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.

Within Range

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Yep, we’re going to talk about Tesla again. Why? Two reasons. One, I’ve found that financial instruments are like people – – you get along well with some, and not-so-well with others. My experiences has shown me I get along with Tesla. I tend to understand it. The second reason is that I believe Tesla’s behavior is enormously influential to the psyche of the entire stock market. Now that we’re past the TSLA earnings report, we can consider this effect, which at the moment is very positive.

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More Improvements

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The SlopeTalk project is going precisely as I anticipated, which is that I can’t stop thinking of new ideas. Each day, a somewhat better version comes out. Sorry to be so repetitive, but it’s vital you hit Shift-F5 on your keyboard when you visit SlopeTalk to make sure you’ve got the latest version during this rapid development period. The most recent improvements include:

  • Scrolling – – this was driving people bananas. They would be typing away, and the screen would scroll all the way to the bottom. This has been fixed. Just make sure auto-scroll is off in Preferences.
  • Paste Image – – instead of having to Upload an image, we’re going to let you just paste (Ctrl-V) directly into the input box. This isn’t quite done yet, but it mostly works now, although not elegantly. Try to paste (with your keyboard) a graphic, and you’ll see a URL show up. Don’t worry, that’s supposed to happen (and it’ll be gone when the feature is complete). Post it, and voila, there’s your graphic.
  • Notifications at Top – A number of you asked for this, and I’ll describe it below.
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