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.
Keep and Eye on USD/JPY
I don’t think we’re done with this……….
Optimal Gold Stock Macro Evolving
The macro setup for gold stocks is evolving into something that will surprise many after decades of poor fundamentals
I don’t make a habit of pumping the most frustrating stock sector on the planet just for the sake of it. I have made a habit of discussing why, since 2003, the macro market backdrop has been adversarial to gold stocks much more often than not. By extension, internal indicators like the HUI/Gold Ratio have rightly been long-term bearish.
(more…)Restoration Bar
After the past couple of weeks, time to rest up………….
Rates Ready to Plunge?
Amongst my watch lists is one I rarely bother viewing called Rates, where I’ve got 21 different interest rate charts. I wandered in there today and noticed something quite interest: rates seem to be forming their own very impressive topping patterns, similar to what happened before Covid.
If these patterns complete – – and, for the government’s sake, I hope they do – – it would seem to me interest rates are about to go into a free-fall.
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