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.
Crossunders of Weakness
I went through my 28 index charts, hiding everything EXCEPT for the standard three moving averages (50, 100, and 200 day exponential). The vast majority of them look something like this since, as lagging indicators, they are reflecting the risible rise in assets for the first seven preposterous months of 2023 and will continue to do so until the crumbling becomes clear.
Divided by Gold
Gold is real money. Dollars, pesos, and yen are all toilet paper. To judge the true fate of equity markets, observe the major stock indexes below, each of which are shown as measured by gold. Every single one looks like a gargantuan top for a reason. Because they are.
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Slam Dunk or Damn Splunk?
This has been a frustrating creature, but I’m not dismissing the idea that Splunk could ultimately be blown to smithereens.
Too Fail to Big
Threads was the complete bomb I suspected it would be. That alone won’t bring down Meta, but it’s certain representative of what’s going on with the company now: throwing stuff at the wall and hoping it’ll stick. The 2023 uptrend is badly broken.
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