The changing sands of time………..
When Amoco Was King
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.
Gaps Galore
I wanted to show some examples of the kind of gaps-based trades that are all around us as prospective bearish positions.
Fib Magic
The ONLY strength we’ve seen so far today was at the Fibonacci. As of this writing, the low on the /ES was 5146.75. And the Fib level? 5148.66. What sorcery is this?!?!?!
“But I Lost Less Than the Benchmark…”
Why That’s Still Losing — and Why Individual Investors Should Stop Accepting It from Professionals Who Ignore Options
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