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.

Dick Laurent Is Dead

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Well, I sure feel one hell of a lot better today than I did yesterday, when I had one of the only times in seventeen years that I didn’t even want to write about the market. Today, as we begin Slope’s 18th year in business, we got some relief. What I will do at this point is share eleven interesting ETF charts below and put a few words about each of them beneath.

We seem to be in an entirely new era in commodities. DBC has slipped the surly bonds of its channel, and tomorrow morning’s latest inflation number will probably reflect this.
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EFA, Lead the Way

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Right from the get-go, let me say that I use the symbols EFA and IEFA interchangeably. They are pretty much identical, tick for tick. It’s just that EFA has higher volume, and better options, but I have laid down the drawn objects differently on these two. The point, with both of them, is that they are still sporting one of the cleanest tops I’ve ever witnessed in many decades of charting:

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ETF Focus: Metals

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Preface to all eight parts: The stock market from January 4 through early February 24th was like an action movie. The market from late February 24th through March 25th was like watching the end credits roll. Perhaps we’ll see an other sea change soon, but regardless, I have grouped together a few similar ETFs and have put remarks in the caption area.

The miners did a breakout above the resistance trendline (note horizontal) and successfully tested support during the selloff and have resumed strength
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ETF Focus: Interest-Sensitive

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Preface to all eight parts: The stock market from January 4 through early February 24th was like an action movie. The market from late February 24th through March 25th was like watching the end credits roll. Perhaps we’ll see an other sea change soon, but regardless, I have grouped together a few similar ETFs and have put remarks in the caption area.

High-yield corporate bond is a total wreck
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