Bill Gross and Jeffrey Gundlach are magnificent bond fund managers, they are known as the bond kings. Recently, both bond kings have suffered large redemptions within their bond funds as losses are realized due to interest rates rising. (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.
SP500 Trend Near the End
Never pick a top. Ever! But it is hard not to get the feeling that the SP500 trend is very long in the tooth, and new money to work here is picking up dimes in front of a very large bull dozer. (more…)
Gold Cycle Review
The yellow metal is working on a base. It is not done yet, maybe a few more months before the sellers are all done. (more…)
Weekly Charts – Seasonality
A few years ago I attended a seminar where Jake Bernstein spoke about seasonality. This really appealed to me because of the statistical-based nature of seasonality. You had your odds and could bet accordingly. From there I bought a few of Jake’s books and did a little more reading on the subject. I subscribed to his newsletter for a while and probed the internet for more information. I found that there are a lot of websites that provide great information on seasonality. What I discovered is that seasonality works! Except when it doesn’t. (more…)
Silver Starting to Work with the Major Cycle
Today (Wed 17th July 2013) silver was slammed down, so it time to review the dominant cycle to see where we are.
Silver Etf (SLV) has a very strong weekly 210 period cycle and it suggest that there is little down side to go, however SLV could still print between $15 and $17 in the near future. As always watch for a base to build before jumping in. (more…)
