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.

Important Semi Gap

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The raging rally in semiconductors came to a screeching halt on the 8th of this month, and they’ve been trying to figure out their next move ever since. I’d like to point out that the fresh price gap in AMD is an important litmus test. Following today’s FOMC’s shenanigans, if this gap holds, I believe semiconductors will have the “all clear” to keep working their way lower.

Freshen up the Slope App

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As a person who prefers eight very large monitors on his desk for maximum screen real estate, I’ve always puzzled why anyone would want to watch the world of financial markets on a screen the size of a business card. In spite of my misgivings, a huge portion of Slope users actually get to the site via our mobile app, and I wanted to mention that we’ve done an important tweak which would make upgrading it worthwhile. Specifically, the charts look better. Here, for instance, is a snapshot I just took off my iPad.

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