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.

Franz ACX Kafka

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Months ago, I laboriously (VERY laboriously) did the voice work for my novel, Solid State. I’ve never been so weary of my own voice in my entire life, but it was an act of love (and, by God, I did it for TNRevolution, since he said he wanted to read the book but only if he could listen to it). Thus, I worked a very long time on putting it together, including the not-at-all easy submission process with Audible.com, also known as ACX.

Once the digital files had at long last been approved (which took months!) I thought I’d just wait for the final OK so it could start getting distributed. However, I got this email from out of the blue (as always, click on any image for a bigger, more readable version).

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A Dozen Remarks

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As we enter a new trading week, I wanted to go through the most interesting index charts and say a few words about each. You’ll find these musings in the caption area, and, as always, you can click on a chart for a larger version. The first three are visible to everyone, and the rest are only for paying members.

The “face-off” with the All World Index remains agonizingly unresolved. I’ve got to say, this looks like it “wants” to break out. On the other hand, a slump out of this pattern (that is to say, lower and to the right) would be devastating for the bulls.

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