they need to be considered in context. When you are using them to explain a story they can be very powerful. Usually stocks tend to stay on one side of a moving average. Above the average = bullish, below the average = bearish.

A crossover then usually switches the stocks tendency from bullish to bearish and vice versa. Also, like other indicators, the longer term timeframe we are looking at the more powerful the moves tend to be, hence why a crossover on an hourly chart means much less than a crossover on a monthly chart. There have been a few good examples lately of how they can be of use for entries and exits, setting stops or limit orders, etc.

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Bermuda Shorts 4 of 5

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Preface to all five parts: I put together five videos which provides fresh perspective on the entirety of my 50-symbol Bear Pen, which is shock full of opportunities. Those of you with ANY paid membership can view it immediately below. For those who aren’t paying members, I encourage you to look at the choices and consider joining. If you’d like to try the least expensive level, here is a link to the Bronze membership at the old price (33% less, lifetime discount) to make this an easier decision for you.