
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.
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T.A.S.F.W.U.
OK, market gods, this just isn’t nice. The /RTY pushed just a LITTLE above the fabled green line, and then, puke-o. I’m still short, suckers!

Time to Short China
I’d say a short of FXI with a stop of 37.75 is a pretty good risk/reward bet now.

Gold Looks Good
I was looking at CME GC Gold Futures, August 2025 expiry, 2 weeks down and reached a price area that my model considers oversold:

