Remember three years ago when the tiny little country of Greece, with a GDP the size of the state of Missouri, was going to bring down the Financial system? Prior to 2010, when you mentioned the word Greece, you were as likely to met with a response “You mean the Movie?” as with a response about the country. (more…)
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.
Weekly Charts – Hungarian Dancer Makes Good
I just completed a book that’s been on my reading list for quite a long while. It’s by a Hungarian dancer called Nicholas Darvis and is titled is “How I made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market”. The book is written in the first person and chronicles Mr. Darvis’ journey in investing during the 1950’s. (more…)
Monthly Charts – Just Breathe
Monthly charts show the really big structure in the market. I believe they depict the expansion and contraction of the economy. The markets at this macro view are like a big lumbering beast that is slowly breathing in and out. When the markets are rising, the beast in breathing in and expanding. When the market lets the air out, the beast is going to contract for awhile. (more…)
Weekly Charts – Blowin’ in the Wind
Hi Folks,
It’s been said that prediction is difficult – especially about the future! Technical analysis is often mistakenly used as a predictive tool. Nearly all indicators used in technical analysis are lagging making them excellent at telling you what has happened (or is currently happening) but forecasting with them is a different matter entirely. (more…)
Weekly Analysis by Dr.G – Introduction
Hello Slopers,
I’ve been hanging around for a long time time and have decided to contribute a weekly analysis. I am not new at this sort of thing as I’ve written weekly reports for family and friends. Those reports are much too long for a blog format (and took too much of my time) so I had to reconsider what I was doing. Also, in the same vein as “Nature abhors a vacuum”, the Universe abhors complex systems and I wanted to simplify my charts before posting here. For the purposes of brevity and getting started, I am doing this post to introduce myself, show some example charts and give a short description of the indicators I follow. (more…)
