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.
World Mania
The bug-eyed ascent in equities just over the past couple of weeks has been jaw-dropping, and is instantly recognizable by way of the heavily-traded ETF symbol EFA, which represents worldwide equities sans North America:
Utilities Cruising Along
It isn’t often that my ideas nail an exact top or bottom, but this is an exception: on December 14 of last year, I did a Premium post cleverly titled Utilities, Utilities, Utilities, and at the time I wrote quite plainly, “My view is that this sucker is about to roll over in a massive way.” Let’s see how that worked out:
Rold Faithful
In spite of the surge in interest in buying every stock on the planet, one particular item has continued its regular downbeat: IYR, the real estate ETF:
Baker’s Dozen ETFs
Instead of taking the easy way out and doing a video, I’ve gathered up thirteen important ETFs in chart form and will say a few words about each one. As always, you can click on any of these charts for a screen-filling version. We begin with commodities, which had an incredibly important week since it finally (finally!!) completed its right triangle top pattern. What a beauty! And, as with so many equities and ETFs after this week, there is a plain-as-day gap to use as a resistance anchor point.
